Technology

Van Lanschot Kempen is upgrading its investment infrastructure by adopting Amundi’s Alto platform, a move designed to simplify workflows and bring front- and middle-office functions closer together, the Dutch wealth manager told Investment Officer.

Amundi on Thursday announced that it has launched its first tokenized share class, marking a step into blockchain-enabled fund distribution for Europe’s largest asset manager.

Miami-based Allvue Systems said Tuesday it will form a strategic partnership with KPMG Luxembourg to support all client implementation work across Europe, a move aimed at helping global asset managers navigate Luxembourg’s increasingly complex fund landscape.

Claude Marx, head of Luxembourg’s financial regulator CSSF, has sent a stark warning to the financial sector: Europe’s banks and asset managers are already falling behind in the race to adopt artificial intelligence. “We are facing an economic revolution and we should embrace it,” he said.

Artificial intelligence has become the dividing line between progress and obsolescence in Luxembourg’s financial industry.

Investre founder Georges Bock urges Luxembourg to stay ahead as blockchain reshapes the fund industry, warning that technology is advancing too quickly for comfort.

Tokenized funds will overtake traditional structures within five years, says Keyrock CEO Kevin de Patoul, citing cheaper, transparent, inevitable on-chain vehicles.

Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based brokerage known for disrupting Wall Street with zero-commission trading and meme-stock mania, is making a bold play for Europe. Its strategy? Rewire equity markets using blockchain.

Amundi COO Guillaume Lesage, in an interview, reveals how Alto is trying to break Aladdin’s spell, offering a European SaaS alternative in portfolio management tech.

Northern Trust Asset Management has recently made a significant expansion to its quantitative investing team, prompting a shift in its approach.