U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has engaged Fenergo, the provider of client lifecycle management technology, to digitise and streamline the investor onboarding and service experience. This is the first step in a multi-year transformation for the fund servicing business.
Category: FinTech
Apex hires fintech chief
Apex has appointed Tom Bennett as global head of fintech. In this newly created role, he will lead Apex’s global fintech strategy, enhancing its digital capabilities across private markets, capital markets, and digital assets. Bennett most recently served as group head of innovation at Aztec Group.
FINBOURNE hires chairman
FINBOURNE, the UK-based provider of investment technology, has appointed Toby Glaysher as chairman of the board, alongside the formation of a new advisory board. Glaysher recently retired after a 37-year career at Northern Trust, most recently serving as president of global fund services. Northern Trust signed a major deal with FINBOURNE in 2024.
AccessFintech launches FI settlement solution
Synergy from AccessFintach, the fintech, has launched Settlement Netting, which aims to improve operational efficiency in the fixed income markets. Synergy by AccessFintech captures data from a wide range of asset classes, including securities, derivatives, alternatives, and payments, enabling data transformations across network participants. J.P. Morgan and Citi were instrumental in the establishment of the…
Canso deploys SimCorp One
Canso Investment Counsel, a Canadian portfolio manager, is implementing the SimCorp One investment management platform. Canso will use the platform to enhance its operational efficiencies by streamlining its portfolio management operation. SimCorp One will enable Canso to manage its assets within a single system.
Apollo to distribute through FundsPlace
Euroclear and Apollo are collaborating to expand the distribution of Apollo’s alternative solutions via Euroclear’s FundsPlace, making private markets more accessible to a wider range of investors. FundsPlace offers an end-to-end fund distribution solution, featuring trading and custody capabilities, and settlement through a market-neutral platform.
Ocorian partners with Canoe
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of fund administration, capital markets, corporate, fiduciary and regulatory services, is working with Canoe Intelligence, the platform for alts management, to streamline and enhance data management for fund managers. Canoe services more than 400 global clients, including banks, capital allocators, wealth managers, family offices, and asset servicing firms, supporting over USD8trn…
BNPP signs with Confluence
Confluence Technologies, a technology solutions provider for regulatory, analytics, and investor communications solutions for the investment management industry, has signed a deal with BNP Paribas’ securities services to deploy its Confluence Unity Financial Reporting to support its private capital client segment.
Apex to buy Flow
Apex has agreed to buy Flow. Founded in 2018, Flow simplifies fund management with its infrastructure software that provides a platform for insights, transparency and dialogue between fund managers and the broader ecosystem of investors, law firms, fund administrators, banks, and accounting firms. The addition of Flow adds 15 employees and AuA of USD17bn. The…
SimCorp names COO
SimCorp, the Deutsche Börse-owned fintech, has named Ronan Donnelly as chief operations officer, reporting to Georg Hetrodt, CEO. Donnelly has been with SimCorp since 2020, most recently, as SVP of SaaS operations.