HSBC has chosen ETF and index data provider Ultumus to be its portfolio composition file (PCF) solution provider. Ultumus will be responsible for performing PCF creation and distribution for HSBC’s ETF clients globally. The first clients will be switched to the Ultumus platform in Q4 with the rest being completed in early 2021.
Category: FinTech
State Street reshuffles Alpha senior management team
State Street has reshuffled its leadership team for State Street Alpha, its open, front-to-back investment servicing platform for institutional and wealth management firms. State Street Alpha provides an outsourced platform across front office solutions, analytics, liquidity, data management, and outsourced middle and back office services. Spiros Giannaros has been named chief executive officer of Charles…
Citi adds client reporting functionality to Clarity
Citi has launched a new client reporting solution as the latest enhancement to its middle office services. The new reporting service is built on the Vermilion Reporting Suite, a global client reporting platform, coupled with Citi’s own Clarity data and analytics platform. The new reporting service offers asset manager clients a low-touch, automated solution for…
Ultimus launches second phase of uSUITE platform
Ultimus, the U.S.-based independent fund services provider, has completed the second phase of the company’s proprietary uSUITE technology platform. uSUITE uses robotic process automation to streamline massive amounts of back-end data processing, eliminating the need for manual intervention. Ultimus expects to launch the third phase before year-end.
Northern Trust adds reporting functionality to Front Office Solutions
Northern Trust has released two new reporting capabilities – valuation status and advanced client reporting – for its Front Office Solutions clients. The new FOS valuation status tool enables institutional investors to more accurately measure current portfolio values and issues alerts when prices are updated. The advanced client reporting tool allows users to customise report…
Citi rolls out enhancements to Clarity data platform
Citi has enhanced its securities services data services platform, Citi Velocity Clarity. The enhancements to Clarity include a new integrated reporting tool that enables clients to overlay their own data, including graphical elements, with Citi held data to publish tailored reports. Data from middle-office trade processing, ETFs, and custody billing has been integrated into Citi’s…
Saphyre adopted by J.P. Morgan and BlackRock
J.P. Morgan Securities Services and BlackRock have adopted Saphyre’s platform to digitise the account opening workflow, eliminating manual processes, improving scalability and enabling buy-side clients to be ready to trade more quickly. Saphyre’s technology provides BlackRock and other buy-side firms with an efficient process for opening accounts with custodians and broker-dealers. Saphyre is a U.S.-based…
BP2S partners with Digital Asset in Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas Securities Services has established a partnership with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts. The new apps will provide market participants in Asia Pacific with real-time access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX)’s anticipated DLT-based trading and settlement platforms.…
Milestone hires Marian Azer to head Asia Pacific
Milestone Group, the fund industry fintech firm, has hired Marian Azer as managing director for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Reporting to London-based CEO Paul Roberts, Azer will have overall responsibility for market engagement, client success and go-to-market strategy across APAC, with particular emphasis on the Australian and New Zealand markets. Most recently, she was…
Arcesium opens UK office, hires Chris Barrow to head European bus dev
Arcesium LLC, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has opened an office in London. Chris Barrow has been appointed as the head of business development for Europe, based in the new London office. He was head of ENSO Financial Analytics in Europe, and has also worked at BBH and HSBC.