Category: FinTech

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 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, 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 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, 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.

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…

SimCorp, the European provider of SaaS investment management solutions, has opened an office in Mexico City. Mexico City was selected as the market offers attractive operating conditions, available talent, a growing economy, and geographic proximity to the North American market. Oscar Nasta has joined SimCorp as head of delivery center Mexico City, SimCorp has signed…

Pirum, the UK-based securities finance fintech, has hired Jon Ford as head of fixed income business development, based In London. Previously, Ford spent eight years at RBC Capital Markets where his most recent role was head of fixed income financing sales.