News Archive

October 22, 2019: Expanded and enhanced Limits Monitoring Module released

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce the release of Centerprise EP version 2.0.1, focused on the expansion and enhancement of the Limits Monitoring module. Features include expanded support for a daily Limits workflow, including rejection of false positives with commentary, acknowledgement of legitimate breaches, and approval of limit extensions for a finite period. Enhanced reporting includes historical reporting of actions taken in response to breaches, and auditing of changes to limit levels and notification settings.

April 20, 2019 – New Centerprise Workflow Module version released

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce the release of version 2.1 of the Centerprise Workflow module, which has been updated to the latest version 5.22 of the Activiti BPMN engine. The Centerprise Workflow module provides embedded support for workflow processes across the various Centerprise product lines. Centerprise Workflow 2.1 also now supports deployment to the Apache Tomcat application server as well as support for the Oracle 12c database platform.

October 6, 2018 – Brinson method attribution reporting added to Performance Attribution Module

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce the addition of support for the computation and reporting of asset allocation, stock selection, interaction, and residual components of performance using the Brinson method. As with alpha computation, Brinson values can be computed vs. a variety of benchmark indices. Similar to Return On Invested Capital (ROIC), Brinson analysis may be performed along numerous dimensions, including Country, Industry, Market Cap, and custom groupings, as well as combinations of two dimensions such as Country/Industry. Multiple versions of the Brinson measures for each grouping are supported based on various currency conversion and FX hedging options.

February 3, 2018 – OpRiskCenter 7.0 released

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce the release of Centerprise OpRiskCenter version 7.0. This release is a major milestone for the OpRiskCenter operational risk software platform, providing a shift to open source frameworks that allow for flexibility in the choice of deployment environments and improved security of the platform. The release includes the use of open source Java framework Hibernate using Java 8. OpRiskCenter is now capable of being deployed to a wide variety of operating systems (Linux, AIX, Windows) and application servers (IBM WebSphere and Apache Tomcat), and also now supports the Oracle 12c database.

April 8, 2017 – Relative Performance computation and reporting added to Performance Attribution Module

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce the addition of broad support for relative performance computation and reporting to the Performance Attribution module. Funds may compare overall performance against any of over 25 benchmark indices, and compute Alpha contributions per position using betas vs. any of these indices, or vs. a “market beta” in which a benchmark per market country and/or exchange is specified. As with contribution reporting, relative performance can then be aggregated using hierarchies such as Country, Industry, and Market Cap, as well as unlimited user-defined hierarchies.

January 7, 2016 – Full AIFMD Annex IV support added to Compliance Module

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce support for generation of AIFMD Annex IV filing results from the Compliance module of its flagship Centerprise EP solution. Under the AIFMD reporting requirements, all AIFMs (alternative investment fund managers) managing or marketing AIFs (alternative investment funds) into the EU or EEA are required to file an Annex IV report to their respective regulators, and the AIFMD component of the Compliance module greatly facilitates the production of this filing from the Centerprise EP data repository.

March 30, 2015 – AIFMD Annex IV reporting capability added to Compliance Module

  • In advance of providing a complete AIFMD Annex IV reporting capability as part of its Centerprise EP solution, Centerprise Services is pleased to announce initial support for AIFMD exposure analytics via both Gross and Commitment leverage methodologies.

December 10, 2014 – Compliance Module generates OPERA filings

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce support for generation of OPERA filing results from the Compliance module of its flagship Centerprise EP solution. OPERA (or the Open Protocol Enabling Risk Aggregation) covers all areas relating to performance and risk reporting for funds. It defines common principles, metrics and language to facilitate better understanding and aggregation of risk information. Visit The Open Protocol for further information on this reporting standard.

April 17-18, 2014 – RMA Global Conference on Operational Risk VII

  • Centerprise Services is proud to once again be co-sponsoring the RMA G-COR VII operational risk conference in Boston, MA. It is the first truly global conference on operational risk developed by operational risk practitioners for operational risk practitioners. For more information on the conference, visit the RMA GCOR website at www.rmahq.org.

September 1, 2013 – Automated Form PF filing added to Compliance Module

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce support for generation of Form PF filing results from the Compliance module of its flagship Centerprise EP solution. This feature will facilitate compliance with the SEC's Form PF filing requirements, coming into effect this year.

August 6, 2013 – Centerprise Workflow Module released

  • Centerprise Services is excited to release the Centerprise Workflow module for the OpRiskCenter operational risk software platform. Using the open source Activiti BPMN engine, the new module provides an embedded solution for automated workflow processes within OpRiskCenter. Processes can be designed to work with all of the OpRiskCenter operational risk modules and uses the OpRiskCenter role -based user management to assign user tasks to the appropriate users.

April 24-25, 2013 – RMA Global Conference on Operational Risk VI

  • Centerprise Services is proud to be co-sponsoring the RMA G-COR VI operational risk conference in Boston, MA. It is the first truly global conference on operational risk developed by operational risk practitioners for operational risk practitioners. For more information on the conference, visit the RMA GCOR website at www.rmahq.org.

July 18, 2012 – Centerprise Document Management Module released

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to announce the release of the Centerprise Document Management module that integrates a document management service within the OpRiskCenter operational risk software platform. The Centerprise Document Management module is based on the Apache Jackrabbit platform and provides the ability to upload and assign documents to the various risk, issue, and assessment records supported by OpRiskCenter.

May 3-4, 2012 – RMA Global Conference on Operational Risk V

  • Centerprise Services is proud to be co-sponsoring the RMA G-COR V operational risk conference in Boston, MA. It is the first truly global conference on operational risk developed by operational risk practitioners for operational risk practitioners. For more information on the conference, visit the RMA GCOR website at www.rmahq.org.

March 26, 2012 – Product Control Module released

  • Our newly developed Product Control module allows AIM firms, particularly larger ones with multiple funds, offerings and PBs, to manage pre-trade rules and procedures. Enables capture of jurisdictional restrictions, prime broker product and geographic offerings, investment agreement restrictions and related trade or instrument specific rules so that you can more easily resolve and control what you can trade, where, and with whom.

February 18, 2012 – Investor Services Module released

  • Centerprise Service's flagship Centerprise EP solution now offers an integrated Investor Services module to manage your investor transactions and relationships. The solution includes support for past and future subscription / redemption dealings and links to CRM systems to enable integrated client relationship management and reporting.

August 20, 2011 – Two-way FIX messaging support added to TOMI OMS Module

  • Full support for two-way FIX messaging (orders out, fills in) is now supported in TOMI, Centerprise Services’s OMS Module.

March 16-18, 2011 – RMA Global Conference on Operational Risk IV

  • Centerprise Services is proud to be co-sponsoring the RMA G-COR IV operational risk conference in Boston, MA. It is the first truly global conference on operational risk developed by operational risk practitioners for operational risk practitioners. For more information on the conference, visit the RMA GCOR website at www.rmahq.org.

October 29, 2010 – Expanded and enhanced OMS Module released

  • Centerprise Services further integrates TOMI, its highly flexible OMS module, into its overall Centerprise EP offering. TOMI features highly customizable trade blotters for orders, executions and fills, real time views of orders and fills progress, positions, portfolios, and strategies, and pre-trade compliance for regulatory rules (e.g. watch lists), internal investment policies and prime broker offerings.

April 22-23, 2009 – RMA Global Conference on Operational Risk III

  • Centerprise Services is proud to be co-sponsoring the RMA G-COR III operational risk conference in Boston, MA. It is the first truly global conference on operational risk developed by operational risk practitioners for operational risk practitioners. For more information on the conference, visit the RMA GCOR website at www.rmahq.org.

October 8, 2008 – Expanded Compliance Module released

  • Centerprise Services adds new features to its Compliance module. These include watch list and restricted securities support, regulatory filings, history, filing trigger alerts, flexible issuer level exposure reporting, investor guidelines and prime broker offerings and restrictions, ISDA and tri-partite agreements and real-time alerts.

April 11, 2008 – Enhanced Performance Attribution Module released

  • Centerprise Services introduces transaction and accounting level performance attribution to Centerprise EP. Performance can be reported not only by industry, country, and product, but also by custom classification or strategy schemes with positions allocated to multiple strategies. With linkage to your fund management system, the attribution reporting captures full accounting P&L, so, unlike with more limited position attribution, the attribution reconciles fully with fund accounting, inclusive of trading P&L, accruals, fees, etc.

March 11-12, 2008 – RMA Global Conference on Operational Risk II

  • Centerprise Services is proud to be co-sponsoring the RMA GCOR-II operational risk conference in New York. This conference is a joint event of RMA and the Operational Riskdata eXchange Association (ORX). For more information on the conference, visit the RMA GCOR website at www.rmahq.org.

September 20, 2007 – Monte Carlo VaR support added to Market Risk Module

  • Centerprise Services adds full Monte Carlo VaR with integrated P&L back testing to its Market Risk module. In collaboration with portfolio analytics provider APT, Centerprise's Performance Attribution module now supports Monte Carlo -based VaR complete with integration of experienced P&L, back testing charts, and drill down capability to daily detail.

July 18, 2007 – Real-time P&L reporting added to Centerprise EP

  • Centerprise Services has added real-time P&L reporting throughout its Centerprise EP suite of modules. The solution combines the best of both worlds - full historic reporting of any period or date in the past with full real-time P&L for daily, month, quarter or year-to-date reporting. Switch seamlessly between states. Select today's date, and all the views become real-time, inclusive of trades that have been filled but not yet processed by your fund accounting system.

May 23-24, 2007 – OpRisk USA 2007

  • Centerprise Services is pleased to again be co-sponsoring the OpRisk USA 2007 operational risk conference in New York. This is Risk and Operational Risk magazines' 9th annual operational risk event in the US, which offers an essential update on the latest operational risk measurement and management solutions being implemented by leading financial institutions. For more information on the conference, visit the OpRisk USA website at www.rmahq.org.

May 8, 2007 – Commissions Management Module released

  • Centerprise Services adds full unbundled commission management system to its Centerprise EP framework. The solution supports full commissions reporting on execution and advisory components by broker, as well as full, analyst-specific, voting / valuing for advisory attribution. Includes detailed broker reports to review with your brokers and full accounting of your Commission Sharing Arrangements (CSAs). Full slicing and dicing views of your commission composition by broker, fund, product, independent research provider, analyst, etc.

March 29-30, 2006 – OpRisk USA 2006

  • Centerprise Services is co-sponsoring the OpRisk USA 2006 operational risk conference in New York. This is Risk and Operational Risk magazines' 8th annual operational risk event in the US, and promises to offer an insightful update into the latest operational risk measurement and management solutions being implemented by leading financial institutions. For more information on the conference, visit the OpRisk USA website at www.rmahq.org.

May 1-3, 2005 – ERM Symposium 2005

  • Centerprise Services CEO Reto Tuffli will be presenting at the 2005 Enterprise Risk Management symposium, discussing the Convergence in Corporate Governance and Integrated ERM Tools. For more information on the conference, visit the OpRisk USA website atwww.rmahq.org.

April 5-6, 2005 – OpRisk USA 2005

  • Centerprise Services is co-sponsoring the OpRisk USA 2005 operational risk conference in New York. This is Risk and Operational Risk magazines' 7th annual operational risk event in the US, and promises to offer an insightful update into the latest operational risk measurement and management solutions being implemented by leading financial institutions. For more information on the conference, visit the OpRisk USA website at www.rmahq.org.

March 2005 – Risk Management Association to offer Centerprise operational risk tools, finextra.com

  • The Risk Management Association (RMA) has selected Centerprise Services as its core solution provider for RMA's online operational risk service to be offered to its member institutions on a subscription basis. Click here to view article

June 14-18, 2004 – IBM Transaction & Messaging Technical Conference,Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Topic: Using WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker to Convert Legacy Data to XML Presenter: Dean Keister, Director of Networking Services, Centerprise Services

April 2004 – Playing Partners, Risk & Insurance

  • Historically, Wachovia Corp. had looked at risk by line of business. After its merger with First Union, management decided to develop a more holistic approach. Finding the most effective solution was as complex a process as the merger itself--but well worth the effort. Click here to view article

March 30-31, 2004 – OpRisk USA 2004

  • Centerprise Services exhibited at Oprisk USA 2004, Risk magazine's 6th annual operational risk conference. The conference examines the operational risk management solutions that organizations must design and implement in the increasing complexity of today's business environment and ever more onerous regulatory demands.

November 2003, finextra.com – Wachovia licenses Centerprise Risk System

  • Wachovia is implementing Centerprise Services' operational risk software, Enterprise OpRiskCenter, across the organization. Click Here to view article.

February 10-14, 2003 – IBM Transaction & Messaging Technical Conference,Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Topic: Practical Business Integration Scenarios using WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ Integrator, and MQSeries Workflow.
    Presenter: Dean Keister, Director of Networking Services, Centerprise Services

January 2003 – "Get with the Process", Global Risk Regulator

  • An article written by Centerprise Services' Reto Tuffli and Marnie Rosenberg in which they argue the merits of BPM - business process management. Click here to view article.

July 1, 2002, London and July 3, 2002 Edinburgh – Operational Resilience in Financial Services: Think, Adapt, Win In association with IBM and the Institute of Financial Services (ifs).

  • Topic: Enterprise OpRisk Center: A Framework for Complete Operational Risk Management and Control
    Presenter: Reto Tuffli, CEO, Centerprise Services
    A full day conference was held in London and in Edinburgh. In a major initiative, the ifs and IBM teamed up to study the impact of these issues on the financial services industry.

June 10, 2002, c/Corazon de Maria, 44, Madrid – IBM Forum: Management of Risks in Financial Organizations

  • Topic: An Integrated Solution for Operation Risk
    Presenter: Reto Tuffli, CEO, Centerprise Services
    For more information, view the agenda (PDF)

June 2002 – "Building a Smarter Enterprise, Post 9/11", Windows In Financial Services


April 8-12, 2002, Dallas, Texas – IBM Transaction & Messaging Technical Conference

  • Topic: Business Process Integration using the WebSphere MQ Family at Centerprise Services
    Presenter: Dean Keister, Director of Networking Services, Centerprise Services

March 18, 2002 – "Centerprise Offers Enterprise-wide Management Solutions", Global Investment Technology


December 12, 2001, Javits Center, New York, NY – Internet World

  • IBM-sponsored panel discussion: "Rational Exuberance: Smart Go-to-Market Strategies for ISVs/ASPs"
    Panel included Eric Yu, CTO, Centerprise Services.

October 18, 2001 – Euromoney.com: Operational Risk Roundtable

  • Topic: "Banks Face Risky Business of Basel"
    Sponsor: IBM
    Roundtable participants: Reto Tuffli, CEO, Centerprise Services
    Key Tuffli Quotes: "The operational risk challenge is large for the simple reason that you are not just focused on one particular data type, i.e. risk. It touches on every single piece of data type in the enterprise if you want to do it in a comprehensive way."

August 1999 – "The 1999 Derivatives, Risk Management and Technology Roundtable", Derivatives Strategy

  • On June 14, more than 75 senior risk management and technology professionals met at a special roundtable discussion on technology and risk management, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Compaq Computer Corp. and Infinity, a SunGard company.
    The panel included Reto Tuffli, CEO, Centerprise.
    Click here to view the article