Investment
This Week: Cboe, Euroclear; Société Générale, Bloomberg/Sustainalytics
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
SimCorp makes push into managed services
The Danish vendor is in the early stages of moving into accounting services. In later phases, it plans to expand services across the back and front office.
This Week: SmartStream, LSEG/Finbourne, FactSet/Cobalt, DTCC, BNP Paribas, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Northern Trust focuses on alpha generation with recent investments, partnerships
Northern Trust has invested in three firms this year, which now sit in its investment data science division as part of its Whole Office strategy.
People Moves: SteelEye, Northern Trust, LPA, Tora, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Brian Lynch (pictured), who joins SteelEye as president of US operations.
SFDR pushes fund administrators to rethink ESG offerings
Some fund admins prefer to build ESG products in-house, while others, notably Northern Trust, consider it ‘inefficient’ from a cost and time perspective.
BlackRock to grant funds power to track climate risks
The Aladdin platform, which holds trillions of dollars, aims to show whether funds are burning the Earth or saving it.
A tale of two titans: Microsoft vs. Bloomberg
Bloomberg has fended off rivals to its business for years but Jo believes a more credible threat may be emerging.
People Moves: FactSet, AFMA, Finos, Tradeweb and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Linda Huber (pictured), who joins FactSet as chief financial officer.
People Moves: Tradeweb, BondLink, Boosted.ai, Transcend, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Devi Shanmugham (pictured), who joins Tradeweb as global head of compliance.
People Moves: State Street, SimCorp, Six, Exegy, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Taro Kuryuzawa (pictured), who joins State Street as country head for Japan.
This Week: SmartStream, DTCC, Ion, State Street, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Charles River, Wave Labs team up for enhanced OEMS
The strategic partnership will involve a three-part integration including system connectivity, combined visualization and the creation of client feedback loops.
Capitolis to acquire LMRKTS
Deal for multilateral compression provider latest in wave of post-trade tie-ups, as SA-CCR bites
Swedish bank finds Covid-19 recovery insights in alt datasets
High-frequency data such as human mobility data and plastic shipments can help investment professionals understand the post-pandemic economic reopening.
Power to the People
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Investment bank wraps up major tech overhaul after Covid-19 setback
Stifel Europe weathered 2020 volatility and switched vendors in looking to simplify its middle- and back-office functions and increase tech investment.
UBS AM builds model for quantifying greening of heavy industry
The asset manager's quant research arm, QED, has published a framework for valuing companies in industries like cement or steel that transition to more sustainable tech.
This Week: BNY Mellon/Milestone Group, IHS Markit, Broadridge/China Renaissance, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
People Moves: BMO, Drawbridge, FinLync, GoldenSource, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Lindsay Black (pictured), who has been appointed managing director of strategic initiatives in BMO's data & analytics group.
People Moves: Anna, Cowen, UBS, HKEx, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Slawomir Zajac (pictured), who will represent Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych SA on the Anna board.
JP Morgan fast-tracks market data licensing tools
The bank is developing solutions to help internal teams understand compliant usage and entitlements.
The ESG Holy Grail doesn’t exist… yet
As buy-side firms strive to stand out in a maturing ESG-driven market, they will look for data in areas where coverage is still poor.