State Street acquires Mercatus as it expands front-to-back solution for private markets
The move comes as custodians review their legacy technology platforms in order to cater for the many nuances and complexities inherent in private markets.
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LGIM mandate win caps off another impressive quarter for State Street Alpha
State Street reported two new Alpha deals, including LGIM and Invesco, as well as five Alpha client mandates that went live at the end of the second quarter.
SS&C wins front-to-back mandate from $5.3 billion investment manager
RiverNorth Capital Management extends agreement with SS&C for front-to-back services.
Custodians face requests to move closer to the front-office for ETF innovation support
In day two of Global Custodian’s Leaders in Custody Week, industry experts explained how ETF servicers are filling an important role to facilitate innovation.
Hedge fund Hurricane Capital Advisors adopts SS&C’s front-to-back-office solution
New York-based Hurricane Capital Advisors expects to carry 10 portfolio managers onto the SS&C platform by July.
JP Morgan and SimCorp set up front-to-back-office integration to streamline investment operations data
The integration aims to tackle costly fragmented investment and post-trade processes that contribute to operational risks such as high settlement trade fails.
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Fireside Friday with… BNP Paribas Securities Services’ Alvaro Camunas
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been one of the most active banks in establishing partnerships with FinTechs and other third-party providers. Alvaro Camunas, head of client development at BNP Paribas Securities Services, explains to Global Custodians the motives behind these recent moves.
Invesco to adopt State Street’s front-to-back servicing model as Alpha momentum continues
$1.4 trillion asset manager agrees to use State Street’s front-to-back asset servicing platform as the custodian announces Q1 revenues.
Co-opetition is the future of our relationship with custodians, says Amundi COO
Following the launch of its own front-to-back office solution, Amundi’s chief operating officer says the relationship between the asset manager and custodians will be one of competition and cooperation.
Standard Chartered integrates BlackRock Aladdin for Asia, Africa and the Middle East
For some of the Standard Chartered’s clients, the partnership marks the first integrated front-to-back solution is available for emerging and frontier markets.