Buy-Side Technology/News
Industrial Alliance Takes Eagle for ABOR, IBOR Integration
Eagle Investment Systems has announced that Industrial Alliance Investment Management has selected its accounting and analytics platforms, and plans a further integration project.
Ingage Signs Four Asset Managers
Ingage, a new IT platform that aims to connect companies and investors directly to ease corporate access restrictions, has announced that Newton Investment Management, Majedie Asset Management, Pelham Capital and Union Bancaire Privee have joined the…
SocGen Debuts Trade Repository Reporting Service
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has announced the launch of its trade repository reporting service for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades.
REDI Hires Sirchia as Head of Infrastructure
Execution management system (EMS) provider REDI Global Technologies has named Michael Sirchia as its new head of infrastructure.
DST Enhances Anova’s IBOR Capabilities
Surbiton, UK-based DST Global Solutions, a provider of technology and services to the investment management industry, has enhanced the investment book of record (IBOR) functionality within its Anova suite, which now provides buy-side firms with increased…
Bloomberg Introduces File Analytics for Vault Service
The financial information giant's enterprise data management arm, Vault, has enhanced its cloud-based service with on-site gateway software called File Analytics, allowing users to incorporate new types of unstructured, "dark" data into their compliance…
Multifonds Survey: Most Fund Managers Ready for AIFMD
Fund managers are less worried about being compliant with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ahead of the July 22 deadline for seeking AIFM authorization, according to a survey by investment fund software provider Multifonds.
Ullink Buys Two Brands from NYSE Technologies
Ullink, a Paris-based provider of trading solutions and connectivity, has entered into an agreement to acquire trading technology NYFix and market access provider Metabit from NYSE Technologies. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval,…
Scivantage Secures New Funding Injection, Partner
The provider says it has raised an additional $20 million combined from Comerica Bank, Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) Capital Partners, and Edison Ventures, as well as new investment from ORIX Ventures.
Johnston AM Taps Electra For Billing Automation
The long-only, Connecticut-based equities specialist with $3.8 billion under management will use Electra's Billing 3.0, formerly known as Quantum, for revenue workflow management and customized billing, including performance fees and complex fee…
Vulpes Uses Markit to Consolidate Valuation, Risk Infrastructure
Vulpes Investment Management is using Markit's Portfolio Valuations service to reduce the number of vendors it relies on for valuations, risk and scenario analysis from five to two.
Schroders Rolls Out Vermilion Reporting Suite
London-based asset manager Schroders, with $446.8 billion under management, has implemented the Vermilion Reporting Suite to help comply with its reporting requirements.
BNY Mellon Launches Online Portal to Monitor Outsourced Operations
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has launched MyOnCore, an online portal solution that helps investment managers in controlling and monitoring their governance parameters around their outsourced arrangements.
BBH to Support Lord Abbett's Ucits Platform
Brown Brothers Harriman will now provide full service support, including passive currency administration, for Lord Abbett's newly-launched, Irish-based Ucits platform.
Curo Taps Milestone for Old Mutual Multi-Managers' Enhanced Administration
Curo Fund Services, a South African administrator based just west of Cape Town in Bellville, has implemented Milestone's pControl to manage Old Mutual Multi-Managers and others clients' pricing and processing of complex investment structures.
Linedata Adds FATCA and AML Functionality to Mshare
Linedata has announced its transfer agency software, Mshare, is now able to address regulatory compliance requirements with additional FATCA withholding tax capabilities and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) updates to its service.
Citisoft launches Outsourcing Termination Service
Citisoft, the London-based buy-side technology and management consultancy, has launched an exit strategy and planning service to help asset managers mitigate the risks of a forced or voluntary exit from an outsourcing agreement.
Mizuho Trust & Banking Luxembourg Taps SimCorp
The custody, fund administration, and securities services arm of the Japanese bank, operating in the micro-state and known as MHTBL, will use SimCorp's Dimension to maintain compliance with impending EMIR and AIFMD regulation and for other business…
Wexford Capital Expands SS&C Relationship
Greenwich, Connecticut-based Wexford Capital has selected SS&C GlobeOp to provide an expanded suite of services including middle- and back-office, regulatory reporting and investor solutions for Wexford’s private equity funds and hedge funds.
Meriten Signs for Charles River
Düsseldorf, Germany-based Meriten Investment Management has gone live with Charles River's Investment Management System (IMS), the vendor announced today.
MainstreamBPO Selects Gresham for Reconciliations
Sydney-based fund administrator MainstreamBPO has chosen Gresham Computing's Client Transaction Control (CTC) platform to handle reconciliations operations.
OpenGamma Hires LCH Clearnet's Ait Si Brahim
Open-source risk management and analytics software vendor OpenGamma has made a number of new hires in its London office to support development of the margining platform it launched in November that aggregates data from different sources to support…
Celoxica and Born Technology Pair on Low-Latency CME Access
Celoxica and Born Technology have entered a partnership to provide low-latency access to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) aimed at institutional investors.
Charles River Launches Integrated Cloud Compliance Environment
Charles River Development has announced the debut of its latest cloud offering for buy-side clients, geared towards centralizing data, software and services that it is dubbing "Compliance-as-a-Service" (CaaS).