Citi’s post-trade platform, Citi Investor Services, has a new feature for asset servicing — Single Event Processing (SEP) technology — a development that Citi officials are calling “a significant step” for real-time asset servicing, prompting the bank to say that “the majority of its custody flows” will be processed via SEP in 2026. In fact,… Read More >>
TS Imagine & Gentek.ai to Co-Develop A.I.-Based Modules
TS Imagine, a provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, has launched a strategic development partnership with Gentek.ai, a horizontal artificial intelligence (A.I.) platform with domain experience in financial services, officials say. Officials add that the partnership is intended to co-develop A.I.-based modules designed to cut complexity, improve performance, and “set… Read More >>
SFP Group Adopts Broadridge’s Front-to-Back Platform
Swiss real estate asset manager Swiss Finance & Property Group (SFP Group) is using an investment management technology platform from Broadridge Financial Solutions to oversee more than $15 billion in assets under management. The platform is based on a software-as-a-system (SaaS) platform that is intended to help SFP Group prepare for more growth with a… Read More >>
Nomura Securities Analyst Models Available via S&P Global
Analyst models from Tokyo-based investment bank Nomura Securities are available via the S&P Global Visible Alpha consensus collection of sell-side analyst models, S&P Global announced via a blog posting. “The 30+ publishing analysts from Nomura currently cover more than 600 companies, providing specific model line items to thoroughly understand a company’s performance and trends, KPI-specific… Read More >>
The Trust Company of Tennessee Taps SS&C’s Platform
The Trust Company of Tennessee has modernized its corporate retirement services support via the SS&C Retirement Recordkeeping platform from SS&C Technologies, officials say. “The Trust Company of Tennessee provides recordkeeping, administration, and advisory services to businesses and organizations offering retirement plans. The platform upgrade enables retirement plan sponsors to deliver retirement and wealth management services… Read More >>
Client Reporting Can Help Asset Managers & Owners Too
Client and regulatory reporting responsibilities for asset managers and asset owners have always been essential operations that, by definition, have to be without flaws, are basic requirements, and are focused on clients’ needs. A new report from provider FactSet, “At the End of It: A Buy-Side Playbook for Reporting Success,” is making the case that… Read More >>
FICC Seeks SEC Approval for Triparty Clearing for Treasuries
The Fixed Income Clearing Corp. (FICC) may be able to offer triparty clearing in time for expanded U.S. Treasury clearing rules via a new offering, dubbed the ACS Triparty Service, within its Agent Clearing Service (ACS) capabilities. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must agree to a rule change requested by FICC officials. “As… Read More >>
Are You Ready for T+0 in 2027?
(Editor’s Note: The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) recently published a paper on “The Future of Financial Markets,” addressing the array of challenges the industry continues to grapple with as it transitions to T+, as well as the realities of moving today’s interconnected global market to the hallowed T+0 settlement. Rich Robinson, U.S. chair of… Read More >>
SEC Cuts Costs for SROs Supporting the CAT System
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted “exemptive relief “to the self-regulatory organizations (SROs) that are essentially underwriting the operating costs of the consolidated audit trail (CAT). The ambitious big data CAT system got its start in 2012 in the wake of the Flash Crash of 2010. That event spurred demand for a U.S. securities… Read More >>
Euronext ETF Europe To Offer Consolidated Clearing & Settlement
Euronext, an operator of multiple trading venues, has launched Euronext ETF Europe, which will offer consolidated clearing and streamlined settlement, officials say. The new marketplace is described as “the first fully integrated marketplace for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) across Europe,” officials say. Officials add that post-trade operations “will also be significantly enhanced… Read More >>
