Standard Chartered has combined its securities services and portfolio risk management businesses to form a new financing and securities services unit. Margaret Harwood-Jones, currently global head of securities services, will co-head the new unit with Emmanuel Ramambason, currently global head of portfolio risk management. They report to Roberto Hoornweg, global head of financial markets. The…
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Centaur opens first office in Canada
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator, has opened an office in Waterloo, Ontario, its first in Canada. Specialising in private equity and insurance linked securities, the team of seven is expected to grow to 12 by the end of 2020 with the goal of a further doubling of local jobs within two years. Self Hamac…
HSS upgrades m/o services to support Asian growth
HSBC Securities Services has enhanced its global middle office infrastructure and services to support asset manager middle office mandates, especially in Asia where it reports significant growth. The improvements cover trade management and settlement control services, as well as introducing a significantly enhanced investment book of record (IBOR) reporting capability. This is driven by a…
Citi’s Proxymity voting platform rolled out in Australia
Proxymity, Citi’s end-to-end proxy voting platform that directly connects the issuer and investor, has been rolled out in Australia. In collaboration with Computershare, Proxymity was deployed for 561 Australian shareholder meetings with votes covering AUSD86bn (USD58bn) of shares. The platform recorded vote transmission times of as low as 27.5 seconds for European investors that voted…
Northern Trust deploys IHS Markit’s technology for syndicated bank loans
Northern Trust has automated processing of the full trade settlement lifecycle for syndicated bank loans through integration with IHS Markit’s ClearPar Custodian Services Messaging capability. Designed to deliver trade data in a standardised format via secured communications, this service increases scalability and efficiency while reducing the risks inherent in a manual trade settlement process. The…
State Street partners with iCapital Network for alts distribution
State Street has entered into a new partnership with iCapital Network, the financial technology platform specialising in alternative investment. The collaboration will combine State Street’s registered transfer agency and private market fund administration capabilities with iCapital’s platform technology and distribution network to enhance the offering and servicing of U.S. registered funds. With high net worth…
BNY Mellon partners with Milestone to offer new NAV services
BNY Mellon has launched a new suite of oversight and contingent net asset value (NAV) calculation solutions to complement its existing fund accounting capabilities. These new services are designed to drive greater transparency, efficiency and risk management for asset managers and asset owners. These expanded capabilities leverage the bank’s recent alliance with institutional investment solutions…
Fidelity hires Chris Tyrer to run digital assets business in Europe
Fidelity Investments is establishing a new entity to serve European institutions investing in digital assets. Fidelity Digital Assets, Ltd. will offer custody and trade execution services for digital assets to investors such as hedge funds, family offices and market intermediaries. This business builds upon the company’s 2018 launch of Fidelity Digital Asset Services in the…
HSS partners with AcadiaSoft for IMS
HSBC Securities Services will partner with AcadiaSoft to deliver a full end-to-end independent Initial Margin Service for its clients who are preparing for Phase 5 and Phase 6 regulatory initial margin. This functionality will enable HSS to calculate initial margin in compliance with the ISDA standard initial margin model (SIMM) independent of the clients’ counterparty.…
State Street partners with Gemini for digital asset reporting
State Street has launched a new digital asset pilot in collaboration with Gemini Trust Company, LLC, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian. The pilot will combine Gemini Custody with State Street’s back office reporting, performing reporting scenarios on a user’s holdings within Gemini Custody. Initially, the pilot reports holdings of two cryptocurrencies chosen for liquidity reasons,…