Smartstream Technologies has rebranded all of its solutions, which now carry the “Smart” prefix, as a sign of a new, cohesive effort focused on making the company a data solutions leader, officials say. The company’s main offerings are now known as: Smart Reconciliations, for reconciliations and exceptions management; Smart Liquidity, for cash and liquidity management;… Read More >>
Options Adds Microsoft Threat Detection & Bruce ATS Integration
Options Technology, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services, reports that it has achieved a Microsoft Solutions Partner specialization for Threat Detection, and has integrated market data from the Bruce ATS, an alternative trading system aimed at overnight trading, officials say. The Microsoft Threat Detection designation “follows earlier Solutions Partner designations in Private Cloud, Modern Work,… Read More >>
Boothbay Fund Management Taps SS&C GlobeOp
Boothbay Fund Management, a global multi-strategy alternative investment advisor, has selected SS&C GlobeOp as its fund administrator, according to SS&C Technologies. “Boothbay’s multi-manager platform has over $2.5 billion in assets under management across more than 140 separately managed accounts. The firm selected SS&C to help scale its operations,” according to the announcement. “As our business… Read More >>
Confluence & TSG Bolster GIPS Verification for Asset Managers
A provider of investment analytics and regulatory reporting solutions, Confluence Technologies has updated its Revolution Composites platform to enable customers to produce standard Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) verification exports that conform to the requirements of the Spaulding Group (TSG), a performance measurement consulting firm specializing in GIPS standards. The enhancements are intended to streamline “the verification… Read More >>
Deadline Extension Spurs Questions About Form PF’s Future
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have given firms another year to comply with amendments to Form PF, but they may have set off a storm as a commissioner for the SEC calls the move an act of repeal by deadline extension. The situation is also complicated by President… Read More >>
APAC Needs to Brace for Europe’s T+1 Transition
Asia-Pacific (APAC) investors are to be disproportionately affected by Europe’s shift to a T+1 settlement cycle, according to new research from BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS). The French bank’s post-trade and asset servicing division is urging firms across the region to adopt automation, pre-fund settlements, and streamline their internal processes to avoid costly settlement fails… Read More >>
Time for a Culture of Cyber Resilience?
(Global investment management solutions and outsourcing services provider Linedata acknowledged last month that “it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident on August 11, 2025.” The company has an ongoing investigation of the incident, with the support of a specialized cybersecurity company, which has found the cause to be “malicious encryption of data hosted on… Read More >>
LSEG Embraces Private Funds via ‘Digital Markets Infrastructure’
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a blockchain-based Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform for private funds, supported by Microsoft Azure cloud computing services, according to officials. The system has already facilitated its first transaction. The blockchain-based system will encompass “the full asset lifecycle — from issuance, tokenization and distribution to post-trade asset settlement… Read More >>
TS Imagine Launches Securities Lending Platform
TS Imagine, a trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions provider, is launching LoanSmart, a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that’s a “front-to-back, multi-asset solution for stock loan, repo, and collateral management for the buy- and sell-side,” officials say. “LoanSmart allows users to operate securities-backed lending and repo businesses while automating key securities lending processes… Read More >>
Finastra Bolsters ‘Fusion Invest’ for Annuities Markets
Financial software solutions provider Finastra has added functionality to its investment management system, Fusion Invest, that is intended to help annuity carriers coordinate front, middle, and back-office functions, officials say. The upgrade includes enhancements to trade decisioning, hedging and risk monitoring, collateral management, operations, and hedge accounting. The updated system includes “the automation of dynamic… Read More >>
