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Martin Jacobs has returned to State Street as client solutions lead for its State Street Alpha front-to-back solution. Jacobs previously spent nearly seven years at Citi, where he was most recently global product head of data strategy & architecture. He is based in London.

State Street has completed its acquisition of CF Global Trading, a UK-based firm specialising in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a variety of asset classes, including equities, listed derivatives and fixed income. Financial terms are not being disclosed. State Street currently provides outsourced trading to clients in the Americas, APAC and Middle East,…

Harbor Capital Advisors, the U.S.-based ETF manager with USD45bn AuM, has selected SS&C‘s front-to-back investment management platform for the recently launched Harbor Multi-Asset Explorer ETF. Harbor Capital already uses Eze OMS for trading and has upgraded to a front-to-back solution with the addition of SS&C Geneva for fund accounting and daily operational support for certain…

State Street has completed implementation of State Street Alpha, its front-to-back asset servicing platform for institutional investment and wealth managers, with BMO Global Asset Management. BMO GAM is a Canadian asset manager with a range of mutual funds, ETFs, alternative funds, and other investment products. BMO GAM began the implementation of State Street’s Alpha platform…

U.S. Bank has established a partnership with Enfusion, provider of a cloud-native, SaaS platform for investment managers and asset owners, to provide mutual clients with connectivity to Enfusion’s front-to-back system and middle- and back-office managed services. The platform encompasses portfolio management, order and execution management, accounting and analytics modules, and managed services. The relationship expands…

State Street has expanded its Alpha front-to-back asset servicing platform to support the entire ETF lifecycle with front, middle and back-office capabilities, underpinned by the State Street Alpha Data Platform. The new offering integrates Charles River Development’s front office products with State Street’s ETF servicing capabilities to deliver end-to-end processing for ETF issuers across the…

Deutsche Börse AG and SimCorp A/S have entered into a binding agreement which will see Deutsche Börse make an all cash recommended public takeover offer to acquire SimCorp, valuing the business at EUR3.9bn (USD4.3bn). The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals as well as other customary conditions and is expected to be completed in the…

Broadridge, the U.S.-based fintech, has launched a trading solution that enables clients to achieve increased STP and efficiency, better trading decisions and client insights, improved controls, and reduced risk. The new solution aims to enable clients of Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions to achieve greater agility and faster time to market, improved scalability, and reduced…

State Street has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CF Global Trading, a firm specialising in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a variety of asset classes including equities, listed derivatives and fixed income. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms…