In preparation for the US equity market’s transition to a T+1 settlement cycle in 2024, State Street has launched an automated workflow solution and integration with DTCC within State Street’s FX trading service, StreetFX. By connecting to DTCC Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) and its central trade matching platform, CTM, StreetFX can now receive settlement instructions…
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DTCC to acquire Securrency
DTCC, the U.S. market infrastructure provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securrency Inc., a developer of institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. The acquisition is expected to close shortly. Both U.S. Bank and State Street are investors in Securrency. Securrency will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTCC and will operate under the name DTCC Digital…
State Street hires India CEO
State Street has appointed Arindam Banerrji as the firm’s country head for India. Based in Bengaluru, Banerrji reports to Lou Maiuri, president, chief operating officer, and head of investment services. He joins State Street from Wells Fargo, where he most recently served as the executive vice president and managing director for its operating centres in…
Chansky joins SS&C
Neal Chansky has joined SS&C as head of the registered funds business, based in the U.S. Chansky was most recently global head of consultant relations at BNY Mellon, and previously spent 10 years at State Street.
FundGuard expands to London
FundGuard, the provider of a cloud-native SaaS investment accounting platform, has opened a London office. It has also appointed Antony Slee as sales director and Ravi Patel as sales engineering director to lead local commercial initiatives. Both Citi and State Street are investors in FundGuard.
State Street links with LoopFX
State Street has entered into an agreement to make the LoopFX functionality available through FX Connect, part of the GlobalLink suite of e-trading platforms, technology and workflow solutions. LoopFX is creating a new liquidity venue for large spot FX trades by centralising peer-to-peer matching with bank interest. This will enable traders to identify, in real-time,…
Northern Trust appoints HK head of asset servicing
Northern Trust has appointed Aisling Keane as head of asset servicing, Hong Kong. In this newly created role, Keane will lead Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction for the asset servicing business and providing solutions to clients. Keane was most recently head of…
Ultimus hires from State Street
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has hired Steve Scaringe as a senior vice president, business development. In this role, he will focus on providing enterprise-wide service solutions to institutional investment managers. Scaringe has worked for J.P. Morgan and, most recently, State Street.
State Street consolidates in India
State Street is streamlining its operating model in India and intends to assume full ownership of the company’s joint venture with the Atos Group (originally established with Syntel, Inc.). This consolidation is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2023. State Street has a long-standing presence in India and has partnered with Syntel/Atos…
State Street launches ETF portal in Australia
State Street has launched its Fund Connect ETF Portal in Australia. The portal offers online access for the creation and redemption of ETFs. This follows the 2022 launch of the platform in Singapore. Fund Connect ETF acts as a conduit between APs and issuers globally. It provides a single point of access to approximately 1,100…