MFS Investment Management has selected Jacobi Inc, an international investment technology provider, to support portfolio analysis and design for its Investment Solutions Group (ISG) – the team responsible for working with institutional and professional buyer clients globally on custom solutions, advisory services including asset allocation and risk analytics across multi-asset portfolios. 

Linedata, a provider of asset management and credit technology, data and services, has launched a new full-service offering with Stavtar Solutions, a New York-based software and technical services company, to expand and strengthen Linedata’s expense, contract and vendor management solutions for the asset management and alternative funds industry.

Financial market infrastructure specialist CLS's post-trade monitoring and reporting tool, CLSTradeMonitor, has seen solid growth in adoption among asset management clients globally.

Horizon Software, a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, is partnering with Terranoha, a unique AI platform, to integrate Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions into its financial system in order to digitise and automate communication to clients and accelerate digital transformation.

Guotai Junan International (GTJAI), the overseas platform of China's Guotai Junan Securities, has implemented Hazeltree as its treasury management solution. 

Independent investment firm Baillie Gifford has extended its partnership with Linedata with a new five-year agreement to deploy Linedata Icon, the company's flagship fund accounting platform. Baillie Gifford will additionally be introducing Linedata Icon ASP for a three-year contract. 

Prosek Partners: Best PR & Communications — Firm Managing a brand in today’s fast-paced digital landscape, in which firms are increasingly being held to account for their impact on the world, means that asset managers are having to adopt a more sophisticated approach to communications.

TS Imagine: Best Risk Management Software Provider — The past year has accelerated the evolution of the asset management industry, as firms have contended with volatile markets, a remote workforce, and continued cost pressure.

S&P Global Market Intelligence: Best Data & Analytics Provider — Data proved more crucial than ever for asset managers over the past year, as markets reacted to a global pandemic, damaged supply chains, and recent vaccination drives.

Volante Technologies, a global leader in cloud payments and financial messaging, and SIA, a European in payment services and infrastructures, controlled by CDP Equity, have signed a partnership agreement to enable banks, financial institutions and payment service providers to access instant payments, speeding up the adoption of digital payments in Europe.