State Street has appointed Brenda Sklar as head of service delivery for State Street Alpha, based in the U.S. She joins from L&G – Asset Management, where she was chief operations officer. She previously spent more than 20 years at BlackRock.
Category: Front to Back
JOHCM expands with NTRS
Northern Trust’s Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) outsourced trading desk has been appointed by J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM), a global equities specialist manager with GBP16.8bn (USD22.7bn) AuM, as sole provider of outsourced trading services. The appointment extends the reach of JOHCM’s trading across global markets and time zones, widens the liquidity and broker networks…
State Street shuffles senior management team
State Street continues to reshuffle its senior management team. Mostapha Tahiri, who was appointed enterprise chief operating officer in 2023, will become president of State Street Alpha, with responsibility for Alpha, Charles River Development, and other platform solutions, reporting to Ron O’Hanley, chairman and CEO of State Street. Tahiri will have end-to-end responsibility for Alpha…
NTRS expands with Saphyre
Northern Trust has expanded its capabilities to support structured, rules-based workflows across the entire account lifecycle for investment operations outsourcing (IOO) clients. The enhanced offering builds on Northern Trust’s collaboration with Saphyre, a fintech company that facilitates account transitions to help clients more efficiently manage their complex middle-office operational events. The solution allows Northern Trust’s…
BBH partners with SimCorp
BBH has struck an alliance with SimCorp, the Deutsche Börse-owned fintech, to address the needs of global asset managers requiring an integrated, end-to-end technology, data, and services solution. The solution uses BBH Infomediary to integrate SimCorp One’s front and middle office capabilities, including a real-time IBOR provided by SimCorp’s managed business services, with BBH’s fund…
AP3/AP4 retool with SimCorp
The third and fourth Swedish National Pension Funds (AP3 & AP4) have completed a comprehensive modernisation of their system infrastructure through a new, integrated front-to-back solution from SimCorp. This replaces multiple systems that support the entire workflow – from analysis and order placement to portfolio management, risk, performance, compliance, and financial reporting. The transition to…
FactSet and Arcesium join forces
FactSet, the digital financial platform and enterprise solutions provider, has partnered with Arcesium, an investment administrator in which J.P. Morgan has a stake, to deliver a unified investment management offering designed to integrate front, middle, and back-office asset management workflows across public, private, and alternative markets. Integrating analytics engines, data pipelines, and AI-powered workflows, this…
Ninety One implements Alpha
Ninety One, a South Africa-based investment manager specialising in active strategies across emerging and developed markets, has implemented the State Street Alpha front-to-back platform. This implementation builds on a relationship established in 2004, which has expanded to include middle and back office services and integrated trading solutions.
SFP selects Broadridge for front-to-back transformation
Swiss Finance & Property Group, a Swiss real estate asset manager with >USD15bn AuM, has appointed Broadridge for a full front-to-back transformation of its investment management technology platform. Broadridge will provide SFP Group with its integrated platform of investment management solutions, including trade order and execution management, portfolio management, pre/post trade compliance, risk management, middle…
State Street implements Enterprise Performance
Enterprise Performance, powered by Opturo, is now live for clients of the Charles River Investment Management Solution and State Street Alpha. The solution offers a single performance calculation engine that enables greater efficiency in performance operations. Opturo is a fintech specialising in solutions to help optimise operational services for the financial industry and beyond.