BNY Mellon has expanded its ESG analytics offering by integrating fixed income scoring for corporate bonds. Clients can now view ESG and GC scores on equities and fixed income at the portfolio level versus relevant benchmarks over time. Clients also have the ability to view the ESG and GC scores at the company-level. Additionally, BNY…
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Citi launches multi-slot IBOR solution
Citi has upgraded its Investment Book of Record (IBOR) data delivery service to support middle office clients operating across multiple trading cycles. The ‘multi-slot’ IBOR solution can be customised to meet the operational needs of individual clients across their front office locations in various regions, particularly informing start-of-day trading positions and cash forecasts globally. The…
BNY Mellon forms strategic alliance with Bloomberg
Following its alliance deal with BlackRock Solutions earlier this year, BNY Mellon has formed a strategic alliance with Bloomberg that further integrates BNY Mellon’s data, analytics, and servicing capabilities with AIM, Bloomberg’s portfolio management, trading and compliance platform. The new connectivity streamlines data delivery between the two firms and enables clients to access BNY Mellon’s…
Northern Trust launches new client dashboards for Omnium
Northern Trust has launched a range of new client dashboards for Omnium, its technology platform for alternative fund administration. Omnium client dashboards feature a streamlined interface to enhance the user experience and are optimised for mobile devices to provide real-time, on-demand access to portfolio information. Additional features include interactive data visualisation capabilities, readily accessible static…
CTIM selects Northern Trust’s Integrated Trade Solutions service
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide its Integrated Trading Solutions service and MiFID II transaction reporting to Charles Taylor Investment Management (CTIM), the fund management business of Charles Taylor plc, a professional services and technology solutions provider to the global insurance market. CTIM has USD2bn AuM. The mandate expands CTIM’s existing relationship with Northern…
BNP Paribas wins USD7.5bn mandate from Colombia’s Protección
BNP Paribas has been appointed as global custodian by Protección S.A. and has onboarded Protección’s foreign portfolio of over USD7.5bn in assets. Protección S.A. is one of the largest pension funds in Colombia with over USD31bn in assets. One of its main shareholders is SURA Asset Management, which is a subsidiary of SURA Group, one…
Northern Trust adds risk management to FOS product set
Northern Trust has expanded its front office solutions product set to include a suite of risk management capabilities, enabling asset owners to review and assess the operational strengths and risks of investment managers, including those managing alternative strategies such as hedge funds, private equity funds, real assets and direct investments. The operational risk management solutions…
Northern Trust hires Gil Platteau for Switzerland client role
Northern Trust has appointed Gil Platteau to the senior leadership team in Switzerland. Based in the Basel office, Platteau will manage key client relationships with Swiss pension funds and insurance companies. Platteau was most recently at Mercer Delegated Solutions, where he was country head of Switzerland.
BNY Mellon opens Jeonju, Korea office to support NPS
BNY Mellon has opened a representative office in Jeonju, Korea. This follows its 2018 appointment as global custodian for the fixed income assets of National Pension Service of Korea (NPS), which is based in Jeonju. NPS, which oversees South Korea’s public pension assets, is the world’s third largest pension fund. As of April 2019, it…
BNP Paribas wins EUR8.6bn Pensioenfonds PostNL mandate
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected by Pensioenfonds PostNL to provide custody and value-added services. Pensioenfonds PostNL is the company pension fund of PostNL, and has a total asset base of EUR8.6bn. The mandate, effective from 1 January 2020, covers custody, investment accounting, investment compliance, regulatory reporting, and performance and risk analytics services.