BNP Paribas Securities Services has formed a partnership with Clarity AI, a sustainability data science and technology company. Through its Manaos platform, BNP Paribas clients can access Clarity AI’s universe of sustainability data and insights. Manaos enables institutional investors to store their fund data on a single platform to obtain a comprehensive and transparent view…
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Reichmuth appoints AssetMetrix for digital reporting
Reichmuth & Co Investment Management AG, a subsidiary of the Swiss owner-managed private banking group Reichmuth & Co, has appointed AssetMetrix, the Germany-based specialist asset servicer, as a partner for the digitalisation of its infrastructure activities. Services include tools for performance, risk management, benchmarking as well as cash flow and performance forecasts. In addition, clients…
Northern Trust’s FOS business adds two seniors
Northern Trust’s Front Office Solutions business has hired Nichole Mann as head of operations administration and Nora Tiller as head of client solutions. Mann will be responsible for functions including operational data governance, data quality and process oversight, policy development, and data analysis. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Mann worked at Calculated Valuation. Tiller will…
Citi launches sec lending solution for wealth managers
Citi has launched the first fully automated securities lending solution for wealth management firms, in partnership with fintech firm Sharegain. Through Citi’s solution, wealth managers can deliver a securities lending program to their clients, giving them the opportunity to earn additional revenue on their stocks, bonds and ETFs, without developing an internal program from scratch.…
AssetMetrix establishes account management function
AssetMetrix, the Germany-based specialist asset servicing provider in which BNP Paribas has a stake, has appointed Joerg von Taube as head of the newly created account management function within its business development team. He joined AssetMetrix in 2017.
BondEvalue appoints Citi as bond custodian
Citi has been selected by BondEvalue Pte Ltd to act as a custodian for the underlying bonds traded on BondbloX, its digital exchange for fractionalized assets. Under the agreement, Citi will provide asset safekeeping and servicing solutions. BondEvalue, a Singaporean fintech company founded in 2016, launched the world’s first fractional bond exchange in 2020 after…
State Street hires BNY Mellon’s Ann Fogarty
State Street has hired BNY Mellon’s Ann Fogarty as deputy head of the global delivery unit. She has responsibility for State Street’s custody, middle office, transfer agency and client service operations. Fogarty reports to Liz Nolan, head of global delivery. She will also join State Street’s management committee. At BNY Mellon, Fogarty was most recently…
State Street appoints O’Reilly to head alts in EMEA
State Street has appointed Vincent Georgel-O’Reilly as regional segment head for alternatives in EMEA. In this new role, O’Reilly covers hedge funds and private markets and is responsible for advancing the investment services strategic direction, product structuring, sales and operations in EMEA. He reports to Paul Fleming, global head of alternatives and Joerg Ambrosius, chief…
BNY Mellon invests in Fireblocks
Fireblocks, a provider of software to store, transfer and issue digital assets, has raised USD133m in Series C venture capital funding. BNY Mellon is one of the investors.
HSBC completes first sec lending trade in Saudi Arabia
HSBC has completed the first securities lending transaction in Saudi Arabia. HSBC acted as custodian and agent lender on the transaction for a large regional asset owner, enabling HSBC, in its role of prime broker, to borrow Saudi Arabian equities from the asset owner and provide access to the country’s equities market for a global…