Citi has struck an innovative deal with Maybank Securities in Singapore, enabling Maybank Securities to facilitate the lending of retail clients’ global equity holdings using Citi’s platform, Citi Securities Lending Access. Maybank Securities will leverage its position in Singapore and its large ASEAN client base to utilise the CSLA platform. Launched in 2021, CSLA combines…
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Hamilton Lane teams up with Allfunds, Apex
Hamilton Lane, a U.S.-based global private markets investment management firm, has struck a partnership with Allfunds Blockchain, the digital innovation arm of Allfunds, as the firms seek to further expand access to private markets for investors across Europe. The firms intend to expand access to certain Hamilton Lane funds by offering tokenised versions via the…
ZEDRA joins forces with Gryphon
ZEDRA, the Swiss-based administrator, has joined forces with Gryphon, a U.S.-headquartered fund administrator with >USD10bn AuA, providing accounting, administration, and tax preparation and advisory services to the private fund sector. By integrating Gryphon’s services into ZEDRA’s existing portfolio, this brings combined AuA to c. USD30bn.
Saphyre links to Aladdin
Saphyre, the fintech company helping to solve pre-trade and post-trade issues, has established a partnership with Aladdin, BlackRock’s technology platform. This collaboration aims to enhance efficiency, reduce operational risks, and simplify workflows for common clients by integrating Saphyre’s onboarding and data management solutions with the Aladdin platform.
Alter Domus opens in Manila
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has opened an office in Manila. The office occupies a full floor with >100 employees, and Alter Domus aims to nearly double its workforce in the city by 2025.
Ocorian and AssetMetrix launch platform
Ocorian, a C.I.-based provider of fund administration, fiduciary, and compliance services, has launched a reporting and analytics technology platform in a partnership with AssetMetrix. The platform equips general partners with tools for live web reporting, workflow management, and data transparency, powered by AssetMetrix, a provider of digital solutions for private markets.
Apex partners with Ownera
Apex has partnered with Ownera, a provider of tokenisation interoperability solutions, to deliver Apex’s range of services to any financial institution and issuer with an Ownera router. Ownera’s routers interconnect many of the world’s leading tokenisation platforms, including Digital Assets Canton, R3 Corda, Besu, Quorum, and Tokeny, extending access from these environments to buy-side demand,…
BNPP links to NeoXam
BNP Paribas has launched upgraded post-trade data management services, in association with the Investment Data Solution of NeoXam, a fintech. The service provides the bank’s clients with a range of data management solutions, facilitating the flexible integration of multiple data sources, operated on NeoXam’s technology.
HSBC supports EIB DLT bond issuance
HSBC has supported the launch of the European Investment Bank’s first bond under the Eurosystem’s exploratory work on new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement. The EUR100m EIB bond was issued on the HSBC Orion digital assets platform in euros, under Luxembourg law, and settled using wholesale central bank digital currency on the Banque…
HQLAx leads repo trial on DLT
HQLAᵡ, Clearstream and Eurex Repo have collaborated to facilitate intraday DvP repo transactions using DLT in the ECB trials. The ECB trials are part of the Eurosystem exploratory work on new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement, with trials denoting production transactions using real securities and cash. The transactions took place between Goldman Sachs…