U.S. Bank has selected Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) as its securities litigation service provider for custody clients. FRT provides comprehensive global class action monitoring, robust reporting, filing and recovery services. FRT will file class actions claims and antitrust suits on behalf of U.S. Bank custody clients enrolled in the service who hold impacted securities over…
Category: Product
Wastone opens ManCo in UAE
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has launched a new onshore, independent ManCo and distribution company in the United Arab Emirates. The new ManCo will be led by Caoimhghin O’Donnell, who has relocated from Waystone’s Dublin office, where he led the firm’s third party ManCo operations in Ireland.
Clearstream and Azimut collaborate
Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services provider, and Azimut, an independent group specialising in asset management across public and private markets and wealth management, have partnered to develop a new digital solution for private market funds. The collaboration addresses key challenges in the private market space, focusing on enhancing transparency, improving operational efficiency, and offering…
NTRS hires for OCIO role
Northern Trust has appointed Kate McCabe to lead the OCIO strategy for its asset servicing business unit. In this newly established role, McCabe will be responsible for developing strategic relationships with outsourced chief investment officer firms and the associated investment consultant community. She will report to Melanie Pickett, head of asset servicing, Americas. McCabe was…
Confluence appoints chief product officer
Confluence, a fintech provider for regulatory, analytics, and investor communications in the investment management industry, has appointed Kathleen Keenan as chief product officer. She will oversee Confluence’s product strategy and management, leading the company’s product and marketing divisions. She was most recently vice president of product management for investor communication services at Broadridge. Based in…
Passthrough & Aladdin integrate
Passthrough, a fintech focused on fund workflow automation, and Aladdin, BlackRock’s technology business, have formed a partnership that integrates Passthrough’s digital subscription technology within the eFront platform to offer a unified investor experience. The collaboration enables common clients – from general partners to asset servicers – to digitise their investor onboarding process and deliver scalable…
Clearstream & SimCorp launch new service
Deutsche Börse is beginning to unveil its plans for its recent acquisitions. SimCorp, the fintech, and Clearstream, both owned by Deutsche Börse, have launched a partnership to incorporate Clearstream’s post-trade offering in SimCorp One, SimCorp’s front-to-back investment platform. SimCorp’s clients will have access to Clearstream’s fund data solutions through its Kneip platform to disseminate data,…
U.S. Bank selects Fenergo
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has engaged Fenergo, the provider of client lifecycle management technology, to digitise and streamline the investor onboarding and service experience. This is the first step in a multi-year transformation for the fund servicing business.
Alchelyst gets Lux approval
Alchelyst, the Ireland-based alts administrator, has received approval to operate in Luxembourg.
Passthrough integrates with Salesforce
Passthrough has integrated with Salesforce to connect the CRM to investor onboarding workflow. Clients using Salesforce can automate investor invites, pre-populate investor data, track real-time status updates, and sync completed documents, without any R&D work.