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Symbiont Scores Legal Win Against Ipreo, IHS Markit

August 30, 2021 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

US syndicated loans operations managers must bid farewell to a wannabe blockchain-based competitor to IHS Markit’s ClearPar platform based on a recent decision by a Delaware state judge who also awarded Symbiont a whopping US$70 million in its lawsuit against former partner Ipreo and Ipreo’s parent IHS Markit. Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of Delaware’s […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Investments, Rules, Rules Tagged With: Blockchain, Crypto, Investors

Schwab’s $1.2 M Customer Account Transfer Mistake: Now What?

April 13, 2021 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

Whoops, it happened again. This time it was a software glitch that led brokerage Charles Schwab to erroneously transfer US$1.2 million from a former retail client’s account to the customer’s new brokerage account at Fidelity Brokerage Services which has left operations managers at rival brokerages scratching their heads and Schwab forced to go to court. […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Investments, Regulations, Rules Tagged With: Brokerage Ops, Compliance, FINRA, Regulations, Regulators

Citi’s $900M Blunder Casts Light on Poor Loan Ops

March 4, 2021 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

A New York judge’s recent ruling that lenders to financially ailing cosmetics giant Revlon can keep US$500 million in payments they mistakenly received from Citibank is prompting operations managers of syndicate loan desks at rival banks to take a closer look at their technology, internal procedures and any offshore work. Citibank is considered an anomaly […]

Filed Under: Analytics, Data, Funds, Investments, Investors, Operations Tagged With: Compliance, Data, Fund Ops, Ops Risk

Etrading Software Nabs Digital Token ID Authority

December 3, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

Traders and operations managers handling cryptocurrencies and other digital assets could soon find themselves using new identification codes issued by Etrading Software, pending approval by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the standards-setting body. The London-based Etrading Software has beaten the duo of Bloomberg and Kaiko in the bidding process to be named as the […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Data, Investments, Standards Tagged With: Blockchain, Brokerage Ops, Crypto, Data, Fund Ops

FREE WEBINAR: The Crypto Asset Market: What Fund Managers Should Know Before Investing

October 13, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

Hosted by CrossTower Save the Date: November 4, 2020 Time: 4:30 PM EST Contact: events@crosstower.com Cryptoassets aren’t just for retail investors any more. Hedge fund managers and some traditional fund managers have been buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a buffer against inflation and market volatility has led to far higher returns on investment for […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Investments, Investors, Rules, SEC, Sec Lending Tagged With: Blockchain, Compliance, Crypto, Fund Ops, SEC

SEC Fines Northern Trust for Not Stopping Criminal Hedge Fund Manager

September 27, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent US$152,553 fine against mega hedge fund administrator Northern Trust provides a clear sign the regulatory agency will continue to hold a service provider accountable for any wrongdoing committed by its client if the SEC thinks it could have prevented the bad apple’s actions. The New York headquartered L-R […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Financials, Funds, Investments, Investors Tagged With: Compliance, Hedge Funds, Outsourcing, Regulators, SEC, Valuation

FREE WEBINAR: Outsourced and Supplemental Trading: How the Buy Side is Benefitting Today

September 22, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

Sponsored by Tourmaline Partners Save the Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020 Time: 10AM EST Go to www.tourmalinepartnersllc.com/finops-report-webinar to register for the free dial-in details Join Tourmaline Partners and FinOps Report for a free webinar on how the buy-side is benefitting from outsourced and supplemental trading. Access to liquidity, cost rationalization, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Funds, Investments, Ops Risk, Outsourcing Tagged With: Fund Ops, Hedge Funds, Investment Ops, Trading

Race to the Patent Office for Syndicated Loan Blockchain

August 29, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

The results of a behind the scenes battle brewing between blockchain technology startup Hashlynx and mega-bank Bank of America to win a patent for a distributed ledger-based technology platform could end up determining how the operational difficulties inherent in the US$2 trillion paper-intensive syndicated loans market are eliminated and by whom. Whoever is awarded a […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Data, Investments, Investors, Sec Lending, Settlement Tagged With: Blockchain, Crypto, Data, Fund Ops, Investors, Sec Lending, Settlement

EU’s New Shareholder Rights Directive: What Standards?

June 11, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

With Europe’s second incarnation of the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II) less than four months away, the securities industry can easily rely on automated communication channels to ease the compliance burden, but using disparate message standards to transmit data and various methodologies for calculating fees will still make the administrative work challenging. The European Commission […]

Filed Under: Corporate Actions, Custody, Investments, Investors Tagged With: Compliance, Fund Operations, Investment Operations, Investors, Regulators

Fund Managers Find COVID-19 Makes Best Ex Best Effort

June 4, 2020 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

Complying with “best execution” requirements is nothing new for fund managers, but some could easily end up failing to meet their fiduciary obligations this year due to circumstances beyond their control — the unprecedented market volatility and remote working generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. About a dozen operations managers at US fund management firms who […]

Filed Under: Analytics, Compliance, Data, Investments, Reporting Tagged With: Compliance, Data, Fund Ops, Investment Ops, SEC

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