The securities lending market in Europe is looking to the U.K. for guidance as both prepare for the shift to a T+1 settlement cycle on Oct. 11, 2027 — a move complicated by a long-running spat between borrowers and lenders over recall cut-off times. Representatives from the U.K.’s securities lending committee, under the auspices of… Read More >>
Ops Teams Work Smarter via Clear Data & Insights
(Reconciliation and exception management, net asset value oversight, compliance checks, fee billing, and settlement all rely on data that has been properly captured, validated, and distributed — sometimes from thousands of sources. In an FTF News Q&A, Jenn McMackin, global director, data and managed services at Gresham, takes on these issues and discusses the provider’s… Read More >>
Rivvit Targets Data Lineage via Data Catalog Module
A data management and reporting software company, Rivvit, has released a data catalog module — a tool that provides data lineage documentation and transparency into how data flows through enterprise systems. The module was designed specifically for investment managers and financial institutions and is now available to all Rivvit clients, officials say. The module is… Read More >>
Private Markets Expose the Recs Limits of Spreadsheets
(Investments in complex assets other than traditional equities and bonds, such as private markets, are growing. But to leverage those opportunities will require firms to move away from the limitations of Microsoft Excel-based spreadsheets and the rising costs of operationally rigid, legacy systems, says Sarva Srinivasan, global head of strategy and managing director in the… Read More >>
Morningstar Affiliate Renews Mandate with Northern Trust
Custodian Northern Trust will continue its asset servicing relationship with Morningstar Investment Management, and is supporting nine, multi-managed registered mutual funds with approximately $5 billion in assets under management (AUM), officials say. “This mandate recognizes the outstanding client service, data customization, and ongoing development we provide to support new regulatory changes and filings required of… Read More >>
Japanese Firm & Chainlink Target Digital Assets
A $200 billion Japanese financial services firm, SBI Group, has entered into a “strategic collaboration” with decentralized blockchain oracle network Chainlink to push the growth of interoperable blockchains and digital assets in capital markets, officials say. A recent survey by SBI Digital Asset Holdings, SBI’s digital asset arm, found that among 50 financial firms, 76… Read More >>
CFTC Bolsters Market Oversight via Nasdaq Platform
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is deploying a suite of surveillance technology services from exchanges and technology provider Nasdaq to improve the regulator’s market surveillance and fraud detection capabilities, officials say. The Nasdaq Market Surveillance platform will enable integrated monitoring across CFTC markets and will facilitate surveillance capabilities to maintain the integrity of derivative… Read More >>
Time to Investigate A.I.-based Synthetic Data?
The phenomenon of “synthetic data” — which is data that once artificially generated replicates the statistical properties of real data — is a potential new tool on the horizon for investment management operations because it can be used to improve model training, portfolio optimization, stress testing, and risk analysis, according to James Tait, an affiliate… Read More >>
Key ICE Data Feeds Coming to Chainlink Service
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is collaborating with blockchain solutions provider Chainlink to incorporate foreign exchange (FX) and precious metals rates from the ICE Consolidated Feed into the Chainlink Data Streams data set, according to officials. The ICE Consolidated Feed offers “content from over 300 global exchanges and… Read More >>
Ultimus Expands Partnership with Xceptor
Ultimus Fund Solutions and Xceptor, maker of data automation platforms for financial markets, have expanded their six-year partnership to help Ultimus’ clients streamline operations and reduce risk, officials say. Ultimus offers fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions. The expanded partnership encompasses “global verticals and business lines” that use the data automation and reconciliation of Ultimus’… Read More >>
