Fundamental's Portfolio Manager offers a technical edge
[Allan Gray's move to Production on FPM]
(Cape Town, 3 August 2010)
Fundamental Software has recently completed development on Version 3 of it's Portfolio Manager,
which has benefited from a complete technology rewrite. The Fundamental Portfolio Manager (or FPM)
allows asset managers to focus on their core competencies, with administration support being provided
by FPM throughout the asset management lifecycle. ... [read more]
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Personal Trust International implements the Fundamental Portfolio Manager
(Cape Town, 15 June 2010)
Trust and investment company Personal Trust International recently went into production with Fundamental
Software’s newly customised Fundamental Portfolio Manager (FPM). The FPM Version 3.0 is now able to deal
equally well with both private and institutional investment needs, making it the only portfolio management
software solution in South Africa that is able to do so. ... [read more]
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Craig Arenhold - Business Day
(Cape Town, 2 December 2009)
Our CEO, Craig Arenhold, was recently featured in the Business Day Health and Lifestyle supplement.
In this article Craig outlines, amongst others, his stress management approach, continued involvement
and passion for cycling, as well as other interesting tidbits (some believable, others not!).
... [view PDF article]
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A Fundamental Newsletter: August, 2009
'Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas!' - Groucho Marx (1890-1977)
It’s unfathomable that 7 months of the year have gone by: is time speeding up or are we just getting busier? That’s a question I’ll leave for the experts! For my part, I’m glad it’s August – the month of change, when the days get longer, the temperature warmer and we start to think of all the things we still want to do this year. And what a list that is for Fundamental!
... [read more]
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Christmas Newsletter: December, 2008
"Everything's fine until it isn't" - Peter Foster, 22 November 2008.
Amongst other things, I'm a keen cyclist. What started off as a passion for mountainbiking
in the mid 1990's became a passion for roadriding through the last 5years - a passion which
is fed as actively as possible! In the perpetual pursuit of happiness on two wheels,
I have had the pleasure of riding with exceptional people
... [read more]
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Monthly Newsletter: February, 2008
"Only dead fish go with the flow" A not so ancient proverb, often referenced on the web
In a recent management conference, the first of its kind to be hosted by Fundamental,
I was caught comparing Fundamental to Google. On comparison of the two companies,
I began to ask the tricky questions: so why are Sergey and Larry multi-billion dollar
entrepreneurs and owners of the 3rd largest corporation in the US by market cap, while
the owners of Fundamental are, well, not (by some order of magnitude, I might add)! ... [read more]
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Monthly Newsletter: December, 2007
'Its only when you look back that you gain perspective as to how far you've come' - Craig Arenhold 2007, MD in training
2007 has been a year of change for Fundamental. A time when, due to the frantic pace of our growth, perspective was lost.
At this time of the year when reflection both in our personal and professional capacities is commonplace,
I thought that I would close off the year by offering some
perspective ... [read more]
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Monthly Newsletter: November, 2007
'In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.' - Miyamoto Musashi 1584-1645, legendary Japanese swordsman
They say the night is darkest before dawn. And we've had a rough few months due to what seemed at times to be a Quixotic quest to find the number of
highly-skilled resources we need to deliver Version 3.0 ... [read more]
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Monthly Newsletter: October, 2007
'Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.' - Robert Louis Stevenson
Every now and then we get an important tap on our shoulders. We stop, wipe the
sweat from our brows, and as the dust settles, take a deep breath, and listen. ... [read more]
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Allan Gray select the Fundamental Portfolio Manager - 30 January 2006
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Taquanta select the Fundamental Portfolio Manager - 30 November 2004
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