Accounting
Brown Brothers Harriman Releases Secondary-NAV Tool for Administrator Oversight
The firm has bolstered its middle-office outsourcing tools with the release of InfoNAV and aims to include AI features in the future.
AFTAs 2017: Best IT Integration Initiative—Cowen
When Cowen announced that it was acquiring Convergex in April 2017, it was looking for a swift close to the deal—in just three months, the agency broker would become a full part of its new parent, renamed and rebadged to reflect that change. For CIO Ann…
ESMA Preps for Machine-Readable Financial Reports for 2020
Officials say the new reporting standard will eliminate manual processing and re-keying of data from EU-based issuers' financial reports.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Portfolio Accounting Platform—SimCorp
SimCorp has improved the way it handles P&L by enhancing the support of cost-basis adjustment.
Out with the Old: Australia’s APRA Takes Aim at EFS Data
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is overhauling its core regulatory reporting requirements, which includes the modernization of the Economic and Financial Statistics data submissions required from Australian banks and various other…
Thomson Reuters Adds Audit Management Tools to Connected Risk
New functions aim to help audit professionals improve efficiency in the audit process.
Polen Heads to the Cloud: Polen Capital's Andrew Powers
When Polen Capital decided to move to the cloud, it needed a new IT director to guide the implementation.
Waters Rankings 2017: SS&C Advent
Robert Roley of SS&C Advent speaks to Waters at the 2017 Rankings
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Accounting System Provider—SS&C Advent
APX and Geneva prove unstoppable this year as SS&C Advent looks at new ways of serving new clients
Asset Control Begins Data Loader Expansion to Enhance MiFID II Reporting Features
Asset Control updates Thomson Reuters AC Plus platform data loaders, plans further loader investments
SIX Launches Tax Compliance Data Service for CRS/AEoI
Officials say SIX's solution will ease firms' compliance burden and provide a single source of audit-ready tax data.
Intesa Sanpaolo Taps Bloomberg for IFRS 9 SPPI Compliance Data
The Bloomberg data will reduce manual work associated with determining how a security should be classified and valued under the upcoming IFRS 9 rules.
IHS Markit Launches Solution for US Equity Derivatives Tax Mandate
The solution will help firms determine whether certain derivatives fall in scope of the Section 871(m) tax law, and calculates withholding details.
Disclosure Tech Vendor Certent Buys Reporting Provider DisclosureNet
The acquisition will improve the reporting and filing process, while making it easier for clients to extract information from disclosures.
SS&C Developments Driven by Asset Managers Searching for Greater Yields
As buy-side appetite for greater yields in more complicated asset classes grows, SS&C Technologies focuses on single platforms, user experience and software-as-a-service.
SS&C Camra Platform Upgrades Include Multi-Asset Support
Long-running investment accounting platform upgraded to include multi-asset and unlimited book support.
The Buy Side Slowly Moves Toward Utilities, Managed Services
Mifid II, Fatca and new margin requirements are helping institutional players to see the benefits of centralized services.
Citco Previews Soon-to-be-Launched CitcoOne Platform
The new platform was built from the ground up with a focus on data mining and visualization.
Firms Grapple with Updated Reporting Standards
ESMA is due to issue new clarifications on IFRS 9 and IFRS 15, which will impact capital markets firms and the technology they use for reporting purposes.
Northern Trust Teams with Broadridge to Bolster its Fund Admin, Transfer Agency Offerings
The firm says they're doing this "in response to increased regulatory focus on US mutual funds fee arrangements."
Salient Partners Taps SS&C for Middle Office Outsourcing, Accounting Needs
Salient is one of the first Advent clients to move over to the combined SS&C-Advent offering.
Liquid Alts and Automation: Linedata Previews Fall Rollouts
Every September Linedata unveils new capabilities. Liquid Alts are at the top of the list.
NICE Actimize Eyes Big Data Analytics, Blockchain in 2016
Waters chats with NICE Actimize's AML division about what is in store for the New Year.
All Roads Lead to Rome: Navigating IFRS 9
While IFRS 9’s development started before the full grip of the financial crisis took hold in the fall of 2008, in the wake of the collapse, it became clear that banks needed to do a better job of measuring and monitoring their credit losses. This new…