Generali Investments – through Generali Insurance Asset Management, on behalf of the French company Generali IARD – has purchased, on the secondary market, security tokens of the digitally native bond issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2021 (with Société Générale as Joint lead manager). The transaction was performed over the blockchain infrastructure of…
Category: FinTech
Aon and BNY Mellon collaborate on ESG
Aon and BNY Mellon have signed a multi-faceted data and digital collaboration focusing on supporting the ESG needs of clients globally, leveraging both firms’ collective ESG data and analytics capabilities and data sets. In addition, Aon and BNY Mellon will work to further enhance solutions in the areas of digital assets and data and analytics.…
SG signs with Saphyre
Saphyre, the U.S.-based fintech company focused on pre-trade setups and post-trade issues, has signed up Société Générale’s global markets division for new fund onboarding and maintenance. SG has been collaborating with Saphyre on STP of account setups to speed the time to market in order to provide immediate liquidity as well as seamless post-trade allocations…
PFS hires new director of sales
Pacific Fund Systems, an Isle of Man-based provider of fund administration software, has hired Jesper Steiness as director of sales. Based in Denmark, he will work closely with Kelly Ashe, head of sales and marketing, and the wider PFS team in promoting PFS’ software, including PFS-PAXUS, PFS-CONNECT and PFS-CLOUD to fund administration companies globally. He…
State Street launches fund trading in Mexico
State Street has launched an integrated fund trading solution, alongside its custody offering, for clients in Mexico. The secure online platform will allow for access to a broad range of investment funds in collaboration with Clearstream’s Vestima platform, providing fund order services through a single-entry point. The service will support connectivity with a range of…
Saphyre hires industry heavy-hitter as COO
Saphyre, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech that leverages patented AI technology to structure all pre-trade data while eliminating post-trade inefficiencies, has hired Ray Shivers as its new chief operating officer. Shivers was formerly COO of global investment operations at BlackRock and, most recently, COO of Lincoln Investment.
BNY Mellon invests in Coin Metrics
Coin Metrics, a provider of crypto financial intelligence, has raised USD35m in Series C financing, led by Acrew Capital and BNY Mellon. Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, Highland Capital Partners, Avon Ventures and Morningside Technology Ventures are continuing their investments in the company after participating in previous fundraising rounds. They are joined by new investors Cboe…
Nexo launches PB platform
Nexo, a regulated institution for digital assets, has launched Nexo Prime, a proprietary prime brokerage platform that enables institutional, corporate, and high-net-worth investors to trade, borrow, lend, and securely store their digital assets through a single product. Nexo Prime’s custody framework combines solutions from BitGo, Fireblocks, Ledger Vault, and Fidelity Digital Assets. All digital assets…
Rathbone signs with Charles River
Rathbone Funds (Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd), the UK-based subsidiary of Rathbones Group Plc, has selected the Charles River Investment Management Solution to support its equity, fixed income and multi-asset portfolio management, including managing its securities and investment data on the State Street Alpha Data Platform. Mike Webb, chief executive of Rathbone Unit Trust Management…
SimCorp & SGSS extend partnership
SimCorp, the Europe-based provider of SaaS investment management solutions, and Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) have extended their partnership until 2028 to promote front-to-back solutions for asset managers. The new contract includes a broad scope of new activities, including additional front office and ESG functionalities for CrossWise, SGSS’s front-to-back integrated suite which leverages SimCorp Dimension’s…