CACEIS, the European asset servicing group, and Sismo, a French fintech, have formed a partnership to offer a new solution for portfolio analysis and optimisation, as well as investment strategy development. The Sismo web platform is available through the CACEIS Connect Store. Sismo’s solution offers data visualisation and an advanced comparative analysis tool.
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SDX appoints head of digital securities
SIX Digital Exchange has appointed Alexandre Kech as head of digital securities, based in Switzerland. He was most recently with Citi Ventures, where he launched and ran its blockchain & digital asset team.
Zodia expands token coverage
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital asset custodian, has expanded its token coverage with the addition of Uniswap (UNI), USD Coin (USDC), and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). Zodia is a service provided by Standard Chartered, with Northern Trust as a co-investor.
State Street launches new P2P platform
State Street has launched a new peer-to-peer financing platform, Venturi, specifically designed to connect buy-side firms with new sources of liquidity in the global repo space. Venturi, built through a partnership with FinOptSys, a fintech focused on the securities financing market, supports trade negotiations and enhances trade settlement and collateral management, allowing traders to better…
Harvest appoints State Street for CNY hedging
State Street has been appointed by China’s Harvest Fund Management Co Ltd. to provide onshore CNY FX hedging services for their Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) investment funds. State Street has a long-term partnership with Harvest, having provided the firm with a range of investment services since 2010. State Street provides onshore CNY FX liquidity…
Northern Trust hires from BNY Mellon
Northern Trust has hired Barbara Doherty as a client executive in the asset servicing business, based in the U.S. She joins from BNY Mellon.
Northern Trust and EDS launch ESG workflow solution
Northern Trust and Equity Data Science, in which the bank has a stake, have launched an ESG workflow solution that will allow investors to access and share ESG information. The data aggregation tool leverages data science to increase transparency while enhancing efficiency and collaboration amongst investment teams.
Northern Trust hires AsPac innovation head
Northern Trust has hired Alvin Chia as head of digital assets innovation for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Chia is responsible for delivering innovations aligned to Northern Trust’s digital asset strategy to clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Chia reports to Justin Chapman, global head of digital assets and financial markets. Chia was most recently the…
CACEIS adds Clarity AI to app store
CACEIS, the European asset servicing group, has added Clarity AI to its app store, Connect Store. Clarity AI analyses more than 50,000 companies and 300,000 funds, 198 countries and 188 local governments, using machine learning and big data to deliver insights on sustainability. Clarity AI provides direct access to a broad universe of ESG, climate,…
Manaos gets new CEO
BNP Paribas has appointed Franck Delbes as CEO of Manaos, the investment services platform connecting institutional clients to ESG data and analytics providers. The platform helps investors collect fund inventories from their asset managers for full look-through analysis of their portfolios. It also provides clients with access to ESG data and analytics providers to help…