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The Northstar platform helps hedge funds manage risk, evaluate performance, and effectively communicate with investors. Northstar is not just software, it is a service. At Northstar, our experts will fully integrate your back office systems with our risk and performance platform. Northstar is faster, easier to maintain and more accurate, saving you time and money. This is truly software as a service. Northstar is frequently recognized as among the best risk management service providers, including six nominations from HFM for Best Risk Management Solution, Best Risk Management Technology, and Best Risk Management Technology Provider.
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Excellent experience, [sensitive content hidden] is the guru of risk management, and he has used his knowledge, experience and skills to build a quality product, and assembled a great team around him to expand and support the software. They have a client first mentality which carries through their business conduct and all client interactions. The onboarding was managed professionally, and the project was completed within promised time period.
Pros: Best Analytics for financial asset risk management, and in particular for commodities which require taking account of seasonality for the historical data series used in VaR. User interface is excellent, configurable and easy to use. Product support is the best in the industry based on my 40 year experience. They provide an up to date product that is head and shoulders above other industry competitors at a very competitive price , so its a great value for the money.
Cons: Security requirement to whitelist your IP when accessing the software - OK if you are using a static IP address network, a bit more cumbersome if you have a random assigned IP (home access) which may change from time to time.
Anonymous User · CRO · Financial Services · April 15, 2026
Very positive experience with [sensitive content hidden] "can do" attitude as well as the broader team's ability to deliver quickly and efficiently. It helps that the team is English-speaking and based in the US and many if not all have previous hedge fund experience.
Pros: Northstar thrives on product complexity and provides "check the box" components expected for risk measurement in addition to periodic insights/analysis from [sensitive content hidden] a true passionate and very qualified academic and risk practitioner. Most hedge funds required bespoke reporting (versus canned) where Northstar thrives.
| Category | Page | Rank | Placement |
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| Hedge Fund | 1 | 8 | - |
| Risk Management | 1 | 21 |
Domain confidence 99%
Cons: For security, Northstar will whitelist your IP address to access the system. For those with dynamic IP, you will need to contact them to update this.
Duane L. · Chief Operating Officer · Financial Services · September 24, 2025
Pros: Great product for hedge funds looking to manage risk and track performance statistics. The Northstar team is very responsive to bespoke requests. Consider this as effective as employing an in-house risk manager.
Cons: No complaints. An enhancement could be to make the product accessible via a mobile app. Or integrate with a CRM software so that customized reports can be efficiently distributed to LPs.
Catherine S. · Head of Marketing · Financial Services · May 20, 2025
Excellent
Pros: $75
Cons: Nothing critical, but nice developments for the future would be:- ability to access on mobile devices/web browser- ability for end-user to input data into the app directly (for selected use cases at least)- additional filtering options in the Screens- constituents drill-through sensitivities (without having the full breakdown of indices/ETFs)
Emmanuel M. · CRO · Financial Services · October 11, 2023
Pros: Customizable user interface and reporting package
Cons: Not many downsides to mention. When we have suggested new features and pointed out problems they have been dealt with swiftly. A nice improvement would be exposing some of the model parameters and instrument overrides in the user interface.
Jeffrey G. · Chief Risk Officer · Financial Services · October 4, 2023
We have found the external risk assessments from Northstar to be invaluable and could not recommend it enough.
Pros: Northstar Risk is a comprehensive risk platform that addresses our use case of a portfolio with a wide range of asset classes. Their attention to detail and breadth coupled with their readiness to work through nuances and create bespoke solutions is second to none.
Cons: While the output from the platform is stellar, the application itself can be somewhat slow on our machines. This is by no means an issue, but if one had to be chosen, this would be it.
chris b. · Managing Partner · Financial Services · September 27, 2023
We needed a CRO function and Northstar is perfectly that. As a matter of fact it is better than having an internal CRO as Northstar is truly independent. I highly recommend their risk consulting services as well as their risk technology offering.
Pros: Great support.Great integration.Easy to use.
Cons: None, I really have nothing negative to write.
Stephen K. · COO · Financial Services · January 17, 2023
We use it as the daily deep-dive on risk & return attribution as well as the risk characteristics for a multimanager multistrategy hedge fund. We would not be able to run the business without NorthStar
Pros: 1) Quality of product - Technical Attribtues 2) Customer Support 3) Easy To Use
Cons: Not much to say that I dont like. There are less expensive solutions out there, so if $ is your only criteria, probably not for you. But in terms of value for the $, its the best that I've ever used.
Michael F. · CRO · Financial Services · April 24, 2021
Huge optimization of time spent on development of risk reports.
Pros: Quick implementation process (our experience was plug and play). Real 24x7 high level professional and technical support. Very user friendly interface. Great reporting and analysis tool. Very easy to be personalized. Overall impressive and very positive experience.
Cons: None until now. Integration with our current system was incredibly easy.
Thiago D. · Chief Financial Officer · Financial Services · June 10, 2020
Pros: Support is great, for ongoing or new features. Integration was seamless. The UI is easy to use and straightforward. Built-in risk model for commodity futures was more robust than other more expensive systems.
Cons: No big issues, I have found a great amount of value in the product
Edward G. · Sr. Analyst · Financial Services · October 10, 2019
We use Northstar's platfrom daily - it is practical, easy to use, and reliable. The data is presented in a very intuitive and visual way. Northstar has a robust risk engine behind its friendly UX, which precisely monitors risk and performance of our portfolio. It works well on both security level and portfolio level, allowing us to get a great precision on our numbers. This is a day and night difference compared to our previous risk system, a well known product which was overcluttered with useless reports and features and had a simplistic risk engine. We do not see a more compelling product for hedge fund risk management than Northstar.
Pros: 1. Intuitive design - Easy to use and understand. 2. Detailed reporting - Profit Attribution and Factor Analysis dashboards are highly functional 3. Flexible and customizable - Create your own reports and dashboards 4. Accurate - Data always makes sense 5. Reliable - System has not been down since we implemented it 6. Good integration
Cons: 1. web / iOS / Android app would be a nice feature 2. testing impact of potential trades on overall portfolio risk should be more automated.
Alexander V. · Managing Director · Financial Services · June 28, 2019
Pros: The product allows a portfolio manager to understand in-depth a portfolio's risk and performance by security and industry (and numerous other factors) over any time period. The analytical engine of the software is quite robust, yet the product is easy to use. Moreover, the team at Northstar is extraordinarily knowledgeable, yet very approachable and responsive.
Cons: I can honestly say that there is not much that I dislike about the software. I would like to have an IOS app, however.
Joseph R. · Portfolio Manager · July 19, 2017
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