SGSS and Lumi Technologies, a provider of electronic voting services, have signed a partnership to ensure the long-term success of the existing SGSS tablet voting service and offer new remote voting services for general meetings. At the request of SGSS, Lumi Technologies recently acquired the intellectual property and the stock of touchscreen voting tablets developed…
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IQ-EQ establishes hybrid funds desk
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has launched a hybrid funds desk. The new desk will provide the expanding hybrid funds market with a dedicated, globally integrated team with expertise across open-ended and closed-ended fund structures. Hybrid funds – which provide fund managers with the flexibility to invest in a range of asset classes and…
Citi China links to BSE
Citi China has established a clearing and settlement solution with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp. Ltd. (CSDCC) Beijing Branch to support clearing and settlement activities for the new Beijing Stock Exchange and the National Equities Exchange and Quotation Co., Ltd (NEEQ). This makes Citi one of the first international banks to do so for…
SS&C launches 18f-4 service
SS&C has launched an 18f-4 analytics service to help fund managers comply with new derivatives investment reporting rules. SEC Rule 18f-4 comes into effect in August 2022, changing the regulatory framework for derivatives used by registered investment companies. The SS&C Algorithmics 18f-4 Risk Analytics Service is a cloud-based platform enabling users to generate reports for…
Genesis Custody gets UK regulatory approval
Genesis, a digital asset servicer and digital currency prime brokerage, has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority for its Genesis Custody business as a registered cryptoasset business. Genesis Custody provides segregated multi-asset cold storage for full custody of client assets. In 2020 Genesis acquired Vo1t, a UK-based digital custody service provider. The Genesis…
BNY Mellon and SNB Capital expand relationship
BNY Mellon and SNB Capital, Saudi Arabia’s largest custodian, are working on a data management solution to support a robust, market-leading and inclusive capital markets ecosystem. Following the 2020 formation of a global custody alliance to deliver securities services capabilities, SNB Capital will deploy BNY Mellon’s data platform within its IT infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.…
State Street renews data deal with LSEG
State Street and the London Stock Exchange Group have extended their relationship, with an agreement that includes a range of data services to support State Street across its businesses. State Street clients can access market pricing, symbology, and time series data from Refinitiv through the Charles River Investment Management Solution and the State Street Alpha…
Northern Trust continues automation push for alts business
Northern Trust has partnered with Accelex, a UK-based fintech, to provide asset owners with new capabilities for handling unstructured data. The improvements complement other AI-powered data extraction capabilities that Northern Trust has developed in house for its alternative asset servicing business and for clients of its Front Office Solutions platform. Leveraging Accelex technology, Northern Trust…
Vistra launches investor servicing portal
Vistra, the Singapore-based administrator, has launched a new investor servicing portal, VFunds 2.0, which is powered by Eleven, a fintech provider. The launch includes the migration of Vistra’s entire U.S. business to VFunds 2.0. Vistra is now rolling out VFunds 2.0 to clients around the world. The rollout of VFunds 2.0 focuses on Eleven’s document…
Northern Trust launches climate risk reporting service
Northern Trust has enhanced its ESG investment analytics to deliver new climate risk reporting for global institutional investor clients. The Climate Focus Report, part of Northern Trust’s ESG Insights suite of reporting solutions, offers clients a range of carbon metrics, physical risk and transition risk detail at the portfolio level. These include detailed emissions information,…