BLOOMBERG-AIM

Bloomberg AIM asset management / capital markets platform.

Definition

Bloomberg AIM (Asset and Investment Manager) is Bloomberg LP (New York, founded 1981 Michael Bloomberg)'s buy-side OMS Order Management System + portfolio management platform, ~14000+ users + ~700+ buy-side institutions globally (hedge funds + asset managers + pension funds + insurance treasuries), native Bloomberg Terminal data + analytics + execution venues + multiple asset classes (equities + fixed income + FX + derivatives + multi-asset) integration. Platform + workflow + integration multiple buy-side + sell-side financial services institutions + asset managers + hedge funds + insurance + pension funds + capital markets multi-asset class trading + portfolio management + risk + compliance + reporting + multiple ecosystem integrations FIX + SWIFT + ISO 20022 + custom APIs + data vendors integration mature platforms decades-deployed enterprise scale.

Origin

Bloomberg LP founded 1981 ; Bloomberg AIM specific product launched ~late 1990s ; ~14000 users ~700 institutions 2024.

Example in context

Hedge fund uses Bloomberg AIM: ~50 portfolio managers manage multi-asset class portfolios via AIM, trade orders routed to execution venues via FIX, integration Bloomberg Terminal real-time market data + research + analytics, post-trade compliance + risk monitoring + reporting all unified Bloomberg ecosystem.

Related terms

• BlackRock Aladdin — competitor enterprise buy-side.