FTF News

  • Sign-Up for FTF Email Alerts
  • Login
FTF NEWS
Subscribe Now
  • Home
  • News
  • Events
  • Awards
  • Research
  • FTF SERVICES
  • Podcast
  • Bull Run Blog

Time to Investigate A.I.-based Synthetic Data?

August 20, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

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 >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, IBOR, Back Office, Data Management, Ops Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Integration, Standards, Performance Analytics, Performance Attribution, Performance Measurement, Portfolio Management, KYC Tagged With: A.I., automation, back office, data management, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), portfolio optimization, risk analytics, Securities Operations, Standards, stress testing, synthetic data

Key ICE Data Feeds Coming to Chainlink Service

August 20, 2025 by FTF News

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 >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Exchanges, Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Digital Asset Custody, Digital Transformation, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT, Integration, Standards Tagged With: automation, back office, blockchain, compliance, data management, ICE, Intercontinental Exchange, Nyse, Securities Operations, Standards, wall street

Ultimus Expands Partnership with Xceptor

August 13, 2025 by FTF News

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 >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, IBOR, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Hedge Fund Operations, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Artificial Intelligence Tagged With: automation, back office, data mangement, fund administration, fund valuation data, Securities Operations, Standards

‘Suboptimal Ops’ Will Fail via T+1 in U.K. & E.U.

August 13, 2025 by Faye Kilburn

‘Suboptimal Ops’ Will Fail via T+1 in U.K. & E.U.

(John Bevil, a senior product manager at data automation platform provider Xceptor, recently took questions from FTF News about a key European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) report on the E.U.’s transition to T+1 settlement and some of the lessons learned from the U.S. adoption. Bevil says that he has watched the financial services industry’s… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, FX Operations, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Sell-Side, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Opinion, Q&As, Regulation & Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: automation, back office, compliance, data management, SEC, Securities Operations, settlement, Standards, T+! transition, T+1 settlement

Trump’s EO Could Shake Up 401(k) Portfolios

August 13, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Trump’s EO Could Shake Up 401(k) Portfolios

Financial planning managers for retirees and others might get the green light and new guardrails from federal officials, helping them include alternative assets, such as private equity, real estate, and digital assets, in 401(k) portfolios, as President Donald J. Trump recently signed an executive order (EO) to that effect. “More than 90 million Americans participate… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Private Equity, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Digital Asset Custody, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT, Integration, Standards, Opinion, Minding the Gap, Performance Measurement, Portfolio Management, KYC, Regulation & Compliance Tagged With: 401(k), back office, investment and retirement solutions, Minding the Gap, performance measurement, retirement planning, Standards, wall street

Regulators Want the U.S. to Rule Crypto Markets

August 6, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Regulators Want the U.S. to Rule Crypto Markets

The highly touted “Crypto Week” of July 14-18 — when Congress mulled over major legislation to kick-start the digital asset era for U.S. markets — was just the start of the Trump team’s push to have the United States dominate global crypto markets. Toward the end of last month, “The President’s Working Group on Digital… Read More >>

Filed Under: Commodities Trading Operations, Derivatives Exchanges, Derivatives Operations, Derivatives Processing, Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Diversity & Human Interest, Data Science, Digital Transformation, Back-Office, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting Tagged With: automation, back office, CFTC, crypto-based derivatives, cryptoasset trading, cryptocurrency regulation, Digital Assets, SEC, Standards, Trump, wall street

KYC & Compliance Reap Rewards from Agentic A.I.: Survey

July 30, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

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 >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Risk Management, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Back-Office, Integration, Standards, AML/Fraud/Financial Crime, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting Tagged With: automation, back office, compliance, compliance issues, data management, know your customer (KYC), Securities Operations, Standards, wall street

SS&C Acquires Calastone to Revamp Global Funds Ops

July 30, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

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 >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Hedge Fund Operations, Industry News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Digital Asset Custody, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT Tagged With: automation, back office, blockchain, fund valuation data, funds management, outsourcing fund administration, Securities Operations, Standards, wall street

Franklin Templeton Taps BNY for ETF Servicing

July 30, 2025 by FTF News

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 >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, FX Operations, Hedge Fund Operations, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Performance Analytics, Performance Attribution, Portfolio Management Tagged With: asset servicing, automation, back office, digital asset services, exchange traded funds (ETFs), Securities Operations, settlement, Standards, wall street

Equity Data Science Unveils ‘Fusion’ Initiative

July 30, 2025 by FTF News

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 >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Hedge Fund Operations, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Trends Tagged With: automation, back office, data management, generative A.I., investment management, Securities Operations, Standards

  • Home
  • FTF SERVICES
  • News
  • FTF Bull Run Blog
  • Contact
  • Events
  • Privacy
  • About
  • FTF Research Institute
  • Awards
  • Terms
  • Buyer’s Guide
  • Reprints

Follow Us

Copyright © FTF News 2019 Financial Technologies Forum LLC

Join FTF
Premier Today!

Already a Member? Click here to Login

Unlimited FTFNews.com article access
FTF Special Reports
Digital issues of FTF Focus Magazine
Video Interviews
Podcasts
Weekly News Alerts
Discount on FTF Conferences and Events
Discount on FTF Training Seminars
Print Issues of FTF Focus Magazine
Annual delivery of printed FTF Buyer's Guide
Online Trial
Try FTF Premier
Online
$1
For 4 Weeks
 
 
 
 
FTF Premier FULL
FTFNEWS.COM
MEMBERSHIP
$10$120
PER MONTHPER YEAR
FTF ON DEMAND
TRY FTF PREMIER ONE
ARTICLE AT A TIME
$1.99
AND UP
$1.99 PER ARTICLE
$9.99 PER REPORT
$9.99 PER ISSUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join FTF
Premier Today!

Already a Member? Click here to Login

Unlimited FTFNews.com article access
FTF Special Reports
Digital issues of FTF Focus Magazine
Video Interviews
Podcasts
Weekly News Alerts
Discount on FTF Conferences and Events
Discount on FTF Training Seminars
Print Issues of FTF Focus Magazine
Annual delivery of printed FTF Buyer's Guide
Online Trial
Try FTF Premier
Online
$1
For 4 Weeks
 
 
 
 
FTF Premier FULL
FTFNEWS.COM
MEMBERSHIP
$10$120
PER MONTHPER YEAR
FTF ON DEMAND
TRY FTF PREMIER ONE
ARTICLE AT A TIME
$1.99
AND UP
$1.99 PER ARTICLE
$9.99 PER REPORT
$9.99 PER ISSUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Home
  • News
  • Events
  • Awards
  • FTF Research Institute
  • FTF SERVICES
  • Bull Run Blog
  • Email Alerts
  • Log In
  • My Account
  • Log Out