BlackRock and AccessFintech, a data and workflow collaboration network for financial markets, have formed a partnership. Through Aladdin, the firms aim to deliver bilateral connectivity and real-time post-trade collaboration between the global buy-side Aladdin platform community, and the >250 capital markets and asset servicing institutions already connected to AccessFintech’s Synergy Network. BlackRock has made a…
Category: FinTech
Behan joins FundGuard
FundGuard, the cloud-native investment accounting platform that has been adopted by Citi and State Street, has appointed Simon Behan as chief commercial officer. He has previously held commercial leadership roles at Finbourne, Ocorian, Virtus Partners, Deutsche Bank and BNY.
Broadridge hires Street
Broadridge has appointed Richard Street as head of international sales. Based in London, he will report to Mike Sleightholme, president of Broadridge International. Prior to joining Broadridge, Street was chief revenue officer & head of business development at a portfolio of specialist fintechs, and has also worked at at RBC Investor and Treasury Services, and…
Gen II rolls out Fenergo
Gen II Fund Services, the private capital fund administrator, is rolling out Fenergo, the onboarding and lifecycle management fintech. The initial rollout began in Europe in November, with all locations expected to go live by the end of 2026.
Fenergo appoints COO
Fenergo, the fintech focused on client lifecycle management and financial crime compliance solutions, has appointed Hishaam Caramanli as president and chief operating officer. Reporting to CEO Marc Murphy, Caramanli previously worked at ION Markets, UBS and Morgan Stanley.
FIS launches asset servicing service
FIS, the U.S.-based fintech, has launched the FIS Asset Servicing Management Suite, which combines the traditionally separate functions of corporate actions processing, proxy voting, class actions claims, operational claims and tax reclaim management.
Bridge selects Allvue
Bridge Alternative Investment Solutions, a U.S.-based fund services provider, has selected Allvue as its technology partner. Allvue is a fintech specialising in private capital markets. With Allvue, Bridge will unify fund accounting, investor services, and reporting.
Saphyre hires from BlackRock
Saphyre, the fintech that automates pre-trade onboarding processes and post-trade data management, has hired Jason Strofs as a senior relationship manager. He has more than 25 years of experience at BlackRock, including roles as managing director, deputy global head of securities lending, and global head of product & business strategy for securities lending,
SimCorp adds two senior managers in APAC
SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse Group, has added two managers to its APAC leadership team. Jesper Tyrer joins as head of sales, APAC. Prior to SimCorp, he spent eight years at BlackRock, most recently as head of APAC Aladdin business development. Medi Tuku joins as head of solutions engineering, APAC. Most recently, he…
Thind leaves State Street
Aman Thind has joined JPMorgan Chase as global head of technology strategy and enterprise architecture. He previously spent seven years at State Street, most recently as chief technology officer for State Street Alpha.