NRI Launches Hosted IT Platform in Japan

Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has launched the T-MONOLIX ARENA Private Cloud Service (ARENA Private), a private cloud solution in Japan that can host all of an asset managers’ IT applications.

The new solution lifts investment managers’ IT software and hardware from their data centers to NRI’s secured private cloud. It is part of the NRI T-STAR product suite, the firm’s front-to back-office technology offerings for asset managers and pension funds. ARENA Private can connect investment managers’ infrastructures with NRI’s T-STAR infrastructure service, as well as third-party data vendors and business process outsourcing (BPO) vendors.

“ARENA Private empowers investment management firms to make more strategic decisions and is scalable to fit the needs of a wide range of institutions,” says Katsuhiko Fujita, senior managing director, NRI. “Through this offering, we are keeping capital expenditures for the asset management firms low, enabling clients to avoid investing a majority of their budget into IT assets, which can be very costly.

“Additionally, through NRI’s business standards, we ensure that all required IT governance rules are met, while providing robust BCP and disaster recovery offerings, relieving the asset managers of the burden these compliance mandates can create. We understand the unique challenges that Japanese investment managers face and as regional experts, we are well positioned to help these organizations address these issues through our award-winning technology and consultation services.”