BNY Mellon and Amundi have agreed to a transatlantic alliance that links BNY Mellon’s OMNI platform with Amundi’s ALTO* (Amundi Leading Technology and Operations) portfolio management system. This alliance aims to deliver an automated and simplified workflow throughout the investment cycle of securities held in portfolios, to prioritise consistency of data between the portfolio and…
Category: FinTech
IQ-EQ launches ESG compliance platform
IQ-EQ has launched IQ-EQ Compass, a service that aims to simplify ESG compliance. The platform supports multiple ESG reporting frameworks, including PRI and the World Economic Forum’s ESG metrics, allowing asset managers and investors to compare their performance against globally accepted benchmarks.
LiquidShare hires Jean-Marc Eyssautier as CEO
LiquidShare, the fintech co-founded by major European financial institutions in 2017 to develop post-market solutions by leveraging distributed ledger technology, has appointed Jean-Marc Eyssautier as CEO. He was previously at CACEIS.
IHS Markit acquires Cappitech
IHS Markit, the provider of market information, analytics and solutions, has acquired Cappitech, a privately held Israeli company which provides regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions. Terms were not disclosed.
Westwood outsources trading to Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been selected by Westwood Holdings Group to provide outsourced trading through its Integrated Trading Solutions service. In this role, Northern Trust will assume responsibility for equity and fixed income trading and middle office trade settlement support for the USD12bn asset manager.
HQLAx secures new funding for collateral platform
HQLAᵡ, the Luxembourg-based fintech provider, has secured EUR14.4m Series B funding from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Citigroup and its existing shareholder, Deutsche Börse. The funding will be used to accelerate the core premise of the HQLAᵡ platform – helping the industry address European collateral fragmentation by extending its connectivity to leading…
State Street joins industry collaboration on new ops tech for asset managers
PIMCO, Man Group, IHS Markit, State Street, Microsoft and McKinsey & Company have announced their intention to form a new UK-based technology-led company, HUB, to build a cloud-based operating platform aimed at transforming asset managers’ operations technology. The company selected Microsoft as its technology platform provider to empower HUB to develop its asset management operating…
Amundi US to use Archer platform for new SMAs
Amundi US (formerly Amundi Pioneer), the U.S. business of one of the world’s ten largest asset managers, is launching a series of separately managed account (SMA) investment strategies that will provide individual clients with access to more customised investing solutions. The firm will use the technology and infrastructure platform of Archer, a provider of middle…
North Reef Capital Management appoints SS&C for front-to-back solution
North Reef Capital Management, a U.S.-based start-up long/short equity fund manager, has selected SS&C‘s front-to-back office solution to run its operations. North Reef will deploy Eze technology and SS&C’s fund administration services.
IQ-EQ acquires Constellation
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has completed the acquisition of Constellation Advisers LLC, a U.S.-based co-sourced and outsourced investment management services provider, following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Constellation Advisers, which has 115 employees across six U.S. offices, provides customised solutions to a range of traditional and alternative investment management firms, including private equity, real…