Clearwater Analytics, the U.S.-based provider of investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has appointed Sunil Dixit as chief product officer. Before joining Clearwater, Dixit was responsible for financial services cloud and Einstein-driven intelligence applications for wealth management and banking at Salesforce.
Category: FinTech
Socium implements Sentry
Socium Fund Services, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Suntera Global, has implemented the Sentry loan portfolio management technology from Broadridge. Socium is a private capital and credit fund administration firm. Sentry is a scalable web-based solution that captures, calculates, and analyses the borrower’s KPIs, monitors the pipeline, improves credit selection, and creates reusable covenant rules. As…
Pirum hires for U.S. sales
Gary Messina has joined Pirum, the UK-based fintech specialising in the securities finance sector, as associate director, sales origination. Based in New York, he will report locally to Matthew Lilien, North America head of sales. Prior to joining Pirum, Messina was a vice president in client relationship management at Equilend.
Citco upgrades Æxeo
Citco has upgraded its Æxeo Treasury platform to enable users to transfer securities via Swift through its new securities transfer service, Securities View.
Broadridge appoints new Canada president
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Karin Yorfido as president of Broadridge Canada. Yorfido succeeds Michael Dignam who, after a 42-year career with Broadridge, will become vice chairman of Broadridge Canada, an advisory role. Yorfido, who is based in Toronto, will lead Broadridge’s investor communication solutions business in Canada and global technology and operations (GTO), reporting…
AccessFintech hires head of buy-side
AccessFintech, the provider of data and network collaboration services, has appointed Chris Daur as global head of buy-side. The hire comes on the back of significant momentum in the business and the growth of the Synergy Network, which now has more than 100 buy-side institutions connected, expanding the sell-side and custodian network. Synergy generates real-time…
Pirum and Kingfield connect
Pirum, the UK-based fintech specialising in securities finance, and Kingfield, an exceptions processing fintech, have collaborated to develop connectivity to assist clients in fully automating income claims. With this new connectivity, mutual clients using Kingfield’s solutions can leverage Pirum’s CoacsConnect service, linking to all their trading counterparties. This allows matching, reconciliations, and automation of the…
SG-FORGE obtains DASP status
Société Générale – FORGE, a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group dedicated to crypto assets activities, has obtained regulatory approval as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP), or Prestataire de Service sur Actifs Numériques (PSAN), with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The move anticipates the implementation of the European MiCA regulation, which aims to…
Broadridge appoints new international CEO
Broadridge Financial Solutions, the U.S.-based fintech provider, has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of Broadridge International, based in London. Sleightholme joined Broadridge in 2022 as president of its asset management solutions business. He previously spent five years at SS&C Technologies where he was CEO and general manager of its DST Systems business. Prior to SS&C,…
Northern Trust builds links with Singapore digital think tanks
Northern Trust, the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) and Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS AIDF) have embarked on a series of research and industry development initiatives to advance efforts to define the future of blockchain for institutional investors. The partnership includes: A joint research project on custody in the age…