FactSet Combines KYC & RPA for New App FactSet, a provider of financial information and analytical applications, reports the release of FactSet KYC, a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) application intended to streamline Know Your Customer due diligence. The new app combines KYC robotic process automation (RPA) with FactSet content and public registries, improving the efficiency and… Read More >>
How TCA Can Help the Buy Side Too
(The MiFID II reforms across multiple asset classes have caused asset managers across the globe to become more aware of the exacting demands of best execution requirements and thus more aware of the importance of applying transaction cost analysis (TCA) to a trading enterprise. So says Chris Hollands, the head of North American and European… Read More >>
Securian Trust Employs SEI’s Cloud-Based Platform
SEI Client to Focus on Automation & Integration SEI reports that Securian Trust Company, an SEI client since 2009, will adopt its wealth platform, intended to “provide a seamless experience for … clients and the advisors that serve them.” The platform, SEI says, is a “fully-integrated, single-infrastructure technology solution developed to support client relationship management,… Read More >>
Liquidnet & TradeSmart Partnership Targets Buy-Side Customers
TradeSmart Gets New Links to Liquidity With buy-side customers in mind, TradingScreen Inc. is partnering with Liquidnet, an institutional trading network, to allow the TradeSmart order and execution management system (OEMS) to access Liquidnet’s institutional liquidity and trading strategies, officials say. A TradingScreen offering, TradeSmart is a software as a service (Saas) targets best execution… Read More >>
More Firms Join AcadiaSoft Hub to Meet IM Deadline
Hub Gains Six Firms Under Phase 2 of IM Rules Collateral and margining solutions provider AcadiaSoft reports that six more “in-scope firms” under Phase 2 of the new initial margin (IM) rules have been integrated into the AcadiaSoft Hub for non-cleared derivatives. “The additional firms chose to use the hub for IM in order to… Read More >>
