Key Takeaways
- • Aralian Capital, a Singapore-based macro hedge fund founded in 2018, has deployed Bloomberg's Multi-Asset Risk System (MARS) to automate risk monitoring, portfolio stress testing, and consolidated pricing across front and back office operations.
- • The firm has nearly tripled assets under management in two years, growing from US$300 million to US$730 million, with expansion plans centered on managing increasingly complex products including exotic derivatives.
- • Integration of MARS Front Office and MARS Valuations with Aralian Capital's existing execution and portfolio management systems enables consistent valuations across the entire trading lifecycle and intra-day portfolio risk management at scale.
- • Thomas Barton, Aralian Capital's COO, cited automation of risk processes as critical to freeing investment resources for higher-value decision-making rather than manual monitoring tasks.
- • Bloomberg's modular, API-based approach to buy-side risk solutions allows hedge funds to efficiently manage multi-asset complexity, according to Philippa Thompson, Bloomberg's Head of APAC Buy-side Sales.
Summary
Bloomberg announced that Aralian Capital Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based macro hedge fund, has gone live with Bloomberg's Multi-Asset Risk System (MARS) as part of its core technology infrastructure. MARS is a comprehensive suite of risk management tools engineered to deliver consolidated pricing and analytics across an entire firm's operations, from front office to back office execution.
Founded in 2018, Aralian Capital employs a global macro strategy with exposure across multiple asset classes, including complex third-generation exotic derivatives. The firm's growth trajectory has been substantial: assets under management expanded from US$300 million to US$730 million within two years. This rapid expansion drove the need for enterprise-grade risk infrastructure capable of managing increasingly sophisticated product complexity and portfolio scale.
The deployment integrates MARS Front Office and MARS Valuations with Aralian Capital's existing execution and portfolio management systems, enabling consistent valuations from inception through settlement. The system automates intra-day portfolio risk monitoring and stress testing, reducing manual operational overhead. Thomas Barton, Chief Operating Officer of Aralian Capital, highlighted the strategic value: "Risk management is crucial to the success of our operations and we found Bloomberg's risk solutions to be robust and scalable. Automating more of our risk management process frees up valuable resources, enabling our investment team to focus on making critical, value-added decisions."
Philippa Thompson, Bloomberg's Head of APAC Buy-side Sales, characterized the engagement as aligned with Aralian Capital's expansion strategy. She emphasized that Bloomberg's buy-side risk solutions employ a modular, programmatic API-based architecture, allowing clients to leverage Bloomberg's data and analytics infrastructure to manage portfolio complexity efficiently without monolithic system replacement. This flexibility is particularly relevant for hedge funds scaling operations and diversifying into non-linear derivatives and multi-asset exposures.
Founded in 2018, Aralian Capital employs a global macro strategy with exposure across multiple asset classes, including complex third-generation exotic derivatives. The firm's growth trajectory has been substantial: assets under management expanded from US$300 million to US$730 million within two years. This rapid expansion drove the need for enterprise-grade risk infrastructure capable of managing increasingly sophisticated product complexity and portfolio scale.
The deployment integrates MARS Front Office and MARS Valuations with Aralian Capital's existing execution and portfolio management systems, enabling consistent valuations from inception through settlement. The system automates intra-day portfolio risk monitoring and stress testing, reducing manual operational overhead. Thomas Barton, Chief Operating Officer of Aralian Capital, highlighted the strategic value: "Risk management is crucial to the success of our operations and we found Bloomberg's risk solutions to be robust and scalable. Automating more of our risk management process frees up valuable resources, enabling our investment team to focus on making critical, value-added decisions."
Philippa Thompson, Bloomberg's Head of APAC Buy-side Sales, characterized the engagement as aligned with Aralian Capital's expansion strategy. She emphasized that Bloomberg's buy-side risk solutions employ a modular, programmatic API-based architecture, allowing clients to leverage Bloomberg's data and analytics infrastructure to manage portfolio complexity efficiently without monolithic system replacement. This flexibility is particularly relevant for hedge funds scaling operations and diversifying into non-linear derivatives and multi-asset exposures.
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