Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, has been certified by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) in the categories of security (ISO 27001), cloud (ISO 27017) and privacy (ISO 27018). Fireblocks claims that it is the only crypto tech company to achieve all three certifications.
Category: Product
Northern Trust teams up with Commcise
Northern Trust has enhanced the commission management process for its Integrated Trading Solutions clients through a collaboration with Commcise, a provider of cloud-based software solutions, including commission management and aggregation services, research valuation, consumption tracking and share-of-wallet reporting. The Commcise platform provides managers with automated soft dollar reconciliation, invoice/contract management, commission targeting, broker voting, commission…
Apex hires product transformation manager
Ken McCarney has joined Apex as product transformation manager, based in Dublin. He was previously CEO of Epoch Alpha Partners, and also spent almost 12 years at MUFG Investor Services, latterly as CEO in Ireland.
Challenger & SimCorp to launch new business in Australia
Challenger, an Australian investment management firm, and SimCorp, a provider of SaaS investment management solutions, have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding in relation to a strategic partnership to launch a new stand-alone company. The business will provide investment administration services to Challenger, Fidante Partners and third-party clients. As part of the agreement, Challenger will…
Crestbridge restructures in Bahrain
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has restructured its Bahrain business, separating its trustee and fund administration businesses: Crestbridge Bahrain BSC and Crestbridge Funds Services W.L.L. respectively. Crestbridge has been granted a new fund administration licence by the Central Bank of Bahrain to continue its fund administration operation. Crestbridge has administered funds and provided administration and operational…
Zodia Custody links to Fireblocks
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto asset servicing provider for institutional investors, has established a deal with Fireblocks, the U.S.-based provider of digital asset and crypto technology, to enhance Zodia’s’s connectivity offering and give institutional investors direct access to the Fireblocks network, a global crypto capital markets gateway. The integration will allow Zodia’s institutional clients to…
State Street goes live in Singapore with Fund Connect ETF portal
State Street has gone live in Singapore with Fund Connect ETF, a global primary market ETF portal with access to more than 960 ETFs. Fund Connect ETF is an online fund portal for the creation and redemption of ETFs, designed as a single point of access for sponsors. The portal’s automated order placement solution and…
CIBC Mellon partners with FRT
CIBC Mellon has formed a partnership with Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT), a provider of securities class action recovery services to the investment community. Through this collaboration, Canadian institutional investors will be able to subscribe for enhanced governance, recovery, and shareholder litigation solutions from FRT to help them navigate the complexities associated with class action claims…
State Street partners with Paxos in T+0 pilot
Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, has partnered with State Street to integrate State Street’s custody services into the Paxos Settlement Service. As part of the pilot, State Street was able to simulate the settlement and custody of shares on the Paxos platform and asset movements more efficiently. State Street was able to send settlement…
Northern Trust partners with Enfusion, Fenergo
Northern Trust has announced two fintech collaborations. First, it has established a relationship with Enfusion, a U.S.-based provider of cloud-native investment management software and services, to provide portfolio management, order and execution management system, and analytics capabilities to mutual clients. Through this collaboration, Enfusion and Northern Trust will offer asset manager, hedge fund and internally…