EFAMA launches new industry initiative 16 October 2018 Brussels Reporter: Maddie Saghir The European Fund Classification Forum, a task force of EFAMA, has launched a new industry initiative to extend the European Fund Classification
ISSA releases whitepaper on utilisation of crypto asset market 16 October 2018 Zurich Reporter: Jenna Lomax A CSD Working Group on DLT has affirmed the role of infrastructure organisations on the crypto asset market
EFAMA: Support the CMU and embrace technology 15 October 2018 Brussels Reporter: Maddie Saghir In the latest EFAMA report, the funds industry was advised to support the Capital Market Union and embrace technology
Bank of Beirut selects Wolters Kluwer’s 15 October 2018 Beirut Reporter: Jenna Lomax The Bank of Beirut has implemented Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX to provide its software for managing the International Financial Reporting Standard
Al Rajhi Bank selects Murex 15 October 2018 Paris Reporter: Maddie Saghir Al Rajhi Bank has selected Murex for its Islamic finance business
CM18: Nearly 60 percent of audience have not outsourced their collateral process 12 October 2018 Amsterdam Reporter: Jenna Lomax Some 59 percent of delegates at this years’ Fleming Annual Collateral Management Conference, stated that they had not outsourced any part of their collateral process within their firm
Envestnet | Tamarac integrates with PCR 11 October 2018 Chicago Reporter: Maddie Saghir Envestnet |Tamarac has integrated with Private Client Resources
Demand Derivatives partners with GMEX Group 11 October 2018 New York Reporter: Maddie Saghir Demand Derivatives has partnered with GMEX Group to launch a “revolutionary” futures exchange and reduced-risk blockchain clearing house
Simcorp Survey: Data gathering ranks as most time-consuming hurdle 11 October 2018 London Reporter: Maddie Saghir Over half, 66 percent, of 100 buy-side executives ranked data gathering as the most time-consuming hurdle to client communications and reporting.
AIMA: Identify opportunities to punch above your weight 11 October London Reporter: Maddie Saghir Identify opportunities to punch above your weight, AIMA has advised emerging managers in their recent report, ‘Making It Big’
Celent: Low rates of STP endemic in back office 10 October 2018 Boston Reporter: Maddie Saghir Low rates of straight through processing are endemic in the back office, a new research report from Celent in collaboration with Xceptor found
JurisTax selects PFS-PAXUS 10 October 2018 London Reporter: Maddie Saghir JurisTax has selected Pacific Fund System’s PFS-PAXUS fund administration system for its third party administration business operations