Illustration of Direct Lens, showing detailed investment analysis of risk exposure, allocation, style, and growth.

Unified portfolio experience

Direct brings together the portfolio analysis tools you need. Modernise your portfolio analytics by adding both public and private investments in one place for a holistic view.

Direct can save you time, money and resources by eliminating the need for additional technology stacks and data systems.

A simplified view of the Direct Lens with graphs of Monte Carlo simulations and investment comparison reports.

Easier holdings analysis

Quickly assess the impact of your holdings. Direct makes it easier than ever to see the full impact of holdings and positions in your portfolios.

You can group holdings to assess market exposure, see how holdings interact with one another, and more.

Simplified view of Direct Lens, showing the portfolio dashboard and an investment holdings plot for analysis.

Portfolio construction and optimisation

Long-term planning requires long-term preparation. Stress test your portfolios across market and macroeconomic scenarios to see how they hold up.

Examine a portfolio’s underlying holdings for aspects of risk and exposure to help you anticipate what’s coming so your plans can stay on track.

A chart showing hypothetical performance under two historical scenarios in the portfolio analysis software.

Portfolio attribution analysis

The best way to improve your allocations is to truly understand who’s performing well and what that really means for your portfolio. See how your decisions contributed to investment results by combining rigorous methodologies with vivid graphics that clarify conclusions.

Direct supports sophisticated analysis at the manager or asset-class level, using a multi-decision hierarchy to model the portfolio decision-making process.




A simplified view of portfolio attribution analysis charts in Direct Compass.

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