Wesleyan Assurance Society, a financial services mutual based in Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K., has selected SS&C Technologies to deliver life and pensions administration services to its members and customers via a long-term agreement, officials say “This announcement builds on Wesleyan’s selection of SS&C earlier this year,” according to SS&C officials. “Following a competitive tender process,… Read More >>
Thoma Bravo Joins 7RIDGE in Overseeing Trading Technologies
The next chapter for Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) will be led by private equity firm Thoma Bravo and TT’s current owner 7RIDGE in an arrangement that will focus on growth for the provider of end-to-end trading operations for banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk… Read More >>
Layoffs Not Ruled Out as StoneX Integrates RJO
StoneX Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of R.J. O’Brien (RJO), regarded as the oldest independent futures brokerage in the United States, and is positioning the combined company as the largest non-bank futures commission merchant (FCM) in the U.S. In the meantime, Philip Smith, CEO of StoneX, has not ruled out layoffs as a result… Read More >>
KYC & Compliance Reap Rewards from Agentic A.I.: Survey
A growing number of global financial institutions are using agentic artificial intelligence (A.I.) to evolve the efficiency of their compliance operations and to automate key tasks such as know your customer (KYC) efforts, according to a new study from Fenergo, a provider of digital solutions for KYC and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Hopes are running… Read More >>
SS&C Acquires Calastone to Revamp Global Funds Ops
SS&C Technologies, a post-trade securities operations services and systems provider, is acquiring Calastone, a global funds network and financial technology solutions provider, from the Carlyle Group for $1.03 billion (£766 million) in an effort to build “a more connected, automated, and intelligent global fund ecosystem,” say SS&C officials. Calastone’s network and technology solutions are expected… Read More >>
Why Regulatory Fragmentation Must End
Fragmented global financial regulation is still a problem that “puts competition, economic growth and financial system resilience at risk,” according to a joint paper, “The Costs of Fragmentation and Possible Solutions,” released earlier this month by the Bank Policy Institute, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), and the Institute of International Finance. Regulatory fragmentation is… Read More >>
Franklin Templeton Taps BNY for ETF Servicing
Global asset manager Franklin Templeton has appointed custody giant the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) to provide “a full suite of asset servicing and foreign exchange capabilities” for U.S.-listed, exchange-traded fund (ETF) offerings, officials say. “Franklin Templeton is expanding its long-standing relationship with BNY to leverage additional services for one of its fastest-growing… Read More >>
Equity Data Science Unveils ‘Fusion’ Initiative
Equity Data Science (EDS), a provider of investment process management (IPM) technology to hedge funds and asset managers, has launched a new generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) initiative called Fusion. Generative A.I. — designed to produce new content rather than simply analyze or categorize existing data — is being adopted across industries, including financial services. EDS… Read More >>
Microsoft, FNZ Plot A.I. Roadmap for Wealth Management
Tech behemoth Microsoft has announced a five-year, A.I.-led roadmap to transform the wealth management industry in partnership with London-based wealth management platform provider FNZ. The initiative will include co-innovation, joint go-to-market efforts, and the development of new A.I.-powered digital wealth tools. According to bigwigs at Microsoft, the goal of the project is to reimagine the… Read More >>
‘Genius Act’ Hopes to Launch a Stablecoin Revolution
Late last week, President Donald J. Trump signed the Genius Act into law, creating “the first-ever Federal regulatory system for stablecoins, ensuring their stability and trust through strong reserve requirements,” according to the White House. The legislation is intended to “pave the way for the United States to lead the global digital currency revolution.” However,… Read More >>
