I’m a little late to the predictions party but please indulge me. This is a completely unscientific, random, and unusual set of predictions for this year and maybe a little beyond. I have scanned the usual suspects and unorthodox places and presented a variety of points of view while adding a few of my own…. Read More >>
Neuberger Berman Taps Arcesium for Specialty Finance Ops
Neuberger Berman Specialty Finance (NBSF) will be working with operational and data management technology provider Arcesium to help scale the investment manager’s asset-based financing strategy, officials say. NBSF will be using Arcesium’s Opterra and Aquata operational and data platforms, along with managed services, “to achieve a resilient and sophisticated operating model,” officials say. Arcesium’s platforms… Read More >>
Clearwater Analytics to Acquire Enfusion for $1.5B
Clearwater Analytics, a provider of investment accounting software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, is acquiring Enfusion, a SaaS provider to investment managers and hedge funds, for approximately $1.5 billion to combine their respective offerings and build a front-to-back office platform. “The purchase price is $11.25 per share, delivered in an approximately equal mix of cash and stock. Additionally,… Read More >>
Our Most Unusual Stories from 2024
Last year was a rollercoaster ride that will serve as a prelude for the adventures to come in 2025. But before the next ride, let’s step back for a moment and look at some of the downright unusual stories we covered in 2024. They deserve a second look because they ran the gamut from shocking… Read More >>
SS&C Launches SaaS Updates for Geneva, Eclipse & OEMS
With alternative investment firms in mind, officials say SS&C Technologies is offering a variety of new features and functions via updated software-as-a-service (Saas) releases of the Geneva, Eclipse, and OEMS products and services platforms. “We tailor our releases to the global marketplace. The recent advancements in our alternatives solutions illustrate our commitment to them to… Read More >>
Recs Projects Still Seen as ‘Complex, Costly & Messy’
(Marc McCarthy has worked for 25 years in reconciliations. His career began as “a reconciler and then project/program manager at Tier 1 banks,” he says. He also had a secondary career in consulting, sales, and executive roles on the provider side. He launched ReconIQ, a London-based specialist in reconciliation advisory services during the second quarter… Read More >>
Geopolitical Woes Are Top Systemic Risk Concerns: Survey
A little more than half of survey respondents — 55 percent — say that they “believe there is high or very high chance” that there will be “a high-impact systemic event” in 2025, and 84 percent express concern that a geopolitical event could impact financial services during the coming year. These findings are from the… Read More >>
Omnis Extends Transfer Agency Contract with SS&C
Officials say that multi-manager investment firm Omnis Investments Ltd. has extended its transfer agency relationship with SS&C Technologies and among its top goals is the evolution of its digital service offerings. The London-based firm’s contract with SS&C covers “Omnis’s range of mutual funds, which invest across several asset classes and regions. With more than GBP10 billion [$12.6… Read More >>
Interactive Brokers Bolsters Web-Based ‘Adviser Portal’
Online broker Interactive Brokers has added trading and portfolio management tools to its web-based Advisor Portal that are intended to help financial advisors “streamline client account management,” officials say. The additional features emanate from the firm’s flagship Trader Workstation desktop platform. The latest enhancements are: Portfolio View: This feature provides “an overview of client account… Read More >>
Broadridge & CCRI Target Crypto Sustainability Compliance
A collaboration between Broadridge Financial Solutions and the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI), a provider of sustainability data on digital assets, is slated to deliver an integrated communications, data, and disclosure generation platform intended to help European exchanges, brokers, and asset managers meet new sustainability reporting requirements, officials say. The integration brings together CCRI’s sustainability… Read More >>
