Build vs Buy for Investment Accounting
A recent series of webinars hosted by Fencore across EMEA and APAC brought together senior operations and data leaders from asset managers, pension funds and consultancies to tackle a question that continues to challenge the industry: when should you build, buy or outsource components of your investment operations technology stack? The insights that emerged reveal […]
Trends That Defined 2025 and What Comes Next in 2026
As 2025 draws to a close and we reflect on the memorable milestones of the year, there has been one thing made abundantly clear: the investment operations landscape is fundamentally changing. Across markets and asset classes, the industry is being reshaped by converging forces. Public and private assets are increasingly held in the same portfolios, […]
RBC Investor Services and FundGuard Awarded Fund Services Partnership of the Year by Global Custodian
RBC Investor Services (RBCIS) and FundGuard were awarded “Fund Services Partnership of the Year” at the 2025 Global Custodian Industry Leaders Awards, held in NYC on November 20, 2025. The recognition reflects the work both teams have put into RBCIS’s new derivatives platform, powered by FundGuard’s cloud-native accounting engine, delivering stronger processing, clearer reporting and […]
The Front Office Pushback on Outdated Tech Stacks
What Front Office Teams Really Need and Common Mistakes Being Made The front office has long been the face of innovation in asset management, but in recent years, that narrative has started to shift. As investors become more vocal about what they expect from their asset managers, front office teams are feeling the pressure and […]
Legacy Tech and the Impact on NAV Resiliency
In today’s market, operational resilience is a significant responsibility. For asset managers and their service providers, one of the most critical operational outputs is NAV production. When that production is disrupted, the consequences ripple far beyond a single calculation. Trading can grind to a halt, investors are left without transparency, regulators take notice, and reputational […]