Goji, the Euroclear-owned fintech that offers investors digital access to alternative investments, will provide its onboarding technology to support Greater Share’s fundraising efforts for its first fund, which focuses on education. The Greater Share Education Fund, which is governed by Luxembourg law, is set to reach its second close in September 2023, and is supported…
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Maybank partners with Broadridge
Maybank Investment Bank Berhad, the Malaysia-based bank, has partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions to grow its securities borrowing and lending business. Leveraging Broadridge’s securities finance and collateral management solution, Maybank IB’s newly launched offering for institutional investors deploys proprietary technology for a front-to-back platform that is fast, transparent and Shariah-compliant.
SimCorp offer moves ahead
Deutsche Börse has received the final regulatory approval relating to its offer for SimCorp. The offer period expires on 19 September 2023.
Formidium launches tax module
Formidium, a U.S.-based provider of fund technology and back-office solutions, has released a tax allocations and returns module for its fund accounting software, Seamless. The tax allocations module streamlines the process of tax allocations, federal/state returns preparation, tax schedules such as K1s, and returns such as 1099s and 1042s, for SPVs, hedge funds, venture funds,…
Northern Trust appoints FX chief
Northern Trust has appointed Dane Fannin to lead its global FX business. Fannin, who joined the bank in 2006, will retain his existing responsibilities for the securities finance business. He reports to Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets, banking & treasury services. Fannin replaces Marisa Kurk, who left earlier this year.
Xceptor and Taskize form partnership
Xceptor, a data automation platform provider, and Taskize, the Euroclear-owned provider of inter-company workflow, have formed a partnership to supply financial institutions and energy firms with improved counterparty experiences and operational efficiencies. The partnership combines Taskize’s ability to reduce the volume of operational emails and provide greater clarity and real-time management information, with Xceptor’s platform…
HSBC launches ETF platform
HSBC has launched ETF Platform Solutions, its new end-to-end platform providing asset servicing solutions to ETF issuers globally. Under a single offering, ETF issuers will have access to HSBC’s markets & securities services capabilities, such as: ETF order management, PCF production, and custom ETF NAV attribution analysis; AP services including ETF seeding and HSBC’s ETF…
Hazeltree adds to C-suite
Hazeltree, the U.S.-based provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Vlad Berson as chief marketing officer. He will report to Hazeltree CEO Tushar Amin and will be based in New York. Berson joins from Broadridge, where he was most recently global head of marketing for capital markets.
SS&C re-hires Jason Vaughn
Jason Vaughn has joined SS&C as head of strategic revenue for its global investor and distribution solutions business in the U.S. He joins from FIS. He previously worked for SS&C between 2016 and 2020.
MSCI to own Burgiss outright
MSCI Inc., a provider of decision support tools and services for the investment sector, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 66pct of The Burgiss Group, LLC for USD697m in cash. Burgiss is a U.S.-based provider of data, analytics, and technology solutions for investors in private assets. Since its initial investment in…