SunGard’s Front Arena solution voted best front-office trading system in Banking Technology’s 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards

SunGard’s Front Arena solution has been named “Best front-office trading system” in Banking Technology’s 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards, marking the fourth time Front Arena has won the award in the last five years. Banking Technology’s readers were asked to vote for what they consider to be the best systems across key product areas. The awards were announced on November 11 at an awards ceremony in London.

Front Arena is a global, multi-asset solution that integrates trading and order management with position keeping, accounting, risk and operations. Covering the entire order and trade life cycle, Front Arena provides a single platform that caters for both the sell side and the buy side with universal asset class coverage across both exchange-traded and over-the-counter products.

David Bannister, editor of Banking Technology, said: “The Banking Technology Readers’ Choice Awards give users the opportunity to vote for their pick of the best systems in the industry. The awards enable our readers to publicly recognize the companies and solutions that are helping them manage – and even thrive – in the challenging banking environment. SunGard can be proud to have gained the recognition and support of their user communities.”

Bob Santella, president of SunGard’s global trading business, said: “We’re pleased that our Front Arena solution has won this prestigious award once again, which is a testament to our global footprint and extensive trading and risk expertise in helping financial institutions worldwide capture opportunities and create long-term competitive advantage. Our innovative technology and flexible, extensible platform helps our customers more easily support agile growth and maximize diversification, respond to market changes and meet regulatory challenges.”