Category: FinTech

Digital Asset and other market participants have completed the Canton Network pilot, a first-of-its-kind program demonstrating the interoperability of twenty-two independent distributed ledger applications (dApps) in the capital markets space. The execution of over 350 simulated transactions proved how a network of interoperable applications can connect to enable secure, atomic transactions across multiple parts of…

Pirum Systems, the UK-based fintech specialising in securities finance and collateral management, has hired Andy Bodley as key account director. Bodley will focus on growing the Pirum’s existing client accounts and refining the company’s client service model. He will be based in the London HQ. Most recently, Bodley worked in group strategic relationships at the…

State Street Bank International GmbH (SSBI) has agreed to expand and extend its partnership with SimCorp in Germany. Under the agreement, SimCorp will supply key technology components to SSBI for its accounting servicing, fund administration and data processing services that are provided predominantly to asset managers in Germany (KVG clients), including platform enhancements for corporate…

CACEIS has signed a partnership deal with Luxembourg-based regtech AlphaOmega to provide a PRIIPs reporting service for clients of its private equity real estate solutions business line. The new service is available via the Connect Store, CACEIS’ online marketplace, through which clients can access the solutions of selected fintech partners. AlphaOmega provides a one-stop shop…

ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in global asset and wealth management software, has signed an agreement with Fidelity International to deliver ZILO’s cloud-based transfer agency platform as part of its private assets business operating model. This follows the recent investment by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, a venture capital team within Fidelity International, as part of…

Socium Fund Services, a Suntera Global company specialising in private equity and private credit fund administration, has partnered with GRMA, a provider of SaaS-based and outsourced regulatory and compliance reporting, to power a compliance reporting solution for its private fund clients. The new offering allows Socium to streamline regulatory workflows for its private fund clients,…

After a 10-month sabbatical, Ally Kyle has emerged at Broadridge Financial Solutions as director, ICS international account management. Kyle spent 10 years at HSBC, most recently as head of account management in Europe for asset owners and managers. ICS is Broadridge’s investor communications business.

Royal London Asset Management, a UK fund management company with GBP153bn (USD194bn) AuM, has adopted BlackRock’s Aladdin technology platform, which HSBC will leverage to manage RLAM’s middle office. RLAM’s assets are currently serviced by HSBC’s securities services business, and will now be supported by Aladdin. HSBC has provided RLAM with global custody and middle-office services…

CGS International Securities Pte. Ltd, an Asia-based financial services provider which is ultimately owned by China Galaxy Securities, has implemented Broadridge’s securities finance and collateral management (SFCM) platform. The single platform will enable CGS International to minimise costs via automation, as well as simplifying workflows and exception-based processes.