For asset managers not in the business of deploying robust data systems themselves, service providers can handle their data and optimising efficiencies using AI, machine learning and other tools can analyse to gain insights, writes Bob Balfe, chief technical officer at 4Pines Fund Services.
By Bob Balfe
New cyber threats, data regulations, the 24/7 global market and increasing competition, especially from disruptive fintech companies, drive asset managers, private equity firms and others to reconsider blockchain, its uses and its potential.
By Bob Balfe
The digital revolution in financial services extends to the back-office, too, writes Bob Balfe is Chief Technology Officer at 4Pines Fund Services, who argues that when it comes to routine work like document intake, saving 10 minutes per form can add up quickly.
By Bob Balfe
The recent noise coming from the SEC is largely measured and unsurprising; as the asset class matures of course it should adhere to stricter oversight But what are the drivers behind the onslaught of proposed…
Chat applications have become absolutely necessary in the hybrid working age. But 4Pines Fund Services’ Bob Chowaniec says these programs can serve as much more than just substitutions for in-person chats. Read the full article…
Despite considerable and not unwarranted skepticism, there’s a “tsunami of money” flowing into ESG-friendly companies and instruments. That’s according to the head of Singapore’s largest bank. That same storm is hitting Wall Street, the Square Mile and financial hubs worldwide.
The table stakes for fund administrators haven’t changed. Fund managers, private equity firms and others will always want responsive service, accurate and timely reporting, and compliance.
No longer science fiction, the skilled use of data automation can give investment managers a big competitive advantage.
