KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Systems,
Inc. (NYSE: DST), a leading global strategic advisory, technology,
and operations outsourcing company, today announced it was honored
with two NICSA's 2017 NOVA Awards -- one for Innovation in Product
Development and Marketing for its risk and compliance intelligence
suite, and the second for Mike Akins
as a NOVA Emerging Leader in the Asset Management Industry.
The NOVA Award for Innovation in Product Development and
Technology recognizes trendsetting product development and
marketing. The recipients of this award demonstrate outstanding
leadership in concept development and delivery resulting in "game
changing" investment products or services.
DST recognized the industry's need to find new ways to help
financial services firms in their compliance programs and show
proof of oversight. DST's Risk and Compliance Intelligence Suite
provides tools to assist with various compliance and supervisory
testing activities across an organization through a single
platform. The Risk and Compliance Intelligence Suite helps firms to
scale up their compliance programs, optimize their resource
footprint and spend, and drive transparency as needs dictate – all
through an integrated compliance framework.
Nick Nichols, Vice President of
Risk and Compliance Intelligence at DST, in accepting the
Innovation in Product Development and Marketing Award on behalf of
the Company, said, "We greatly appreciate this recognition by NICSA
for the work of our dedicated team and our drive toward excellence
in innovation. We are proud of our achievements and consider it a
win every time we help companies address some of the complexities
of maintaining regulatory compliance and dealing with new forms of
risk."
Mike Akins, SVP and Head of ETF's
at ALPS, a subsidiary of DST, was also honored this year as one of
NICSA's NOVA Emerging Leaders in the Asset Management Industry.
This award recognizes investment professionals demonstrating
excellence in performance innovation with outstanding contributions
to the development of the asset management industry.
"We are proud to be recognized by NICSA this year for all our
hard work in the ETF space at ALPS," said Mr. Akins.
This year's awards presentation took place today, October 5th at NICSA's 2017 General
Membership Meeting in Boston.
About DST
DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) is a
leading provider of specialized technology, strategic advisory, and
business operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare
industries. DST enables clients to transform complexity into
strategic advantage by helping them continually stay ahead of and
capitalize on ever-changing customer, business and regulatory
requirements in the world's most demanding industries. For more
information, visit the DST website at www.dstsystems.com.
About ALPS
Through its subsidiary companies, ALPS
Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative investment
products and customized servicing solutions to the financial
services industry. Founded in 1985, Denver-based ALPS delivers its asset
management and asset servicing solutions through offices in
Boston, Golden, New York, Seattle, and Toronto. ALPS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Kansas City-based DST Systems,
Inc. For more information about ALPS and its services, visit
www.alpsinc.com. Information about ALPS products is available at
www.alpsfunds.com.
Media Contact:
Laura M.
Parsons
DST Global Public Relations
+1 816 843 9087
mediarelations@dstsystems.com
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