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NEWSLETTER | 15 Jul 2020

Asset managers raise digital spend to meet client expectations

Asset managers are earmarking bigger budgets for digital transformation in the coming year, after many were shocked into action by the ‘stress-test’ their existing digital systems underwent during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

BlackRock, JP Morgan, and Polar Capital are some of the big names among the growing roster of investment companies that have cut management fees in the first half of 2020, as the industry tries to stay attractive to investors amid uncertain markets.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

S&P Global Market Intelligence and Oliver Wyman have joined forces to create a model suite providing credit risk assessments of companies under a range of climate scenarios.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

SQX, the developer of a broker-quote aggregation service for the US bond market, has partnered with Exchange Data International (EDI) to distribute broker-quoted, structured-note pricing.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

GPW has signed an agreement with Refinitiv to distribute analytical reports published under the exchange’s Analytical Coverage Support Programme.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

The Maples Group, an independent service provider offering clients a comprehensive range of fund services, as well as regulatory and compliance, fiduciary, entity formation and management and legal services, has gone live on Fund Recs Velocity platform to automate cash and position reconciliations.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

BTIG Limited has appointed Luke Hodges as its Chief Operating Officer and Head of Equities, effective immediately. Hodges will be based in BTIG’s London office, and will focus on driving growth across all lines of business.

Wed | 15 Jul 2020, 10:53

Digital Reasoning, an artificial intelligence solutions provider, and Google Cloud have formed a global strategic partnership to help banks and other financial institutions leverage the global scale, reliability, and performance of the cloud.