BBVA Switzerland’s crypto asset service has added ether (ETH) to the investment portfolio, enabling private banking clients and customers with a New Gen account to manage both bitcoins and this cryptocurrency. On the BBVA app, they can view these digital assets along with other traditional investments. They can also automatically be converted to euros, dollars…
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SS&C to acquire Hubwise
SS&C has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hubwise Holdings Limited, a regulated U.K. B2B investment platform serving advisors, discretionary wealth managers and self-directed digital D2C propositions. Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the shareholders of Hubwise, SS&C will purchase Hubwise in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition adds 58 employees serving 51…
BNY Mellon adds senior RM in EMEA
Costas Tsilogiannis has joined BNY Mellon in a senior client relationship management role in EMEA. He was previously at SS&C Advent.
Confluence partners with Trucost for ESG analytics
Confluence, the U.S.-based technology solutions provider, is working with Trucost, a provider of carbon and environmental data and risk analysis. The collaboration combines Confluence’s cloud-based Revolution platform with Trucost’s data to provide an integrated ESG analytics and regulatory reporting solution. Part of S&P Global, Trucost has been assessing risks relating to climate change, natural resource…
Nexo partners with Fidelity Digital Assets
Nexo, a UK-based regulated platform for digital assets, is collaborating with Fidelity Digital Assets, the institutionally focused execution and custody services platform provider, to improve institutional access to digital assets by offering best-in-class custodial and lending services, including the launch of institutional-focused products. Nexo, a provider of cryptocurrency-collateralised credit, with Fidelity Digital Assets as custodian…
Enfusion opens in Sydney
Enfusion, a U.S.-based provider of cloud-based investment management software and services, has opened an office in Sydney, Australia. Raymond Chan serves as head of sales, Australia and New Zealand, for Enfusion.
Project Jura completes wCBDC experiment
Banque de France (BdF), Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Hub have completed Project Jura, an experiment in cross-border wholesale CBDC, in collaboration with Accenture, Credit Suisse, Natixis, R3, SIX Digital Exchange and UBS. Project Jura explored cross-border settlement of tokenised assets in wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) on…
Citi wins lion’s share of BlackRock’s iShares rebalancing
Citi has emerged as the major winner in BlackRock’s rebalancing of its provider panel for the USD2.3trn iShares’ assets in U.S.-domiciled ETFs. The decision is the culmination of a nearly two year-long due diligence process with the selection of four of the leading custody banks to support the growth of U.S. iShares ETFs and strengthen…
CSC and Intertrust reach conditional agreement
CSC, the U.S.-based provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services, has reached a conditional agreement on a recommended public offer for all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Intertrust, the Netherlands-based administration and corporate services provider that has USD460bn AuA. Earlier in 2021 CVC, a UK private equity firm, abandoned a bid for…