Broadridge Financial Solutions, a fintech provider, has gone live with its its distributed ledger repo (DLR) platform. The launch comes after multiple pilots with sell-side and buy-side firms. DLR provides a single platform where market participants can agree, execute and settle repo transactions. DLR allows for the immobilisation of the underlying securities in the repo…
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State Street creates new digital finance division
State Street has launched a new division focused on digital finance. The new division, State Street Digital, will be led by Nadine Chakar, EVP and head of global markets. Chakar will report to Lou Maiuri, COO. Chakar will be replaced as head of global markets by Tony Bisegna, currently global head of portfolio solutions, FX…
Arcesium launches performance allocation product
Arcesium, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has launched PerformA, a performance allocations product designed to simplify the investor accounting process and reduce the risks, costs, and manual errors associated with spreadsheet-based fund accounting. PerformA is tailored for different client types, including hedge funds, fund administrators, and private equity firms.
BBH launches Connectors program
Brown Brothers Harriman has launched BBH Connectors, a cohort of specialist third-party fintech and service providers that bring expertise in areas like ESG data, insurance accounting, class action recovery services, and AI to drive meaningful outcomes for clients. BBH Connectors can be readily integrated through BBH Infomediary, a data integration engine that provides efficient and…
BNY Mellon partners with Saphyre for client onboarding
BNY Mellon has become the latest custody bank to partner with a fintech to improve the client onboarding experience. It is working with Saphyre, which leverages patented AI technology to digitise all pre-trade activities across multilateral counterparties: asset owners, investment managers/hedge funds, broker/dealers, custodians, and prime brokers. The firms are working together to deploy AI…
Intertrust to open in France
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider, is to open its first office in France and has appointed Regis Leleu as country head. He joins from Citco.
RBC launches FX TCA service
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has launched its FX transaction cost analysis (TCA) service for currency overlay services (COS) clients. The service, which uses analytical technology provided by State Street-owned BestX, will provide RBC’s COS clients with independent FX TCA reporting to oversee and assess the execution quality of their COS transactions. COS is available…
Northern Trust launches upgrade of Rec Dashboard
Northern Trust has launched a new version of its Rec Dashboard, a workflow tool that provides a real-time view of breaks and reconciliations in trade activity between asset managers and other institutions. Rec Dashboard is hosted within Omnium, a Northern Trust middle- and back-office technology platform for fund administration. The enhanced tool is available to…
Sanne launches Dutch loan agency service
Sanne, the UK-listed fund and corporate services provider, has launched a loan agency service in the Netherlands. It augments Sanne’s existing loan agency business operating in London, Madrid, and New York.
Apex launches SPAC outsourced COO solution
Apex Group has launched an outsourced Special Purpose Acquisition Company COO solution through its subsidiary, Throgmorton US. Daniel Strauss, CEO of GlassBridge Enterprises Inc., a holding company focused on asset management opportunities, will be joining Apex in an advisory capacity to help deliver the solution.