Axxsys are thrilled to announce that Funds Europe have again named them as one of the top three asset management consultancy firms in Europe. The awards ceremony, held at the Tower of London, gave recognition to companies or individuals who have made an outstanding and innovative contribution to the asset management industry and shown a strong commitment to Europe.

“Axxsys are proud to be once again named in the top 3 consultancy firms in Europe,” said Alix Cheema CEO Axxsys Consulting. “This is recognition for our continued progress in working with some of the leading asset managers in the world, providing high quality industry consultants to support firms in their business transformation projects,” commented Cheema.

It has been another strong year for Axxsys with the acquisition of new clients and expansion of services provided to existing clients. In addition, a new office in Copenhagen was opened to support increased demand in the Nordic region and continued recruitment of senior industry professionals across all the offices. Alix Cheema was appointed CEO to oversee the firm’s next stage of growth.

To support the continued development of the team Axxsys Academy was launched. This incorporates an induction course for new consultants together with an ongoing programme of briefings on industry trends, best practices and vendor solutions in the market.

Finally, there was growth on the number of new Axxelerators, these modules have been developed to help clients manage critical areas of their transformation projects, examples included:

• Target Process Models
• Solution Traceability Matrix
• Programme Management
• Test Strategy and Design Matrix
• Data Migration
• Operational Readiness

“To be recognised as a top 3 consultancy in Europe once again validates our business model, cultural values and relentless focus on delivering a world class service to our growing list of clients,” said Philip Ritchie, Senior Partner & CCO. “We provide a journey for our clients ranging from developing a vision and strategy, the implementation of business transformation programmes through to the ongoing operational support of a new business solutions and functions. Our clients are continually seeing the true value we can add across these three pillars of business and technology transformation,” added Ritchie.