Northern Trust has launched an automated solution for initial margin calculation to help asset manager and asset owner clients comply with global regulations governing trading of OTC derivatives. The solution, developed in advance of the deadline for implementation of Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR), is part of Northern Trust’s integration of Acadia’s margin management solutions.
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BNY Mellon adds three senior managers to digital business
BNY Mellon continues to build out its digital senior management team, announcing three new hires. Hadley Stern joins as global head of digital custody, responsible for overseeing business and product development for the digital custody offering. He was most recently head of Amazon Web Services’ innovation labs. He will report to Caroline Butler, head of…
HSBC supports Premia ETF launch on HKSE
HSBC has supported the listing of the Premia China STAR50 ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with an initial launch size of RMB 204m (USD32m), HSBC has been appointed to provide trustee, global custodian, fund administrator, swap counterparty and cross border equity execution services for the fund.
Northern Trust takes stake in Essentia Analytics
Northern Trust has reached an agreement to take an equity stake in Essentia Analytics, Ltd., a provider of behavioral analytics and consulting services that utilises a cloud-based platform to bring together historical data and behavioral science to identify and address biases in thinking that impact investment performance. The addition of Essentia behavioral analytics solutions is…
Water Island Capital converts mutual fund to ETF
Water Island Capital has converted the Water Island Long/Short Fund (Nasdaq: ATQIX), a mutual fund within The Arbitrage Funds series trust, to the AltShares Event-Driven ETF (NYSE Arca: EVNT). State Street facilitated the conversion.
State Street goes live with Acadia
State Street’s Collateral+ business is now operational with Acadia’s Initial Margin Exposure Manager (IMEM) and Margin Manager (MM) service. This integration provides automated dispute management for initial margin agreements and electronic margin call messaging across multiple products.
Paul Bishop joins J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan has hired another re-tread from Deutsche Bank. Paul Bishop has joined as head of U.S. direct custody, having held a similar role at Deutsche Bank.
Duncan Christie joins Gen II in Luxembourg
Gen II Fund Services, the specialist private assets administrator which has USD600bn AuA, has appointed Duncan Christie as head of operations and client services and a member of the executive committee in Luxembourg. He joins from IFDS in Luxembourg, where he was COO, responsible for operations, client service, business transformation, and research & development.
SGSS appoints co-heads to replace Christophe Baurand
After more than six years in the job, Christophe Baurand has stepped down from his role at Société Générale Securities Services as head of coverage, marketing and solutions. SGSS has appointed co-heads to replace him: Alexandra Chauvel and Gildas Le Treut. Based in Paris, they will join the SGSS executive committee, reporting to David Abitbol,…
Northern Trust applies AI to alternative investment data
As part of its initiative to digitise alternative asset servicing, Northern Trust has launched an AI-powered solution to extract unstructured investment data from alternative asset documents and make it accessible and actionable for asset owner clients. Built in collaboration with Microsoft Azure Applied AI Services, and business and consulting firm Neudesic, the proprietary solution transforms…