State Street has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CF Global Trading, a firm specialising in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a variety of asset classes including equities, listed derivatives and fixed income. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms…
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Northern Trust adds to Poulter’s role
Northern Trust has appointed Glenn Poulter as global head of brokerage, based in London. He remains global head of Integrated Trading Solutions, reporting to Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets.
Chodosh joins State Street
Adam Chodosh has joined State Street in the EMEA sales team for Alpha, the bank’s front-to-back solution. Chodosh was previously at BBH for 18 years.
Singlife to deploy front-to-back solution
Singlife, the Singapore-based financial services provider, has appointed Citi and BlackRock Aladdin to provide a technology platform to unify its asset management capabilities across its front, middle and back-office. The selection process began with a tender for 11 different front-office and back-office partners, with a total of 28 different combinations assessed. The final selection was…
BP2S hires new global head of B2C business
Edward Duff has joined BNP Paribas as global head of the broker-to-custody business, based in the UK. He previously spent nearly 14 years at Citi, most recently as global head of sales for the execution-to-custody (E2C) business.
Fairlight selects SS&C
Fairlight Asset Management, an Australia–based global equity manager, has selected SS&C’s Eze Eclipse as its front-to-back investment management platform.
Enfusion launches OEMS
Enfusion, a U.S.-based provider of cloud-native SaaS solutions for investment managers, has launched Enfusion Express, a lightweight yet institutional-grade SaaS order and execution management system tailored specifically to the needs of smaller fund managers, typically with less than USD100m AuM. Enfusion Express enables smaller managers who have limited resources but comprehensive requirements to access advanced…
State Street & FactSet form data alliance
State Street and FactSet have established a partnership that integrates State Street Alpha and FactSet to streamline data flows across the front, middle and back-office through State Street’s Alpha Data Platform. The integration of State Street portfolio accounting data into FactSet’s performance attribution, risk and reporting capabilities will provide a more seamless client experience, with…
Windward launches with SS&C’s front-to-back solution
Windward Management LP, a Miami-based hedge fund management firm, has launched its operations with SS&C’s front-to-back-office solution. SS&C will provide fund administration, order and execution management, investor relations, compliance and regulatory services. SS&C will also support fund and investor accounting, FATCA and CRS compliance, and Form 13-F filings.
Northern Trust makes senior management changes
Northern Trust has appointed John Turney as global head of Front Office Solutions. Turney, who has led the foreign exchange business (GFX) since 2018, reports to Melanie Pickett, head of asset owners, Americas. Marisa Kurk replaces him as head of GFX. Kurk joined Northern Trust as chief operating officer for GFX in 2019 and was…