A major wealth and asset management firm in Spain, CaixaBank Asset Management, is revamping front-to-back office operations via an Investment Book of Record (IBOR) approach that uses one source of real-time data, delivered enterprise-wide for positions, cash and exposure. The firm will be using a SimCorp Dimension-based IBOR to address its data management issues, and… Read More >>
Capitolis to Debut Automated Novation for FX
Over the coming weeks, vendor Capitolis will be going live with an automated novation service for foreign exchange (FX) transactions that are often manual processes for FX prime broking and bilateral trading, officials say. Capitolis officials are pitching the Capitolis Novation service as the first of its kind and as a way to bring new… Read More >>
Pushing for Post-Trade Reforms Across Europe
This is the season for pollen, Spring holidays and roadmaps from key industry players. Often the new roadmaps mean that some may no longer be on the journey. However, in this case, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), a trade group for Europe’s wholesale financial markets, is pushing for a roadmap that will… Read More >>
Fidessa Picks ION Bid Over Temenos & SS&C Overtures
ION Capital U.K. Ltd., which is indirectly and wholly owned by ION Investment Group Ltd., has won a key round in the battle to buy Fidessa as its $2.3 billion (£1.5 billion) bid has gotten the approval of the Fidessa board, besting a bid from Temenos. “The boards of ION and Fidessa are pleased to… Read More >>
SS&C Buys North American Branch of CACEIS
Investment solutions and services giant SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. is acquiring CACEIS North America, the fund administration business of CACEIS, for an undisclosed amount and will be folding the business and staff into SS&C GlobeOp’s alternatives business. The parent company, CACEIS, describes itself as a Paris-based asset servicing group of Crédit Agricole bank, “providing execution,… Read More >>
Firm Revamps Middle Office to Boost Client Transparency
The Stephens Investment Management Group (SIMG) is migrating to an integrated middle office operations platform from SEI that officials at the firm say will upgrade its services for institutional and high-net-worth “in nearly every way.” The Houston, Texas firm says it specializes in domestic equity investment management, “with a focus on small- and mid-capitalization growth… Read More >>
Exchange Data International to Offer Key Content via QuantHouse
Exchange Data International (EDI) will be offering its securities reference data and end of day pricing through the QuantHouse hub of services accessed via application programming interfaces (APIs), which is intended to help a quant trader’s decision-making, among other operations. The London-based EDI has a content database that covers major markets, particularly emerging and frontier… Read More >>
Are Silos of Broken Data Keeping You Up at Night?
(Editor’s note: Not surprisingly, broken data is still a problem for front-to-back office operations at securities firms as recent research and a webinar via SimCorp has shown. The investment management solutions and services vendor collaborated with Adox Research on a survey of market participants that found 79 percent of them say that 9 percent of… Read More >>
Time for a Giant Leap Forward for ETD Ops?
(Editor’s note: Industry veteran David Pearson, head of post-trade strategy for electronic execution vendor Fidessa, recently took time out of his schedule to answer questions from FTF News. Pearson’s position requires him to provide “innovating new business ideas across Fidessa’s global buy- and sell-side community,” according to his profile. He offers input into the business… Read More >>
SEI Picks Milestone Group Platform for OCIO Business
SEI, a provider of asset management and investment operations solutions, has decided to use a multi-asset software platform from the Milestone Group to bolster its outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) efforts. OCIO services vary by provider and can include: asset allocation advice; manager monitoring, research and selection; trust and custody services; and administration services, according… Read More >>
