HSBC launches FX hedging analytics tool for buy-side
The tool from HSBC will allow asset managers to assess the effectiveness of hedging strategies and will be integrated with the bank’s single dealer platform later this year.
March 8, 2021 11:07 AM GMT
HSBC has launched an analytics tool aimed at improving the effectiveness of foreign exchange (FX) hedging strategies for institutional investors.
Named FX HEAT (Hedge Efficiency Analytics Tool), the next-generation data service gives asset managers and institutions automated access to independent analytics reports.
The analytics include an overview of the performance divergence contributors between currency hedged and non-currency hedged investment returns, including market-driven and operational factors.
Northern Trust expands buy-side users for FX currency management operations
The new client wins signify a growing acceptance among asset managers to use custodians for a range of front-office services.
Northern Trust has seen significant uptake of its FX currency management services after expanding multiple asset servicing mandates with buy-side clients over the past year.
The Chicago-based custodian has onboarded the likes of European asset managers Blackwall Capital Investment, Kieger and TT International Asset Management, while also expanding its existing mandate with The Asset Management Exchange (AMX) and Rockefeller Asset Management.
The mandates build on several new client wins for Northern Trust in recent months, which included a middle-office and outsourced FX dealing mandate with US hedge fund Strategic Global Advisors, and a front- and middle-office outsourcing deal with asset manager Westwood Holdings Group.
Northern Trust Expands Foreign Exchange Currency Management Services Footprint with Key New Mandates
Clients Focus on Managing FX Exposures Through Advanced Currency Hedging Solutions
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is experiencing strong demand for its Foreign Exchange (FX) currency management services with a number of significant new mandates over the past 12 months.
The appointments to provide a full suite of currency management services span newly onboarded clients including Blackwall Capital Investment AG, Kieger AG and TT International Asset Management Limited, in addition to significantly expanded services for existing clients including
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Rockefeller Asset Management.
John Turney, global head of Foreign Exchange at Northern Trust, said: A combination of rising operational costs, governance pressures and regulatory requirements are encouraging asset managers and asset owners to delegate their FX currency hedging to a specialist third-party who can efficiently