Having managed the ‘beauty parade’ and selected a vendor, what are the considerations for investment managers procuring new software products and services? How can the vendor best manage the handover from ‘wooing’ to delivering, asks Abbey Shasore, CEO, Factbook and Robert Corbally, founder, Hawser Consulting.
Almost all alternative fund managers are planning to rely more on third parties for their operational needs, suggests a recent study.
Asset managers are likely to turn to technology to solve their cost challenges, according to recently published research.
Global custodian State Street has extended the capabilities of its Alpha asset servicing platform to include the processing lifecycle for ETFs.
UK-based asset manager Artemis has selected Northern Trust to act as its single asset servicing provider.
French asset servicer BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPP SS) has entered an agreement with Bloomberg to strengthen its post-trade workflow process.
Luxembourg-based fund platform and super management company (ManCo) Universal Investment has appointed Etienne Rougier as chief operating officer (COO).
Benjamin Lucas has been named as chief executive of Amundi Technology, the French asset manager’s tech services division.
US asset servicing firm State Street is reportedly in talks to acquire CF Global, a provider of outsourced trading services.
Systematic hedge funds are increasingly looking to blend the use of outsourcing and in-house development to build their front-office technology stacks, suggests a recently published report.
