FMO is a global funds management platform originally developed for the Portland House Group, a leading private investment firm based in Australia with over 20 years experience.
First developed in 2001, FMO is used today by small and large hedge funds and family offices to manage and report on investments in markets all over the world.
Whether it be trading long or short in equities, bonds, futures, swaps, options or currencies, FMO will manage the entire process straight through from pre-trade modelling/compliance, order management and the recording of executed trades through to trade confirmations and trial balance.
Clients are also provided with a powerful reporting tool to build and distribute online reports in any currency.
FMO Management Team
Paul Lemphers - General Manager
B.Bus.(Acc), Master of eBusiness
Paul has led FMO since 2005 and is responsible for the overall management of the company including strategy, business development and marketing through to the ongoing development of the product. Paul has a detailed knowledge of best practice for pre trade portfolio modelling and compliance, post trade confirmation and interaction with prime brokers, custodians and banks, fund accounting, and the workflows and reporting needed to manage these processes. Prior to joining FMO, Paul worked in both financial services and software development for companies including HSBC Asset Management, DST International and ANZ Banking Group.
Radu Blebea - System Architect
B.Info.Tech(Hons.) / B.Econ., MCSD, MCDBA, MCSA
Radu joined FMO in 2005 to lead the development team as well as code critical parts of the system. Radu’s main focus is making sure the development process follows the best practice guidelines for coding and design.
Radu graduated university in 1996 as top of the class from the University of Babes-Bolyai in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where he achieved a dual degree with a major in Information Technology and minor in Economics.
Before joining FMO, Radu worked for Transilvania Invest brokerage house in Romania, Data Express Co in the USA and Pearson Assessments & Testing in Australia.