Citco has upgraded its Æxeo Treasury platform to enable users to transfer securities via Swift through its new securities transfer service, Securities View.
Category: FinTech
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…
FINBOURNE hires from BNPP
FINBOURNE Technology, the UK-based data management fintech, has appointed Neil Ryan as head of product marketing and solution positioning. Ryan was most recently global head of investment analytics & data services at BNP Paribas’ securities services business.
BNPP appoints co-heads of data & digital
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has appointed Jean-Marc Friess and Thomas Durif as co-heads of its data & digital services business. Friess is appointed chief digital services officer for securities services. In his new role, he will continue to lead securities services’ digital channels and services roadmap and will take over the lead of its…
Apex to acquire Retransform
Apex has agreed to acquire Retransform from The Annet Group. Retransform is a global real estate service provider offering technology solutions and managed services to commercial, retail, residential and corporate real estate clients. Apex and Annet are also establishing a joint venture to develop software in the areas of data analytics, valuation, and digital twins…