Asset servicing news and commentary - Asset Servicing Times
WEB4 days ago · Meritsoft launches new asset servicing solution. 01 October 2024 UK. Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli. The launch of the tool comes after the company’s introduction of their post-trade automation platform in October 2023 and their settlement solution in …
Challenger chooses State Street as custody and administration …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Australian investment management firm Challenger has selected State Street to provide custody and back, middle, and front office investment administration services. State Street will provide these administrative services to a suite of listed and unlisted investment vehicles, through the State Street Alpha platform.
Turbulent times - Asset Servicing Times
WEBAs highlighted in a report by Morningstar, dwindling ESG fund launches globally (from 325 launches to 170 between 2023-24) have signalled investors and firms alike are questioning the profitability of such funds. Casting shadows. Beyond profitability concerns, claims of greenwashing have further cast shadows of doubt on ESG investments.
Securities financing regulatory reporting - Asset Servicing Times
WEBThe post-Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) go-live lull looks set to be followed by an unprecedented level of securities financing regulatory reporting activity from now until 2027/2028. July’s Money Market Statistical Reporting (MMSR) extended scope is followed by the US Office of Financial Research (OFR) Uncleared ...
The blueprint - Asset Servicing Times
WEBThe blueprint. 21 Aug 2024. ICMA’s Bryan Pascoe, Andy Hill and Natalie Westerbarkey sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the association’s new internal structure, divergence issues between the UK and EU, and how its role has changed with increasing pressure. Image: uladzimir/stock.adobe.com.
NetApp collaborate with AWS - Asset Servicing Times
WEBSep 20, 2024 · NetApp has signed a collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance its cloud-based data services. The agreement aims to accelerate generative AI efforts, simplify transactions, and deliver CloudOps value. NetApp and AWS have worked together for over a decade to achieve a number of AWS competencies including financial services ...
Jeff Sardinha - State Street - Asset Servicing Times
WEB2 days ago · With the US transition to T+1 more than 100 days in, Jeff Sardinha, head of ETF Solutions, North America at State Street, speaks to Asset Servicing Times about the impact of the new settlement cycle on the ETF market. Image: State Street. How would you evaluate the overall success of the T+1 transition for your firm and the broader US market ...
QuantCube Technology launches Asset Mapping database
WEBSep 24, 2024 · QuantCube Technology has launched its Asset Mapping database, designed to fill the data gap facing banks, insurance companies, asset managers and corporates as they seek to monitor the risk exposure of the physical assets they own and invest in. The solution aims to allow firms to understand the exposure of their investment portfolios to ESG ...
NDF appoints Northern Trust as custodian provider
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The National Development Fund (NDF) has chosen Northern Trust Company of Saudi Arabia as its custodian for assets under management. The agreement aims to enhance the NDF’s capabilities and achieve its strategic objectives.
Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi - ARTEX - Asset Servicing Times
WEBAfter its successful inaugural trading session in March, ARTEX’s CEO Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi talks to Jack McRae about seeking to create a new asset class and democratise art. Image: ARTEX. Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ was sold for just over US$450 million in 2017, making it the most expensive painting in history. The 500-year ...