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Today, global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software, SS&C Technologies previewed its cloud portal, SSCDirect.com, as well as a number of related mobile applications at the IASA 2012 Annual Educational Conference and Business Show, in San Diego, California.

SSCDirect.com is a self-service client portal that, along with SS&C's mobile applications, is one of the first mission-critical, on-the-go investment management solutions. SS&C's global institutional outsourcing service customers — including insurance companies, pension funds and institutional asset managers — have access to the cloud service. It provides real-time access to portfolios, risk reports, profit and loss visualization, order management and trading, performance attribution, STAT, GAAP and accounting books and records, among other features.

Bill Stone, chairman and chief executive officer at SS&C Technologies, said, "In 2012, cloud technology's infrastructure and its mobility enablement are revolutionizing investment management. The concentration of investment expertise and the ability to drive performance puts a premium on 24/7 access. With SSCDirect.com, our end-to-end accounting and reporting portal covers all insurance asset types including fixed income, equities, commercial mortgage loans, syndicated bank loans, derivatives and alternative investments. Our portal technology makes it possible to manage the asset management lifecycle from a single user interface."

This SS&C service supports complex accounting and reporting requirements as well as multiple asset types and data sources. SSCDirect.com can be used by current SS&C Direct clients and can also be deployed as a fully hosted or in-house solution.

In May, SS&C Technologies reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2012, including a GAAP operating income of $22.1 million, or 23.6 percent of revenue, down from $23.1 million in 2011's first quarter.

Also in May, Bombardier, a company which specializes mainly in air and railway technology, announced that it had completed a multi-phased implementation of SS&C's asset management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS (News - Alert)) platform for its U.S., U.K. and Canadian pension plans' investment activities.