CGI Group, Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, has signed a five-year contract with the Public Employees Benefits Agency (PEBA) of the Government of Saskatchewan to provide an investment management system. PEBA will be using CGI’s proprietary MVestTM solution to administer a $6 billion portfolio of pension and benefits plans for more than 70,000 public sector employees.
CGI’s MVest solution provides PEBA with end-to-end, fully integrated portfolio management, accounting, and reporting functionality. It is the leading portfolio management system in Canada, managing more than $650 billion in assets, and is used by Canada’s largest mutual fund companies, as well as by top investment managers and wealth management organizations.
MVest combines both front and back office functionality into a single application, reducing clients’ risks and costs in trying to manage data from multiple applications and vendors. CGI hosts the solution via its secured, state-of-the-art data centers and also provides 24/7 support.
“We sought an established IT services partner that can help us improve our investment management capabilities and processes,” said Denise F. Kehler, Director of Investment Services, PEBA. “MVest will process and track investment transactions within our multi-plan environment, and also provide us with management analysis and reporting tools, and access to market data. With CGI’s help, our objective is to streamline and optimize our portfolio management processes to better control risks and increase efficiencies.”
“We are proud to provide PEBA with our newly upgraded MVest platform,” said Terry Steeves, Vice-President, Portfolio and Brokerage Solutions, CGI. “With over 20 years of providing portfolio management software to the financial services sector, I am confident that MVest will meet PEBA’s business requirements today and well into the future. Our strategy of combining proven functionality with new technology has helped us ensure that we will continue to be a leading provider of portfolio management systems into the Canadian marketplace.”
About MVestTM
For 25 years, the financial industry has relied on CGI to meet their portfolio management and accounting needs. That is why CGI’s MVest portfolio management solution is trusted by more than 40 leading financial institutions managing client portfolios in excess of $650 billion.www.cgi.com/mvest
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. CGI’s order backlog is approximately C$13.6 billion and its annualized revenue is approximately C$4.5 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
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For more information:
Investors
Lorne Gorber
Senior Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
514 841-3355
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Carolyn Rouse
Director, Media Relations
carolyn.rouse@cgi.com
416 304-7323
