LGL Group, the C.I.-based provider of alternative fund, corporate, and family office services, has selected Allvue Systems, a provider of technology solutions for the alternative investments sector, to provide its fund accounting and investor portal platforms to support its fund administration business. Based in the U.S., Allvue was established in 2019 through the merger of…
Category: FinTech
PolySign to acquire MG Stover
PolySign Inc., the U.S.-based digital assets fintech, has agreed to acquire MG Stover, a U.S.-based alternatives administrator with >USD40bn in digital assets under administration, believed to the world’s largest. The acquisition will enable PolySign “to deliver a comprehensive, vertically integrated custody, trading and administration offering to institutional investors for cryptocurrency and digital assets”. PolySign expects…
Securrency secures FSP for ADGM
Securrency Capital, a broker-dealer based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has secured a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to deal in investments as a matched principal and provide custody for those investments. The license enables Securrency Capital to provide trading of digital assets to a variety of…
SG supports Generali digital bond purchase
Generali Investments – through Generali Insurance Asset Management, on behalf of the French company Generali IARD – has purchased, on the secondary market, security tokens of the digitally native bond issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2021 (with Société Générale as Joint lead manager). The transaction was performed over the blockchain infrastructure of…
Aon and BNY Mellon collaborate on ESG
Aon and BNY Mellon have signed a multi-faceted data and digital collaboration focusing on supporting the ESG needs of clients globally, leveraging both firms’ collective ESG data and analytics capabilities and data sets. In addition, Aon and BNY Mellon will work to further enhance solutions in the areas of digital assets and data and analytics.…
SG signs with Saphyre
Saphyre, the U.S.-based fintech company focused on pre-trade setups and post-trade issues, has signed up Société Générale’s global markets division for new fund onboarding and maintenance. SG has been collaborating with Saphyre on STP of account setups to speed the time to market in order to provide immediate liquidity as well as seamless post-trade allocations…
PFS hires new director of sales
Pacific Fund Systems, an Isle of Man-based provider of fund administration software, has hired Jesper Steiness as director of sales. Based in Denmark, he will work closely with Kelly Ashe, head of sales and marketing, and the wider PFS team in promoting PFS’ software, including PFS-PAXUS, PFS-CONNECT and PFS-CLOUD to fund administration companies globally. He…
State Street launches fund trading in Mexico
State Street has launched an integrated fund trading solution, alongside its custody offering, for clients in Mexico. The secure online platform will allow for access to a broad range of investment funds in collaboration with Clearstream’s Vestima platform, providing fund order services through a single-entry point. The service will support connectivity with a range of…
Saphyre hires industry heavy-hitter as COO
Saphyre, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech that leverages patented AI technology to structure all pre-trade data while eliminating post-trade inefficiencies, has hired Ray Shivers as its new chief operating officer. Shivers was formerly COO of global investment operations at BlackRock and, most recently, COO of Lincoln Investment.
BNY Mellon invests in Coin Metrics
Coin Metrics, a provider of crypto financial intelligence, has raised USD35m in Series C financing, led by Acrew Capital and BNY Mellon. Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, Highland Capital Partners, Avon Ventures and Morningside Technology Ventures are continuing their investments in the company after participating in previous fundraising rounds. They are joined by new investors Cboe…