As the settlement cycles of liquidity points and capital markets continue to narrow, effective workforce collaboration is becoming more crucial within investment operations. Traditional methods of collaboration (like interoffice mail, telephone, fax, and email) between individuals, departments, and organizations have worked to a point, but today’s demands for real-time processing and information exchange are making these traditional collaboration methods obsolete. Effective portfolio management requires adaptive products and services that enable investment teams to instantaneously and effectively collaborate within the context of their business processes.

Realizing the importance of real-time processing and information exchange, QED has taken a proactive approach to contextual collaboration by incorporating instant messaging, email, and data sharing agents directly into Q2. By deploying collaborative tools as embedded functions within Q2, QED enables you to achieve greater levels of efficiency. Q2 users can jointly and easily address issues related to trade clearing, reconciliation, and portfolio management by instantaneously interacting with each other and sharing detailed information—within the contextual footing of their respective Q2 desktops.