If equities, bonds, and OTC derivatives have identification codes why shouldn’t digital assets? That’s the premise Etrading Software and the team of Bloomberg and Kaiko are betting on by recently throwing their hats in the ring to provide ID codes as the new registration authority for digital token identifiers (DTIs) expected to go live sometime […]
CSDR: Using Predictive Analytics to Prevent Fails
Predict and prevent– that’s what back-office operations managers at buy and sell-side firms preparing for Europe’s Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime are starting to think about so they won’t have to pay hefty financial penalties or endure buy-in requirements if they fail to settle their European trades on time. Instead of bemoaning […]
COVID 19: Custody Network Management Revisited
If fund managers can outsource middle and back-office operations and even trading desks, why can’t global custodians outsource network management due diligence and monitoring? That’s the question over a dozen former global custody network managers who spoke with FinOps Report over the past month are asking as concerns mount that the COVID-19 pandemic could eventually […]
Arcesium Sues SS&C: Fund Manager Access to Geneva in Limbo?
Middle-office operations managers at alternative fund management firms accessing SS&C Technologies’ Geneva portfolio accounting system through reseller Arcesium are now caught in the crossfires of its lawsuit against SS&C Advent and its parent SS&C, with their ability to use SS&C’s Geneva portfolio accounting system possibly in question. SS&C’s Geneva platform is one of the most […]
Fund Managers Find COVID-19 Makes Best Ex Best Effort
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 […]
COVID-19: Addressing Return to Work Legal Quirks
The eventual return of Wall Street’s trading and operations executives to their physical offices as the coronavirus pandemic subsides could end up being a cause for litigation and employee angst, rather than celebration, if C-suite executives don’t carefully balance profit-making with worker safety. Knowing when employees can come back to work is the easiest part […]
SEI Sues SS&C For Threatening to Shut Advent/Moxy Access
Fund administrator SEI Global Services has sued rival SS&C Technology Holdings and subsidiary SS&C Advent for allegedly trying to put SEI out of business by cutting off its access to critical portfolio accounting technology SEI needs to service its fund manager clients. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court in the SEI’s backyard in […]
Coronavirus: How CCOs Can Manage (Virtually)
For chief compliance officers at financial firms, following the five Ps — prioritize, plan, protect, preserve, and paper– with the help of IT managers will become critical to ensure employees working remotely meet corporate and regulatory requirements. “Even the best designed business continuity plans likely didn’t take a global pandemic into account,” says Kristin Koloniaris, […]
SEC: CAT Reports Can Omit Some Customer Data
Data management units at US broker-dealers and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will be creating bogus codes for sending trade execution reports required by the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) to conceal the identities of investors and mitigate potential damage from cybersecurity breaches. The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s long-awaited decision earlier this month to […]
BNY Mellon Gives Fund Managers New NAV Agent
Fund managers no longer have to rely on their fund administrator’s backup plan or their own when striking or validating a net asset value. BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian bank, says it can save the day by doing all the operational work using Milestone Group’s pControl platform which also allows for accurate backup NAVs […]