Asset manager Franklin Templeton will be deploying the Aladdin platform from BlackRock to unify its investment management IT infrastructures across public market asset classes, officials say. The Aladdin portfolio management software offers investment firms “a way to view and manage daily investments,” according to BlackRock. “Aladdin is a comprehensive technology solution that supports the entire… Read More >>
Franklin Templeton Outsources Transfer Agent Unit to FIS
Asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched a partnership with FIS that will allow the software and services provider to take over the management of the firm’s global transfer agent (TA) function, which includes potentially onboarding 1,450 Franklin Templeton employees. To provide continuity in service, Franklin Templeton’s transfer agent workforce across Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, and the… Read More >>
Brexit Fever Spurs Uncertainty, Dire Predictions
To leave or not to leave the European Union — that is the Brexit question. The United Kingdom is currently gripped by Brexit fever with campaigners on either side warning of dire consequences. The arguments are not new and the same heated debates were heard before when the country mulled joining the euro in the… Read More >>
