Northern Trust has launched a cloud-based reporting application for its insurance investment accounting and analytics services solution for U.S. insurance companies. The platform incorporates Northern Trust’s interactive digital interface with the SAP Financial Asset Management (FAM) system to provide an end-to-end solution covering all asset classes. The solution allows insurance companies to: Identify trends, risks…
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BP2S partners with Digital Asset in Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas Securities Services has established a partnership with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts. The new apps will provide market participants in Asia Pacific with real-time access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX)’s anticipated DLT-based trading and settlement platforms.…
Intertrust expands Australian operations
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions, has expanded its Australian operation to include regulated trustee, custody and escrow services. For the past eight years, Intertrust has provided a range of corporate and fund administration services in Australia including company secretarial, board support, accounting and reporting, payroll and KYC/AML services.
Sudrania opens office in Singapore
Sudrania Fund Services, a Chicago-based administrator, has opened an office in Singapore. Sudrania also has offices in Hong Kong, India, the U.S., and the Cayman Islands.
Citi wins domestic fund custody licence in China
Citi has received a domestic fund custody licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The announcement makes Citi the first U.S. bank, and the first bank among the top five global custodians, to be granted such a licence, which will enable Citi to provide custody-related services to both mutual funds and private funds domiciled…
CACEIS signs deal with FIS for payments hub
CACEIS has signed a long-term deal with FIS for an enhanced payment hub. The FIS Open Payment Framework is a real-time payments platform that supports ISO 20022 payments standards. In addition to ISO 20022, the platform will support SEPA credit transfer, direct debit and instant payments, as well as SWIFT gpi and high-value payments.
SS&C launches Global Investor & Distribution Solutions business
Following its 2018 acquisition of DST, SS&C has launched a new unit, Global Investor and Distribution Solutions (GIDS), delivering global transfer agency and investor servicing through a single platform. Nick Wright has been appointed as head of GIDS. Wright joined SS&C in 2018 and was previously with State Street and Northern Trust.
Citi adds Finland to direct custody & clearing network
Citi is to offer direct custody & clearing (DCC) services in Finland. This new offering expands Citi’s proprietary DCC network to cover the whole Nordic region, making Citi the only international bank to offer a pan-Nordic service. Citi will become a member of Euroclear Finland, the central securities depository, and will access the system through…
Northern Trust adds ESG reporting capabilities
Northern Trust had added new capabilities to its ESG risk exposure analytics to include new reporting for key environmental data categories. The enhancement enables Northern Trust’s clients to interrogate specific environmental risk indicators for their investments. It also delivers a new ESG Insights: Environment report, providing investors with access to environmental analytics using a range…
Nottingham gets SEC green light for non-transparent ETF structure
The Nottingham Company, Inc., a U.S.-based fund services administrator and private label issuer to the mutual fund and ETF sectors, has gained SEC approval for the short form exemptive relief application for Blue Tractor’s Shielded Alpha ETF structure. This SEC action will enable Nottingham, its affiliate investment advisor OBP Capital and the Spinnaker ETF Series,…