FWD Group, a Hong Kong-based insurance arm of Pacific Century Group has bought into Bloomberg’s risk management solutions.

Some of the systems that FWD have brought on include Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Risk System (MARS), its Asset and Investment Manager (AIM), its enhanced Portfolio and Risk Analytics solution (PORT+) and its latest IFRS 9 solution. Together, this software will grant FWD more ability to analyze, model and monitor investment performance, with a transparent firm-wide view of investment risks across the region, and the workflow necessary to comply with the latest global regulatory standards.

FWD Group spans Hong Kong & Macau, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan, offering life and medical insurance, general insurance and employee benefits across a number of its markets.

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