(BitGo, a digital asset custodian and wallet solutions provider, recently announced that it is offering custody support for the underlying assets that make up the CoinDesk 20 Index. The new support is part of a recently announced collaboration between BitGo and CoinDesk Indices. The CoinDesk 20 Index, launched in January 2024, “addresses the growing demand… Read More >>
SS&C Applies A.I. to Fund Administration & Other News Briefs
SS&C GoCentral Uses A.I. & BPR SS&C Technologies has launched a fund administration platform, dubbed GoCentral, that uses artificial intelligence (A.I.) to facilitate a unified platform for accessing information and systems, officials say. In addition to A.I., the web platform leverages business process re-engineering (BPR) “in an exception management-based approach to optimize front, middle and… Read More >>
BNY Mellon Buys Optimal’s Indexing for ‘Pershing X’
Other BNY Mellon Units to Get Direct Indexing Too The Pershing clearing and custody services business of BNY Mellon is acquiring Optimal Asset Management, a direct indexing solutions provider, and will offer Optimal’s capabilities to advisory clients within Pershing, and to institutional and retail clients within BNY Mellon’s Investment Management business. If the acquisition… Read More >>
Stoxx Names Director for New Asia/Pacific Office
Stoxx Ltd., a provider of index offerings, reports that it has expanded its presence in Asia/Pacific via the launch of a new office in Sydney, Australia, to be headed by Jonathan Morgan who has been appointed a Stoxx regional director. Morgan, who will oversee operations in Australia and New Zealand, has more than 15 years… Read More >>
MSCI Names Head of ETF Coverage for Australia
MSCI, a vendor of investment decision support tools, has hired Tim Bradbury as vice president of exchange traded fund (ETF) coverage in Australia, officials say. In his new role, Bradbury will be responsible for “driving visibility, awareness and usage of the MSCI indexes within the fast growing ETF market in Australia, with a special focus… Read More >>
