CUSIP Global Services (CGS), which produces identifying instruments and entities for the capital markets, has announced that Scott Preiss, currently CGS’s vice president and chief operating officer (COO), will replace Jim Taylor as head of the organization when he steps down on July 1. CGS is owned by S&P Capital IQ, which is itself owned… Read More >>
Do You Want a Robot Writing Your Reports?
Much has been made in the mainstream media about software systems that can take lots of data (previously gathered via tedious methods) and create a wide range of prose from nonfinancial news to reports about the performance of funds. FTF News was so intrigued that we’ve put together a special report on the subject, “Will… Read More >>
BNY Mellon Promotes for CEO of Wealth Management
BNY Mellon, an investment management and investment services provider, has promoted Donald J. Heberle to be the new CEO of BNY Mellon Wealth Management, succeeding current CEO Lawrence Hughes who is retiring on June 30, officials say. Hughes, who is leaving after 24 years with BNY Mellon, will continue with BNY Mellon in an advisory… Read More >>
Daiwa Capital Markets Deploys Torstone for Hong Kong
Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong, the investment banking arm of Daiwa Securities Group, has gone live with securities and derivatives processing software vendor Torstone Technology’s Inferno post-trade processing platform, officials say. The switch marks “the latest phase of a long-term collaboration to implement best-of-breed back-office technology across multiple asset classes at Daiwa HK,” according to… Read More >>
Pioneer Names Head of Equity Research, U.S.
Pioneer Investments reports that Craig D. Sterling has joined as senior vice president, head of equity research, U.S. In this post, “he is responsible for managing Pioneer Investments’ team of 14 U.S. equity research analysts based in Boston,” the company says, adding that the analyst “team supports a wide range of equity strategies with approximately… Read More >>
PIMCO Strategy Shift Spurs Executive Departure
The Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) is refining its equities strategies, which will result in the exit of Virginie Maisonneuve, the firm’s chief investment officer for global equities, according to a statement from Douglas Hodge, PIMCO’s CEO. “Equities will continue to be an important part of PIMCO’s investment solutions, including active and enhanced equities which… Read More >>
Swaps Reporting May Ease for Some
The CFTC has approved for public comment a proposed rulemaking that could ease swaps reporting requirements for some counterparties, officials say. The proposed rule would reduce reporting and record-keeping requirements for “trade option counterparties that are neither swap dealers nor major swap participants (Non-SD/MSPs), including commercial end-users that transact in trade options in connection with… Read More >>
Bernanke Named Pimco Senior Advisor
The Pacific Investment Management Co., the investment management firm also known as Pimco, reports that Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will serve as a senior advisor to the firm. It’s the second reported consulting arrangement in recent days for the man who led the Fed through the Great Recession. Bernanke also signed… Read More >>
Industry Vet Joins Trendrating as North American Sales Head
Factor analytics vendor Trendrating has hired John Coulter as its new managing director of North America covering sales, marketing and client service, officials say. In his new role, Coulter will be responsible for “product positioning and driving the company’s North American go-to-market strategy,” according to a company statement. He will report to Rocco Pellegrinelli, Trendrating’s… Read More >>
Q&A: ‘The PDF Report is Dead for Private Equity’
Editor’s Note: FTF News spoke this week with Brendan Tyne, managing director, New York, of Augentius (U.S.) Inc., a private equity fund administrator, about the changing operational data demands of the private equity business. The new data demands are causing Tyne to declare that the era of the PDF is dead. Q: How certain are… Read More >>
