Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with National Quality Review (NQR) to provide U.S. mutual fund managers with access to NQR Intermediary INSIGHT, a service that helps managers support their operational oversight of intermediary firms – entities that facilitate financial transactions between investors and investment products. Under the terms of the agreement NQR will…
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Digital Asset teams up with Exberry & Baymarkets for digital asset CCP
Exberry, a provider of exchange technology, has partnered with Digital Asset and Baymarkets to launch exchange infrastructure with central counterparty clearing functionality. This partnership will enable new digital asset marketplaces to launch on a fully compliant, end-to-end exchange platform encompassing registry, custody, trading, matching and clearing services. The updated end-to-end exchange architecture features Clara, the…
Daniel Klier joins Arabesque to run S-Ray
Daniel Klier is to join Arabesque Group as the new CEO of Arabesque S-Ray GmbH and president of the Arabesque Group, effective in June 2021. He will lead the expansion of Arabesque S-Ray’s ESG data, advisory and research services worldwide. He was previously at HSBC, where he was global head of sustainable finance, Arabesque is…
Link partners with Confluence for portfolio compliance
Link Fund Solutions, part of Australia-based Link Group, has partnered with Confluence Technologies to launch a portfolio compliance solution. Confluence will provide automated daily monitoring of Link’s funds compliance with investment and borrowing power rules, as defined by regulators in the UK, Ireland and Luxembourg.
BNY Mellon launches digital assets unit
BNY Mellon has established a Digital Assets unit that will accelerate the development of solutions and capabilities to help clients address growing and evolving needs related to the growth of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The cross-functional, cross-business team, which will be led by Mike Demissie, head of Advanced Solutions at BNY Mellon, is currently developing…
Northern Trust takes equity stake in Equity Data Science
Northern Trust has reached an agreement to take an equity stake in Equity Data Science, Inc., a cloud-based analytics platform that provides decision support tools to asset managers for idea generation, portfolio construction and risk management. The deal will integrate EDS decision support tools with Northern Trust’s core technology platforms, and is an extension of…
Rest Super selects Charles River IMS for front and middle office operations
Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (Rest), one of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds with approximately 1.8 million members, has selected Charles River IMS to consolidate its front and middle office operations for managing asset allocation, global equities, fixed income, FX and futures. Rest will implement Charles River IMS to support its internally managed investments as well…
EFA selects Refinitiv as primary data source for sec ops
EFA, the Luxembourg-based independent administrator, has appointed Refinitiv as its primary data source for securities operations, expanding a longstanding relationship. Refinitiv will become EFA’s primary data source for pricing, reference data and corporate actions. Refinitiv, which was recently acquired by the London Stock Exchange Group, serves more than 40,000 institutions in 190 countries.
OCC grants conditional approval to Protego for digital assets
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted conditional approval of the conversion of Protego Trust Company, a Washington state-chartered trust company, to become Protego Trust Bank, National Association. Protego is the second crypto-native firm to get national licensing from the OCC, following Anchorage’s approval last month. Protego is a bank designed and…
Northern Trust links to IHS Markit’s thinkFolio
Northern Trust has entered into an alliance with IHS Markit, provider of the thinkFolio multi-asset class investment management platform. The integration between thinkFolio and Northern Trust’s middle office outsourcing platform will provide opportunities for both firms to offer mutual institutional clients solutions and services, leveraging one another’s strengths across the investment value chain. Northern Trust…