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SEC Publishes Buy-Side Data & Analysis Reports

April 16, 2025 by FTF News

SEC Publishes Buy-Side Data & Analysis Reports

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released two new reports offering a more detailed view into the operations of registered investment managers and money market funds. The reports are part of the  SEC’s Division of Investment Management’s ongoing efforts to increase transparency and share data about the combined $49 trillion industry. The Annual… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Industry News, Private Markets, Risk Management, Sell-Side, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting, Industry News Tagged With: back office, data analytics, data management

Amundi Taps Murex for OTC Derivatives Upgrade

April 16, 2025 by FTF News

Amundi Taps Murex for OTC Derivatives Upgrade

Amundi Technology has expanded its partnership with trading software vendor Murex to strengthen its over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives offering. The providers first partnered in 2007, but the latest agreement reflects growing demand from asset managers for more advanced OTC tools to support complex strategies and adapt to shifting market conditions, officials say. Amundi already uses Murex’s… Read More >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Operations, Collateral & Margin Management, Derivatives Processing, Operational Risk, Risk Management Tagged With: Amundi Technology, automation, back office, Murex, OTC derivatives

E.U.’s T+1 Leader Faces Quirks & Fragmentation

April 9, 2025 by Faye Kilburn

E.U.’s T+1 Leader Faces Quirks & Fragmentation

The European Union’s transition to T+1 settlement hasn’t been keeping Giovanni Sabatini up at night yet. However, potential technical complexities that could derail the process are top of mind for the man tasked with shepherding all 27 E.U. member states across the finish line by October 11, 2027. Sabatini was recently elected to lead of the Industry… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Clearing, Data Management, Industry News, Operational Risk, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Regulatory Compliance Tagged With: automation, back office, Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), EU [European Union], European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), governance, operational risk, Target2-Securities

Revamped & Rebranded ‘Vistra Fund Solutions’ Launches

April 9, 2025 by FTF News

Revamped & Rebranded ‘Vistra Fund Solutions’ Launches

Vistra, a provider of business services for funds, has launched Vistra Fund Solutions, a global offering derived from Vistra’s acquisition of the fund administration and transfer agent business of Phoenix American Financial Services, Inc. last year, officials say. “We have reorganized our service delivery to embed a client-centric service culture that is underpinned by a… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Data Management, Private Equity, Outsourcing, Regulation & Compliance Tagged With: automation, back office, data management, fund administrator, outsourcing, Securities Operations

SS&C to Open an Office in Saudi Arabia

April 9, 2025 by FTF News

SS&C to Open an Office in Saudi Arabia

SS&C Technologies is opening an office in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, that will be headed by Issa Jadon, director, strategic accounts, who will help the post-trade systems and services provider develop its working relationship with the Capital Markets Authority and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, officials say. The move into the financial hub… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Private Markets, Portfolio Management, Industry News, People Moves Tagged With: automation, back office, compliance, data management, Saudi Arabia, Securities Operations

Wall Street Bonuses Show ‘Significant Bump’ for 2024

April 2, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Wall Street Bonuses Show ‘Significant Bump’ for 2024

Wall Street bonuses for 2024 are estimated to hit $244,700, an increase of almost one-third — 31.5 percent — over bonuses for 2023, marking the first “significant bump” since 2021, according to the annual review compiled by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. However, this bonus bounce may not be repeated next year as… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Industry News, Salaries & Bonuses, Governance Tagged With: automation, back office, Bonuses, compliance, Securities Operations, wall street

Archax Acquires Globacap Private Markets

April 2, 2025 by FTF News

Archax Acquires Globacap Private Markets

Archax, a digital and traditional asset exchange, broker, and custodian, is extending its reach into U.S. markets with the acquisition of Globacap Private Markets Inc., a broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS)  that will be renamed Archax Markets U.S., officials say. “The acquisition of Globacap PMI in the U.S. builds on the strong partnership we… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Data Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Governance, Digital Asset Custody, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office Tagged With: automation, back office, blockchain, compliance, data management, digital asset securities, Securities Operations

Q&A: Tariff Battles Could Lead to Ops Layoffs

March 26, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Q&A: Tariff Battles Could Lead to Ops Layoffs

(Last week, Johnson Associates, a provider of compensation consulting services,  presented a review of the financial services industry in 2024 and initial thoughts on compensation and related developments for 2025. Some of the key matters covered included the layoffs of 2024, the convergence of public and private markets, technologies impacting headcount, and the surprises so… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Industry News, Private Equity, Private Markets, Risk Management, Settlement, Salaries & Bonuses, General Interest, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT, Opinion, Reporter's Notebook, Q&As, Industry News, People Moves Tagged With: back office, Compensation, operations, Securities Operations, tariffs, wall street

Groups Clash Over U.K.’s Approach to T+1 Adherence

March 26, 2025 by Faye Kilburn

Groups Clash Over U.K.’s Approach to T+1 Adherence

Industry groups in the U.K. are clashing over whether the U.K.’s industry-led, principles-based approach to shorter T+1 settlement will be sufficient to facilitate an orderly transition by October 11, 2027. The U.K.’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce published its final implementation plan, including the T+1 Code of Conduct, on Feb. 6, 2025. The plan outlines the scope,… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Industry News, Operational Risk, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Regulation & Compliance Tagged With: automation, back office, Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), corporate actions, data management, settlement, T+1, T+1 settlement, T+1 transition, U.K. Accelerated Settlement Taskforce

Aduro to Help Clients with FinCEN Deadline via Fenergo

March 26, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Aduro to Help Clients with FinCEN Deadline via Fenergo

Aduro Advisors is partnering with financial compliance solutions provider Fenergo so that the fund administrator can offer its clients new protections that meet the requirements of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)  anti-money laundering (AML) rule that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, officials say. This past August, FinCEN issued a final rule “to help… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Private Equity, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Artificial Intelligence, KYC, AML/Fraud/Financial Crime, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting Tagged With: anti-money laundering (AML), automation, back office, compliance, data management, FinCEN, know your customer (KYC), operational risk, Securities Operations

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