Lindsell Train Selects SimCorp One to Streamline Investment Operations

UK-based equity fund manager Lindsell Train has partnered with SimCorp to implement its integrated front-to-back platform, SimCorp One. The London-based firm, known for its high-conviction stock-picking strategy, will use the technology to support its concentrated portfolios across UK, Global, Japanese, and North American equity strategies.

The transition to SimCorp One is designed to simplify complex investment lifecycles by consolidating workflows onto a single platform. By leveraging increased automation, Lindsell Train aims to enhance operational efficiency across its front-, middle-, and back-office functions, providing a more robust foundation for future business growth.

The selection process highlighted SimCorp’s established reputation within the UK market and its collaborative partnering approach. The reliability of the platform’s integrated capabilities was a decisive factor for Lindsell Train in seeking to modernise its investment management processes and reduce operational friction.

Hex Trust and Haruko Integrate to Provide Real-Time Risk Governance for Institutional Digital Assets

Hex Trust, the digital assets financial services provider, has announced a strategic integration with the technology platform Haruko. This collaboration allows institutional clients to consolidate their regulated custody data, market activity, and staking performance into a single interface. By connecting Hex Trust’s multi-jurisdictional custody infrastructure with Haruko’s aggregation engine, the partnership aims to eliminate the data fragmentation often caused by managing assets across various exchanges and DeFi protocols.

The integration focuses on enhancing operational control and capital efficiency through holistic risk management. Clients can now access a unified view of their total exposure, allowing for more accurate credit and counterparty risk assessments. The system provides real-time performance reporting, including portfolio profit and loss and staking rewards, while ensuring data rigour for tax compliance and institutional reporting.

By automating the reconciliation of holdings and external trading data, the partnership addresses the growing governance needs of asset managers. This collaboration establishes a transparent framework for digital finance, providing the sophisticated risk analytics and pricing tools required for a professionalised investment ecosystem.

STP Investment Services Enhances Trade Data Management with SmartSettle AI Integration

STP Investment Services (STP) has updated its Lightspeed Trade Data Management System (TDMS) by integrating SmartSettle AI. This new module adds a layer of predictive intelligence to existing post-trade workflows, moving beyond standard automation. The integration provides STP’s settlement teams with real-time visibility and normalised data across various custodians, brokers, and asset classes, allowing for more precise tracking and reporting of trade fails.

The platform now features enhanced pre-matching, intelligent exception prioritisation, and earlier identification of potential financial penalties. By utilising predictive analytics, the system can identify settlement issues before they occur and provide automated inventory status notifications. These tools are designed to support timely recalls and reduce overall settlement risk, ensuring greater operational certainty for global investment firms.

This enhancement arrives as the industry prepares for tighter regulatory timelines. Following the US transition to T+1 settlement in 2024, the UK and EU are scheduled to follow suit in October 2027. The compressed cycle increases the risk of compliance errors and financial penalties. By implementing these AI-driven capabilities now, STP aims to provide firms with the visibility required to manage unmatched transactions and at-risk inventory ahead of these upcoming global shifts.

Clearstream and LCH SA Expand Settlement Services for Italian Government Debt

Clearstream and LCH SA have extended their existing partnership to include settlement services for Italian government debt. This development allows LCH SA clearing members to settle all Italian sovereign debt instruments, including cash and repo transactions, through Clearstream’s international and domestic central securities depositories (CSD). The service is scheduled to go live during 2026.

By adding Italy to a framework that already covers French, Belgian, German, Austrian, and Spanish securities, the collaboration aims to reduce market fragmentation. Clearing members can now consolidate their settlement activity within Clearstream’s Trade Flow Hub, which connects major trading venues and central counterparties. This unified gateway is designed to improve liquidity management and operational efficiency for participants across the European sovereign debt market.

The initiative supports the broader goal of integrating European capital market infrastructure through open access. By providing an additional settlement venue, the two organisations intend to streamline post-trade processes and enhance access to one of Europe’s largest sovereign debt markets. This expansion reinforces the commitment of both Clearstream and LCH SA to fostering a more connected and efficient financial ecosystem for their global clients.

Avelacom Expands Low-Latency Connectivity to Argentine Capital Markets

Avelacom, the global provider of low-latency network solutions, has expanded into Argentina to provide financial institutions with direct access to the country’s equities and derivatives markets. The company is launching a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) data centre in Buenos Aires.

The expansion includes new low-latency routes across the east and west coasts of Latin America via Brazil and Chile. These routes are designed to provide resilient connectivity between Argentina, the US, and other global markets. This move follows Avelacom’s entry into the region in 2021 and responds to increased trading activity on the BYMA exchange, which saw a 45% year-on-year increase in trades and a 58% rise in orders during 2025.

By establishing this presence, Avelacom aims to support arbitrage and market-making strategies across Argentina, Brazil, and the US. The company plans to further interconnect markets in Chile, Colombia, and Peru over the coming year. This development addresses a growing demand for sophisticated trading infrastructure in Argentina, where the market remains underpenetrated compared to the broader Latin American average.

Symphony Accelerates AI Integration and Announces Leadership Changes

Symphony is advancing its secure AI and workflow capabilities following a year of significant growth. The company, serving over 1,400 clients, has introduced the AI Agent Studio, a framework designed to let institutions create and deploy AI agents for internal and external workflows. This new tool leverages Symphony’s verified directory and compliance infrastructure, allowing firms to automate complex tasks while maintaining strict data control.

Alongside these product developments, Symphony announced a leadership transition. Ben Chrnelich, formerly co-CEO, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and President. Brad Levy will move to an external advisory role for the board. The company also highlighted the integration of its AI studio with the Confidential Cloud platform, launched in 2025, which offers cloud scalability with on-premise security levels. Additionally, Symphony is launching WhatsApp Voice with secure recording and archiving, enhancing Microsoft Teams connectivity, and expanding its trader voice analytics to extract insights from high-quality call data.

Synechron Launches Agentic AI Portfolio for Regulated Financial Sectors

Synechron has launched Synechron Agentic, a portfolio of production-ready AI agents tailored for complex and regulated workflows. The initiative aims to help enterprises accelerate their operations while mitigating risk, ensuring that automated processes deliver accurate and consistent results with complete transparency.

The initial release focuses specifically on banking, financial services, wealth management, payments, and insurance. Designed for immediate deployment within real business processes, the agents are fully governed to meet industry standards. They also integrate with established enterprise platforms, including ServiceNow, Salesforce, Appian, and Datadog, enabling organisations to incorporate AI into current systems without operational disruption.

Capital.com Selects Duco to Automate Client and Payment Reconciliations

Capital.com, the global fintech group and online trading platform, has selected Duco to transform its critical client and payment reconciliation processes. By deploying Duco’s AI-powered operational data automation platform, Capital.com intends to manage the increasing volume and complexity of its data inputs more effectively. This strategic move is designed to provide a flexible and modern infrastructure capable of handling the demands of a growing financial institution.

The implementation of Duco’s technology aims to provide a scalable, future-proof solution that strengthens the company’s control environment. Key objectives include increasing operational efficiency and significantly reducing operational risk. Furthermore, this robust foundation is expected to support Capital.com’s sustainable expansion into new markets across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring the firm is well-equipped to handle complex data requirements inherent in global trading.

AQX Technologies Launches SWIFT Connector for Post-Trade Automation

AQX Technologies has announced the launch of its new SWIFT Connector, designed to streamline post-trade messaging for buy-side and sell-side firms. This addition to the AQX platform provides native support for SWIFT messaging, enabling clients to send and receive trade confirmations and data securely. The integration facilitates straight-through processing (STP) from trade capture to settlement, replacing legacy manual workflows such as emails and CSV-based processes.

By orchestrating confirmations, status updates, and exceptions within a single system, the connector helps firms reduce operational risk and improve confirmation times. It also strengthens audit trails to meet evolving regulatory requirements. This release builds on AQX’s recent growth and supports the wider industry trend of modernising middle- and back-office operations for greater speed and accuracy.

TNS Expands APAC Footprint with Connectivity to Japan Alternative Market

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region by establishing connectivity to the Japan Alternative Market (JAX). This integration provides customers with direct, managed access to market data feeds from JAX, which began operations in December 2024 as a new trading venue for Japanese equities. Global firms can now incorporate this data into their trading and analytics workflows through TNS’s extensive global network.

This new connection addresses the complexity of accessing Asian exchanges, which often require bespoke broker arrangements. TNS simplifies this by enabling clients to view JAX market data alongside other major exchanges via a low-latency managed network and an extranet of over 5,000 endpoints. The addition of JAX reinforces TNS’s presence in the region, joining an existing Japanese exchange portfolio that includes Japannext, the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), and the Japan Exchange Group (JPX).