French software company Linedata Services, which provides investment management software, said it has signed an exclusive partnership with Altaira to incorporate its cross-asset risk and analytics system into the Linedata Services product suite.

Linedata will market the system under its own brand, Linedata Risk Analytics, as a stand-alone solution or in combination with its other products.

"With this partnership, Linedata Services strengthens the pre-eminent position of its investment management solutions, particularly in the hedge fund market," said Anvaraly Jiva, chief executive and chairman of Linedata Services.

Altaira is a cross-asset portfolio system for front-to-middle trading and risk- management.