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Front-to-back operational shift is needed, says SimCorp’s Baker

01 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

A fundamental front-to-back operational shift is needed to best fulfil investment objectives in an increasingly challenging market, according to Mark Baker, product manager at SimCorp

Reliance Trust Company chooses Northern Trust for investment services

31 August 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Northern Trust has been chosen by Reliance Trust Company to provide back-office services including custody, fund accounting, and transfer agency for a collective investment trust (CIT) sub-advised by Driehaus Capital Management

Peel Hunt chooses Torstone technology for MiFIR solution

31 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Torstone’s Inferno will assist Peel Hunt in compliance with the expanded scope and detail of transaction reporting required under MiFIR

Japanese banks adopt DTCC’s Omgeo Alert

29 August 2017 Tokyo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The ALERT Trustee Service connects to GC Direct and will be used by JTSB and MTBJ to store standing settlement instruction (SSI) data related to fund assets for post-trade checks

More new mandates for SimCorp

24 August 2017 Copenhagen
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Australian-based FIIG Securities and Danish investment company Novo Holdings have both chosen SimCorp’s solution, Dimension, to upgrade their investment platforms

IHS Markit launches new solution for MiFID II

23 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has launched a new solution designed to help investment firms comply with RTS 28 reporting requirements under the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)

R3 pairs with Synechron on DLT KYC solution

22 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services consultant and technology provider Synechron is collaborating with R3 to build a solution for know-your-client processes using distributed ledger technology

SimCorp sees extension of Danish mandate

21 August 2017 Copenhagen
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Danish asset manager C WorldWide Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab has extended its SimCorp Dimension licence agreement to include the Data Warehouse Manager and the SimCorp Coric client communications tool