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We’re thrilled to highlight our renewed Investment-as-a-Service agreement with global asset manager East Capital Group. For nearly a decade, our platform has powered their #InvestmentOperations, and we’ve recently expanded this collaboration with the implementation of a new investor portal. Founded in 1997, East Capital Group provides investment solutions in equities, fixed income, real estate, and alternatives, leveraging active management and a robust ESG framework to drive global change. Learn more at eastcapital.group Huddlestock’s Investment-as-a-Service solution powers modern investment experiences for banks, asset managers and fintechs. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ecnjM_bP

🖋 Thrilled to have participated in the publication of the Chambers and Partners Alternative Funds 2024 | Global Practice Guide. Our Investment Funds Partners explored the trends and developments of the Luxembourg investment funds landscape, focusing on key topics such as ESG, the ELTIF and AIFMD reviews, as well as direct lending funds and crypto-assets. 👉 Read our detailed analysis: https://lnkd.in/eGQSWZgz #InvestmentFunds #ESG #ELTIF #AIFMD

In his latest blog, Chris McCullam Investments Director reflects on an inspiring evening at the Schroders UK Platform Awards highlighting the level of competition and innovation across the platform sector, with technology-enabled platforms playing key roles in driving change. Chris also discusses the evolution of platform technology, from proprietary systems to third-party vendors and predicts a shift toward a 'service delivery' model. He emphasises the importance for firms to regularly access their technology and service providers, ensuring they stay ahead of market changes and operational resilience challenges. Read the blog for insights on the evolving platform landscape. Link in the comments below 🔗 #SUKPA #InvestmentPlatforms #Innovation #FinTech #OperationalResilience

Edouard Legrand from BNP Paribas Asset Management, Martyn Cuff Cuff Consulting and a former regional COO & global head at Allianz Global Investors and Pascal Stegmann from ARK Investment Management LLC during #FundsTech Forum London discussed "Digital transformation: Assessing the velocity of digital change". Under constant pressure to demonstrate value, fund managers continue to see digitisation as a means of achieving greater levels of efficiency and automation, leading to reduced costs. A correlation between digital sophistication and performance has come to be widely accepted. Has the industry turned a corner in the past couple of years to finally catch-up with the banking industry?

📢 Exciting News! Mikro Kapital has just released the ESG report for the ALTERNATIVE securitization fund. 🌍📈 Discover our commitment to sustainability, social responsibility, and governance practices. Dive into the report to learn more about how we're driving positive impact and fostering a better future for all. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dxF6Tqur #ESG #Sustainability #MikroKapital #ALTERNATIVE #ImpactInvesting #microcredit #impactfinance

What’s Holding Back Real-World Asset Tokenization? For companies and asset managers, navigating the emerging asset tokenization market can be challenging. Common obstacles you can face: 🔸Limited Industry Benchmarks: The nascent nature of the tokenization industry leads to limited case studies, reference points and industry standards, hindering effective decision-making and risk assessment. 🔸Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape: The evolving and varying regulatory landscape for tokenized assets creates significant uncertainties and compliance burdens. 🔸Structuring and Document Preparation: Properly structuring your tokenization strategy and preparing necessary documents can be overwhelming without the right guidance. 🔸Fragmented Solutions from Multiple Providers: The growing number of tokenization service providers with fragmented solutions that can lead to inefficiencies and increased operational risks. At InvestaX, we've been pioneering the way since 2018, helping businesses capitalize on #RWA #tokenization and the digital asset revolution. Let us help you do the same! ➡ Learn more about what we offer: https://lnkd.in/gG9wYysW

Eurex Clearing recently announced it’s expanding ESG Compass to cover repo and in the backdrop there are moves to boost securities financing for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the platform. We hear from Bernard Tancré, head of Product & Strategy and member of the Executive Board for Clearstream Fund Centre Luxembourg, about some of the ways Deutsche Börse Group services are connecting. Anna Reitman More on #finadium: https://lnkd.in/eEtwjDBu

Talking #ESG in #Fintech: PR Hype or Genuine Impact? Here’s a snippet from the unreleased episode with Chris Skinner, where he brought up an interesting point about ESG in fintech. Is it all just for show, or are there practical examples of companies making real progress? I’d love to hear from you Are there any standout examples of fintech firms around you truly delivering on ESG promises?   https://lnkd.in/d2WYg55y

No-one doubts the importance of regulation for delivering investor protection and market stability. But the regulatory costs on asset managers are substantial and occur at a time when firms are investing heavily in digital transformation and when smaller fintech players who lack regulatory resources are trying to aid positive change in the industry. Is there a danger that regulation could hinder innovation? Do regulators take proportionality into account? And will #DORA – the digital resilience act – hinder progress, just as another slab of regulation – #MiCA – is trying to foster progress? Great panel discussion "The conflict between regulation and innovation" between Jeroen Van Oerle from Lombard Odier Investment Managers, Martin Bednall from Jacobi Asset Management, Quentin Werlé from 6 Monks (6M) and Henning Swabey from fundcraft, moderated by Nick Fitzpatrick from Funds Europe. #FundsTech #fundstechforum #fundstechforumlondon

A lively discussion on #Dora and #MiCar at yesterday’s Funds Tech Forum. My positioning: - Regulators come in to create a level playing field, which makes sense from a societal perspective. However, they are often late to the party (on average about 4 years), damage is already done and the rules dont always solve the problem. This last point is the reason why we developed our own #cybersecurity screening for all companies we invest in. #dora does not tackle basic cyber hygiene and does not solve the problem that over 20% of listed companies are vulnerable to exploits because of outdated software. - Once regulators come up with new rules, there is little proportionality in executing on those rules. Big bureaucratic processes are set up, which increase compliance costs and raise the barriers to entry. Paradoxically, the end-result of new rules is often a strenghtening position for incumbents and reduced competition/innovation! This does not serve clients/investors in the end. - The financial sector is a special case when it comes to regulations. Especially after 2008-2009 regulators hit the turbo-button. I am not sure if the actual services provided became safer though. Buy-now-pay-later, payment coins, spacs, DeFi, private credit etc. in many cases are just old wine in new unregulated bottles. At the same time, new rules made it costlier to serve clients, thereby leaving many “low value clients” unserved, which is contrary to intent. - Big financial institutions are scaling back on risk staff (see announcement of Lloyds Banking Group on April 10th) in a fight to stay competitive. Especially in Europe this is a hot topic, as also discussed in depth in a great FT article by Nicolai Tangen this week. The fear of being fined for not complying 100% cripples innovation. In an ideal world, financial regulations are set up to serve as clear guidelines for participants in how to offer their services to (retail) investors/clients. Rules should be easy to intepret and proportional to the size of the business. Rules should be set “in the spirit of” instead of page-thick bookworks trying to close every tiny gap that could be exploited. This should foster innovation within regulatory boundaries and create room for competition. We are far from that ideal world today, unfortunately. Will we ever get there?