Societe Generale Bank & Trust (SGBT) will be using a data management platform from Duco to automate securities, cash and internal system-to-system reconciliations processes, according to bank and vendor officials. SGBT, a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Societe Generale, will be using the Duco Cube hosted platform “to control complex data using light-touch, self-service technology,” according to… Read More >>
Time for a Giant Leap Forward for ETD Ops?
(Editor’s note: Industry veteran David Pearson, head of post-trade strategy for electronic execution vendor Fidessa, recently took time out of his schedule to answer questions from FTF News. Pearson’s position requires him to provide “innovating new business ideas across Fidessa’s global buy- and sell-side community,” according to his profile. He offers input into the business… Read More >>
Mirae Asset Securities Using FIS for Next Move
Mirae Asset Securities (USA), the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Mirae Asset Financial Group, is entering the hedge fund investment allocation space and will be using the Securities360 solution from FIS as it attains self-clearing status. Previously, the firm introduced accounts through a correspondent clearing firm for about two decades and had no need for… Read More >>
Global Markets to Brace for E.U. Regs in 2017
(FTF News is sampling the flurry of securities industry predictions that are hitting as 2017 becomes reality and 2016 starts to fade. This review of predictions will be presented in three parts this week. This is the first installment (click here for second installment and here for third installment) and it focuses on what may… Read More >>
SETL, Cobalt DL to Create FX Post-Trade DLT Solution
Two distributed ledger technology (DLT) pioneers SETL, a London-based financial blockchain specialist, and Cobalt DL, a private peer-to-peer network provider, have joined forces via a new partnership intended to yield a post-trade platform for foreign exchange (FX) transactions. “In June 2016, SETL announced the launch of our blockchain-powered OpenCSD platform, which enables any market participant… Read More >>
Rabobank, D&H Complete Blockchain Proof-of-Concept Project
The Project’s Success Bodes Well for Other DLT Applications DH Corp., a provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, and Dutch bank Rabobank announced that they have successfully completed a proof of concept for blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT) that supports D+H’s payments services hub, and paves the way for other applications of DLT…. Read More >>
Cobalt DL Wants to Take Ops Out of the Dark Ages
Financial technology vendor Cobalt DL has kick started the beta testing on its distributed ledger network, which it hopes will streamline post-trade processes and create a singular database for foreign-exchange (FX) transactions. Spearheaded by former Citi and Deutsche Bank executive Andy Coyne, the platform, which is backed by eight of the world’s largest players in… Read More >>
RNC Genter Deploys Single-Point Access to Fiserv Network
Firm to Use Fiserv’s Asset Manager Connect Asset manager RNC Genter Capital Management is using Asset Manager Connect from Fiserv to “increase access to managed account sponsors and grow their client base,” officials say. The Asset Manager Connect links lets firms easily communicate with managed-account sponsors across the Wealth Management Network from Fiserv, officials say…. Read More >>
Major Banks to Mentor FinTech Startups in Asia
FinTech Innovation Lab to Help Eight Entrepreneurs Eight financial technology vendors with a range of new offerings including a know your customer (KYC) combination with distributed ledger technology, have been accepted into a 12-week mentorship program in the third annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, officials say. Other startups participating in the lab are working on… Read More >>
BarCap to Pay $2M in CFTC, FINRA Fines
Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of the London-based banking multinational, has been hit with $2.1 million in fines for various reporting, clearing and trading violations, and for related supervision failures. Those penalties include an $800,000 fine from the CFTC and a $1.3 million fine from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA fined BarCap,… Read More >>
