Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, has launched a new service that enables clients on Fidelity’s institutional-grade digital assets custody platform to pledge bitcoin as collateral in a transaction. The new capability marks Fidelity’s entrance into the digital asset financing space, strengthening and broadening Fidelity Digital Assets’ existing custody offering, which is integrated…
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HSBC joins Aladdin Provider network
HSBC has become the latest bank to offer access to its securities services products via BlackRock’s Aladdin Provider technology, enabling asset managers and asset owners to connect with HSBC through Aladdin. In the first half of 2021, HSBC will begin rolling out its services on Aladdin, starting in Hong Kong and Singapore. HSBC currently administers…
SIX takes stake in Custodigit
The Swiss Stock Exchange has made an investment in Custodigit, the joint venture created by Swisscom and Sygnum in 2018. With this agreement, SIX Digital Exchange, Swisscom, and Sygnum Bank will enable Swiss banks to offer access to digital assets for their customers through an institutional digital asset gateway. The gateway will support the complete…
CACEIS and Amundi launch front-to-back service
CACEIS and its sister company, Amundi, have launched a front-to-back solution for asset managers and owners, offering a portfolio management platform (ALTO), dealing services, middle office, custody and fund accounting.
HSBC launches sec lending solution for TTFs
HSBC has launched new custody and fund administration technology and an operating model for tax transparent funds (TTFs), where ‘look-through’ is applied at the share class level for securities lending, in what it claims to be a market first. This approach improves the tax transparency of securities lending opportunities in TTFs for institutional investors, while…
SGSS launches Fund Alerts to support fund liquidity management
Société Générale Securities Services has launched Fund Alerts, a real-time liability fund management and liquidity risk prevention solution for asset managers. The service provides an instantaneous view of fund liability movements via various customised alerts across the following times: In real-time on subscription orders or redemptions received At closure of the fund on the inflow/outflow…
Deutsche Borse to acquire 80pct of ISS
Deutsche Börse AG, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Genstar Capital LLC have reached an agreement for Deutsche Börse to acquire a majority share of approximately 80pct in ISS, valuing ISS at USD2,275m (EUR1,925m). Genstar Capital and current management will continue to hold a stake of approximately 20pct. The transaction is expected to close in the…
FNZ to acquire Silica from Ninety One
FNZ, a global wealth management platform with over EUR700bn in assets under administration, has agreed to acquire South African third-party administrator Silica from Ninety One. Silica was established by Ninety One (then Investec Asset Management) in 1999 and provides third-party administration and related technology solutions to asset managers and investment product providers (including Ninety One)…
U.S. Bank to adopt SEI Wealth Platform
U.S. Bank, the fifth largest bank in the U.S. and one of the world’s top 10 custodians, has adopted the SEI Wealth Platform (SWP) across its wealth management and investment services group. SWP is a fully integrated, single-infrastructure technology solution that supports a digital experience for wealth managers and their clients. U.S. Bank will migrate…
Apex partners with RepRisk for private markets ESG data
RepRisk, an ESG data science firm based in Switzerland, and Apex, a global financial services provider, have entered into a strategic partnership to expand access to material ESG risk data for private markets participants. Apex manages the independent collection of data for investors from their underlying portfolio investments to deliver real time ESG analysis. Apex’s…