Investment management technology provider Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) has made “significant enhancements to its Alternative Assets Solution,” using agentic artificial intelligence technologies that will help clients manage the scalability and compliance challenges of the $2.5 trillion private credit market. Officials made the announcement at CWAN’s annual user conference, Connect ’25, held Sept. 15-17 in Boise, Idaho… Read More >>
APAC Needs to Brace for Europe’s T+1 Transition
Asia-Pacific (APAC) investors are to be disproportionately affected by Europe’s shift to a T+1 settlement cycle, according to new research from BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS). The French bank’s post-trade and asset servicing division is urging firms across the region to adopt automation, pre-fund settlements, and streamline their internal processes to avoid costly settlement fails… Read More >>
Key Firms Want Self-Clearing for Derivatives
Hedge funds and proprietary trading firms that participate in derivatives markets are embracing new ways of self-clearing and taking greater control of their margining because they have achieved “huge financial firepower, influence, and resources,” and need to fill a vacancy caused by capital-constrained, heavily regulated banks and other sell-side firms. This is according to a… Read More >>
WFE Urges Caution as Exchanges Mull Longer Trading Hours
Exchanges across the globe are mulling moves to extended equity market hours, but the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is airing a note or two of caution about the trade-offs and challenges of lengthening market hours for trading. The WFE is also arguing that round-the-clock trading is not inevitable. The WFE concerns are hitting as… Read More >>
LSEG Embraces Private Funds via ‘Digital Markets Infrastructure’
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a blockchain-based Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform for private funds, supported by Microsoft Azure cloud computing services, according to officials. The system has already facilitated its first transaction. The blockchain-based system will encompass “the full asset lifecycle — from issuance, tokenization and distribution to post-trade asset settlement… Read More >>
TS Imagine Launches Securities Lending Platform
TS Imagine, a trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions provider, is launching LoanSmart, a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that’s a “front-to-back, multi-asset solution for stock loan, repo, and collateral management for the buy- and sell-side,” officials say. “LoanSmart allows users to operate securities-backed lending and repo businesses while automating key securities lending processes… Read More >>
Finastra Bolsters ‘Fusion Invest’ for Annuities Markets
Financial software solutions provider Finastra has added functionality to its investment management system, Fusion Invest, that is intended to help annuity carriers coordinate front, middle, and back-office functions, officials say. The upgrade includes enhancements to trade decisioning, hedging and risk monitoring, collateral management, operations, and hedge accounting. The updated system includes “the automation of dynamic… Read More >>
Breaking Down Silos: How SS&C Advent’s Genesis Redefines Investment Ops
(Investment managers are under pressure like never before. Rising client expectations, tighter regulations, and a flood of new data are straining traditional operating models. Too often, firms are left with fragmented systems, manual workarounds, and escalating costs that slow growth and limit agility. We spoke with Boris Bykhovsky, managing director of investment management solutions at… Read More >>
E.U.’s Sec Lending Sector Braces for T+1
The securities lending market in Europe is looking to the U.K. for guidance as both prepare for the shift to a T+1 settlement cycle on Oct. 11, 2027 — a move complicated by a long-running spat between borrowers and lenders over recall cut-off times. Representatives from the U.K.’s securities lending committee, under the auspices of… Read More >>
SimCorp Widens Offerings for Alternative Assets Ops
Financial technology provider SimCorp is building upon the success of its Alternative Investment module with the launch of SimCorp Alternatives, targeted to meet the top operational needs of alternative investment firms, officials say. “We are introducing SimCorp Alternatives to serve the needs of all alternative investment firms and service providers, enabling them to automate operational… Read More >>
