Information technology is revolutionizing the financial services industry. Investment decisions are being made and executed around the clock, based on up-to-the-second information and increasingly complex analyses. GGA offers the high-level expertise needed to build software and database tools for this demanding industry.

For a global financial services firm, GGA participated in the development of an industry-leading equity risk management software package that enables portfolio managers, analysts, and traders to achieve a competitive edge in managing equity securities and derivatives. This Windows-based tool provides a flexible, comprehensive framework for portfolio managers to develop return forecasts, as well as control risks, costs, and processes, while attaining superior performance.

The risk management software package creates databases of holding and trade records for all of a user's portfolios over time, linking seamlessly to the user's accounting system output or other source files. The system makes it easy for users to edit and browse their portfolio records. Advanced features include a tool for calculating a holdings position on any day based on the user's initial holdings and trades, as well as capital adjustments such as stock splits. The system also automatically reconciles the user's holdings and trades, and it reports any items that may be in error.