Desjardins Securities Relies on Objectway's Fully Serviced eXimius Portfolio Manager Solution as its Long-Term Strategic Service Model

MECHELEN, Belgium, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Objectway's fully serviced solution supports Desjardins' business growth

Objectway Financial Software NV (http://www.objectway.com - Mechelen-Belgium; London-UK), announced today that Desjardins Securities (Montreal) has implemented a new strategic deployment model-which includes portfolio, client relationship, client reporting and order management functions--based on Objectway's OFS eXimius Portfolio Manager suite in a fully vendor-hosted and vendor-managed service environment.

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Desjardins Securities--the brokerage firm of Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada--was looking for a flexible, scalable and reliable platform to support its continuously growing business, while increasing its overall organisational efficiency.

By choosing the fully serviced OFS eXimius Portfolio Manager software solution (http://www.objectway.com/EN/products/), the firm benefitted from a flexible and fully integrated suite combined with industry-strength application managed services, such as initial configuration, daily data ingestion, system monitoring & maintenance, and software upgrades. Complete security and business continuity is assured through certified data centers with full disaster recovery.Product life cycle updates and enhancements aligned to the market trends and regulatory context provide Desjardins  with a state-of-the-art and future-proof service.

"Desjardins is a long-standing client of Objectway's OFS eXimius Portfolio Manager in the North American market," said Kurt Vanhee, Director Client Services.  "Providing our solution in a worry-free ASP (application service provider) model for our client creates a winning combination from a business as well as a functional perspective. We are committed to providing Desjardins with the excellent support that a true long-term partner should deliver for a world-class platform."

About Objectway Financial Software 

Objectway Financial Software is a leader in the development and deployment of wealth management & digital software solutions for the financial services industry. Objectway has seen steady growth since its inception, both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Its flagship product, Objectway Financial Suite (OFS), is the trusted choice of leading financial services companies across Europe. In the past year, OFS won Celent's XCelent Award as Europe's  top-rated front-to-back-office wealth management solution and also received a WealthBriefing European Award in the Best Front Office solution category.  From offices in Italy, Belgium and the UK, Objectway's 400 employees support more than 50,000 investment managers who manage more than half a trillion euros in wealth.