

Full Service Commission Management
Virtual Aggregation
Custodial Aggregation
Hybrid Aggregation
Transparency Made Simple
COMMCISECM provides a standalone cloud-based Commission Management platform designed to help asset managers meet new transparency demands.
Aggregation 2.0 offers full service commission management and soft dollar aggregation services to asset managers with much needed innovation over the traditional Custodial Aggregation solutions available in the marketplace today.
In Partnership with Euronext, our aggregation services offers market leading technology and a client services layer as a packaged ‘Commission Aggregation-as-a-Service’ solution.
Best-in-class SaaS technology and dedicated outsourced client service team
Delivers flexible approach to custodial aggregation to meet your needs that align with each of your broker relationships
Supports the process with any number of CSA broker and research provider relationships
Fast, secure development, delivered through high-quality user interface
A client-specific cloud-based solution trusted by many of the world’s largest asset managers
Designed specifically to meet the needs of all asset management organizations
Addresses the complete research lifecycle and eliminates manual processes
Provides a single audit trail including internal reporting for key business stakeholders
Rapid deployment and reduced Total Cost of Ownership - no hardware or upgrade costs
Commcise’s award winning research funding web-based software delivers full commission wallet view of trade accruals and AM-funded research. An alternative to the legacy custodial aggregator services it also eliminates all manual processes - no more spreadsheets and emails.
Fully transparent and auditable platform from which you can monitor activity, run reports and use as a foundation for research budgeting.
A client-specific cloud-based solution trusted by many of the worlds largest asset managers.
Sets accrual budgets for research providers at any level.
Tracks allocation of budgets to portfolios.
Automatic alerting when approaching a set funding target.
Supports global funding methods: CCA, CSA, RPA and P&L.
Flexible rules engine determines commission pools, splits and trade eligibility of CSA and full-service rate trades.
Accurate unbundling of principal trades.
API support for integration with external systems
Automated integration to custodial aggregators and banks to hold ringfenced, client-specific CSA / P&L balances.
Integration with internal buy-side systems – OMS / Data warehouse / Account Payable.
Support for third party broker vote integration.
Complete double-entry accounting engine with full support for dynamic CSA/P&L virtual pool accounting with automatic trade tagging to desk / team / strategy / entity.
Account / client level accrual accounting of bundled trades. Manage level of cross-subsidisation between strategies with real time CSA balances and statements across all brokers. Demonstrates how clients have benefited from research
Complete outsourcing of CSA balance reconciliation and bill payments with a technology enabled client service team.
Reduced economic burden on your brokers and greater purchasing power for your commission dollar.
Greater transparency than the traditional “black box” spreadsheet and email approach to managing CSA balances and payments. Offered in a virtual aggregation environment or along side your custodial aggregator.
Complete double-entry accounting engine with full support for dynamic CSA/P&L virtual pool accounting.
Complete ‘full commission wallet’ reporting.
Flexible user-customizable interactive trade dashboard.
Reports by broker, team, voting period, asset type, service type, etc.
Account / client level accrual accounting of bundled trades.
Demonstrates how clients have benefited from research.
Shows CSA, RPA and P&L payments within a single view.
Payment workflow support with segregated roles.
Automatic notification to all research providers of payment.
Automatically generate and track payment instructions.
View and analyse transactions in a balance.
Intelligent rules-based targeting of funding pools where firms are supporting
P&L and client-funded research.
Single audit trail over all research provider expenses.
Sophisticated trade matching engine automatically pairs asset manager and
broker CSA / Soft Dollar trades.
Configurable CSA / Soft Dollar trade reconciliation engine.
Fully-audited, allocation-level trade reconciliation.
100+ contracted brokers on network.
Robust online exception management workflow between asset manager and brokers for any recon breaks.
Supports multiple asset classes.
Automatic sweep notifications for custodial aggregation.
Amrish Ganatra is the Co-founder and CEO of Commcise Software, a leading SaaS provider delivering technology and services to the buy-side, sell-side, and research provider communities. Since co-founding the company in 2013, Amrish has overseen its growth from a six-person startup to an international organization with over 100 employees across four countries. He also leads the Investor Services business unit at Euronext, focusing on expanding value-added services for asset managers accross the globe. Amrish brings extensive experience in building high-growth technology businesses and driving operational excellence. He is passionate about using technology to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the research market.
Darran has developed software products and systems in the financial domain for over 30 years. He started in IBM Global Services and spent time at Thomson Reuters and Fidessa LatentZero before co-founding Commcise. Darran has a BEng in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Glenn is one of the founders of Commcise and is Head of Product. Glenn began his career as a developer in business applications for medium sized companies at an independent software house before moving into banking technology with JP Morgan for a number of years. Following that, he spent time in the professional services division of a buyside order management and compliance software vendor called LatentZero, which was then acquired by Fidessa, and was where he and the other co-founders met. Glenn has an MEng degree in Metallurgy and the Science of Materials from Oxford University.
Allan is the CEO of Euronext Market Services (EMS), the US broker dealer unit of Euronext. In partnership with Commcise Software, EMS is the fastest growing commission aggregation service offering broker neutral soft dollar aggregation as a virtual, full custody or hybrid model. Before joining Euronext, Allan was a co-founding partner, COO and CFO at Trade Informatics, an independent brokerage, TCA and systematic trading provider. Allan has over 30 years of experience in equity trading starting his career as a floor broker at the NYSE. Allan holds numerous FINRA licenses including Series 7, 55, 24, and 27 and earned his MBA in Finance and Statistics from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
James joined Commcise in May 2024 and is the Global Head of Sales. Prior to joining Commcise, James spent 11 years on the sell-side at RBC in a number of roles, most recently as the Head of European Client Strategy. James is an expert on MIFID II research guidelines and has a wealth of knowledge on the use of CSA’s. James has a BA in Economics from the University of Exeter.
Jonathan joined Commcise in January 2018 and is currently the Global Head of Account Management. Jonathan previously led Commcise’s Implementation and Professional Services teams, providing consulting and delivery expertise to our client base. Prior to this, Jonathan spent 5 years as a strategy consultant for the public sector, including as a senior adviser to the UK Cabinet and Prime Minister. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of Cambridge.
Richard joined Commcise in June 2019 and is part of the product team focused on Data Products. Prior to joining Commcise, Richard spent 14 years at Fidessa (formerly LatentZero) where he was Head of Product for their Buy-Side products. Prior to this, Richard was one of the founders of the Energy Trading and Risk Management software firm, KWI. He has an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and can ski in seven different styles.
Chirag joined Commcise in November 2016 and played an important role in establishing and scaling its India operations from the ground up. Collaborating closely with Commcise’s founding team – whom he had also worked with at his previous firm – he helped build a high-performing capability center that is now integral to the company’s global success.
With over 18 years of experience spanning IT, functional consulting, and finance services in the capital markets and asset management domain, Chirag now serves as CEO of Euronext India, leading its growth and integration within the broader Euronext Group.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering and is passionate about coaching and developing young talent. Outside of work, Chirag is a fitness enthusiast and a thoughtful reader.
Richard joined Commcise in November 2018 and is part of the Product Team. Before moving to the product side, Richard joined Commcise working on the implementation team. Prior to joining Commcise, Richard spent 5 years at Deloitte where he was Manager in the Technology Consulting practice. Richard has his BA from LSE.