Citco has opened an office in Dallas, TX. The office will serve as a regional hub for asset servicing operations, providing middle and back-office solutions including treasury and loan services, NAV calculations, investor services, corporate services and regulatory reporting.
Category: Product
State Street launches digital assets platform
State Street has belatedly launched a digital assets platform, which includes wallet management, custody and cash capabilities, designed to support tokenised product development across jurisdictions covering both private and public permissioned blockchain networks. State Street’s digital asset strategy has stuttered ever since Nadine Chakar, global head of digital assets, left in 2022 after barely a…
Eleven upgrades onboarding platform
Eleven, the U.S.-based fintech focused on the alternatives sector, has launched OS8, “expanding and deepening every part of the private investment lifecycle on a single intelligent, connected operating system”. OS8 covers fundraising and investor onboarding, servicing, payments, and compliance, streamlining interactions between fund managers, fund administrators, and investors.
BNY moves to tokenise deposits
BNY has taken the first step in its strategy to tokenise deposits by enabling the on chain mirrored representation of client deposit balances on its digital assets platform. Early participants include financial institutions and digital natives. Beginning with collateral and margin workflow use cases, this launch extends BNY’s cash capabilities by creating on-chain digital book…
SEI appoints CPO
SEI has appointed Jeff Benfield as chief product officer, reporting to Zach Womack, chief technology officer, Benfield will lead SEI’s enterprise product strategy, development, and execution. He was previously head of platform strategy and operations for SEI’s asset management business.
Ultimus deploys FINTRX
FINTRX, the private wealth intelligence platform, has partnered with Ultimus Fund Solutions to provide Ultimus’ asset management clients with access to FINTRX’s private wealth intelligence. Users will gain direct access to FINTRX’s platform, which features detailed profiles and data on RIAs, broker/dealers, family offices, and other private wealth entities. By leveraging FINTRX’s data and intuitive…
DTCC partners with Digital Asset & Canton
DTTC has partnered with Digital Asset and the Canton Network to enable the tokenisation of DTC custodied assets on the Canton Network. The partnership follows DTC’s recent receipt of a No-Action Letter from the SEC to implement and operate a new service to tokenise real-world, DTC-custodied assets. Through this partnership, DTCC plans to enable a…
SimCorp moves ahead with alts business
SimCorp, the Deutsche Börse-owned fintech, has appointed Hugues Chabanis to the newly-created role of head of SimCorp Alternatives, as the company focuses on the growing importance of innovative solutions within private markets. Chabanis, who has been with SimCorp for 10 years, will also become COO of Domos by SimCorp, the Paris-based organisation SimCorp acquired earlier…
DTC to tokenise real-world assets
DTC, a subsidiary of DTCC, has received a No-Action Letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer, under federal securities laws and regulations, a new service to tokenise real-world, DTC-custodied assets in a controlled production environment. DTC anticipates beginning to roll out the service in the second half of 2026. The No-Action Letter authorises DTC…
UI launches active ETF platform
Universal Investment Group, the Germany-based fund services platform and Super ManCo, has launched its active ETF offering. The new platform enables asset managers and fund initiators to launch active UCITS ETFs with efficient time-to-market, regulatory certainty, and full operational support. Universal Investment is already working on customised active ETF structures as well as a white-label…