Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with Finscape to provide clients with a comprehensive view of their fund distribution activity. By streamlining market intelligence gathering, the service – also called Finscape – aims to help address industry-wide challenges around data transparency. Under the agreement, Northern Trust will make Finscape available to its asset manager…
Category: FinTech
Broadridge hires new president of asset management solutions
Broadridge Financial Solutions, the U.S.-based fintech, has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of its asset management solutions business. He will be responsible for driving Broadridge’s global asset management business growth, the strategic execution of client and market-focused solutions, and service delivery. Broadridge Asset Management Solutions supports hedge funds, asset managers, family offices, private debt/CLO managers,…
Deutsche Börse to acquire Kneip
Deutsche Börse Group is expanding its offering in the data services space by acquiring Kneip Communication S.A., a leading European fund data specialist. The companies have reached an agreement through which Deutsche Börse will acquire 100pct of the Luxembourg-based fund data manager. Further terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to…
State Street links to Pirum
State Street has integrated its Collateral+ platform with Pirum’s CollateralConnect service to support mutual clients with collateral management and optimisation. This collaboration builds on a series of investments in the Collateral+ suite, which was recently expanded to include a tri-party service, which enables buy-side firms to optimise collateral usage and efficiency when posting margin to…
Charles River expands wealth management offering
Charles River Development, a State Street company, has established a strategic partnership with Advisor360°, a wealth management software company. The ability for mutual clients to leverage the capabilities of both firms aims to create an innovative and differentiated wealth management solution for the industry. John Plansky, head of State Street Alpha, said: “This partnership signals…
Saphyre completes fundraising round
Saphyre, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech that leverages patented AI technology to structure all pre-trade data while eliminating post-trade inefficiencies, has completed its Series A round of USD18.7m, led by HCAP Partners, with J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas participating in the round.
Cowen launches digital asset division
Cowen Inc. has launched its digital asset division, Cowen Digital LLC. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the new division offers full-service trade execution and custody solutions on a platform that provides institutional clients with secure and compliant access to the digital asset ecosystem. Custody solutions are provided through Cowen’s strategic partnership with PolySign’s Standard Custody &…
Bosonic hires Paddy Boyle as global head of clearing & derivatives
Bosonic, a decentralised financial market infrastructure (dFMI) business with a real-time clearing and settlement service for crypto and digital assets — the Bosonic Network – has hired Paddy Boyle as global head of clearing and derivatives. Boyle is based in London and reports into CEO Rosario Ingargiola. He is charged primarily with further building out…
BP2S to deploy Next Gate tech
BNP Paribas Securities Services and Next Gate Tech have reached an agreement through which BP2S will deploy Next Gate Tech’s data management and NAV oversight technology to support its depositary bank operations, initially in Luxembourg. Next Gate is a Luxembourg-based fintech which recently hired Eduardo Gramuglia, formerly head of State Street in Luxembourg, as its…
Vistra to implement Depowise solution
Vistra, the Singapore-based provider of fund administration and corporate services, has established a partnership with Depowise to adopt its depositary solution. Depowise is a European-based provider of regtech solutions. The new partnership allows Vistra to transform and digitise depositary business processes. Depowise will be rolled out across Vistra’s European depositary operations in the UK and…