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Large outflows from UK-focused equity funds staunched as government stabilises

UK investors breathed a nervous sigh of relief in October as world markets stabilised. The latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global fund’s network shows that outflows from…

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03 Nov 2022

Australian investors bought into the bear market trap in Q3

Australian investors greeted the new financial year in significantly more optimistic spirits than they ended the last one, though this optimism faded quickly. The latest quarterly Fund Flow Index from…

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12 Oct 2022

Market turmoil drives record outflow from equity funds

Key highlights from this month’s FFI: Record £2.4bn outflow from equity funds in September – 2022 already worst year on record UK-focused equity funds hit hardest in September – now…

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05 Oct 2022

INVESTORS IN RECORD FLIGHT FROM EQUITY FUNDS DURING AUGUST BEAR-MARKET RALLY

UK investors rushed for the exits in August, pulling a record net £1.93bn from equity funds. The outflow easily beat the previous records set in June and July 2016 when…

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05 Sep 2022

Calastone expands footprint in Asia Pacific with new regional headquarters in Singapore

Calastone, the largest global funds network, announces the opening of their regional headquarters in Singapore, underpinning their aggressive growth strategy to expand product offerings and footprint across the Asia-Pacific (APAC)…

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01 Sep 2022

Calastone celebrates 10 years of automating managed fund trading in Australia and supporting its transition to a digital future

Calastone, the largest global funds network, is celebrating its tenth year in Australia, with full participation from across the industry, including fund managers, platforms and registries for automated order processing.…

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15 Aug 2022

VOLATILE MARKETS PROMPT FLIGHT FROM EQUITY FUNDS IN JULY AS INVESTORS LOOK TO SHED RISK

UK investors sold down their equity fund holdings in July, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. The net outflow of £416m took…

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04 Aug 2022

Calastone Global Fund Flow Index Report: 2022’s market convulsions see investors across Asia switch to lower risk equities and flee bonds

The bear market in bonds has driven dramatic outflows from fixed income funds across Asia, according to the latest analysis of fund flow data by Calastone, the world’s largest global…

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12 Jul 2022

Investors react to bear market in June as managed funds across all asset types see outflows, except Australia-focused equity funds

Australian investors have turned negative on equities for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, according to the quarterly Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds…

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11 Jul 2022

Record outflows from UK-focused funds as global bear market shreds investor sentiment

Equity funds suffered a punishing month of outflows in June as the global bear market shook investor sentiment, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global…

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06 Jul 2022

UK-FOCUSED EQUITY FUNDS PUMMELLED IN MAY AS INVESTORS LOOK FOR SAFE HAVENS

UK-focused equity funds were pummelled with more large outflows in May. May’s flight for the exits extended outflows from UK-focused funds to a record twelve consecutive months, longer than for…

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07 Jun 2022

INVESTORS SOUGHT OUT SAFE HAVENS IN APRIL, AMID RECORD SELLING OF UK EQUITIES FUNDS

During April, UK-focused equity funds saw record outflows. Investors pulled £836m from the category, just beating the previous record set in January this year. Key highlights from this month’s FFI:…

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04 May 2022

FUND INFLOWS DROP SHARPLY IN Q1 AS INVESTOR ENTHUSIASM COOLS – BUT FUNDS FOCUSED ON AUSTRALIA PROVE MORE RESILIENT

Australian investor appetite cooled markedly in the first quarter of 2022, our latest quarterly Fund Flow Index shows. Following record inflows to managed equity funds in 2021, the value of…

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11 Apr 2022

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE SPARKS BIGGEST FLIGHT FROM EQUITY FUNDS SINCE BREXIT VOTE

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted the biggest flight from equity funds since the Brexit referendum, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the world’s largest funds network. UK…

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07 Apr 2022

Surging inflation and the outbreak of war in Europe prompt sharp shift in fund flows

Surging inflation and the outbreak of war in Europe took their toll on investor sentiment in February according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the largest global…

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03 Mar 2022

ESG Fund Inflows Boom in Australia in 2021

ESG funds were major beneficiaries of Australians’ cash in 2021, according to the last Global Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. The net new capital invested…

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27 Feb 2022

UK-focused funds hit with record outflows in January as buyers go on strike

Record outflows hit UK-focused equity funds in January, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. Investors sold down a net £795m of their…

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03 Feb 2022

Cash-rich Australian investors ploughed record new capital into managed funds in 2021

Australian investors ploughed almost three times as much cash into managed equity funds in 2021 as they did in 2020, according to our latest Fund Flow Index. They also more…

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24 Jan 2022

Confidence and cash spurred soaring fund inflows around the world in 2021

Soaring savings during the pandemic combined with 2021’s vaccine-fuelled pandemic optimism to drive dramatic increases in fund inflows last year, according to the latest Global Fund Flow Report from Calastone,…

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19 Jan 2022

Investors dismiss Omicron risk in December, pushing full-year equity inflows to record levels for 2021

Hopes that Omicron’s impact will be less severe than past waves swept a flurry of optimism through UK investors in December. Savers added £1.0bn in new cash to their equity…

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06 Jan 2022

Investors give thumbs down to equity funds as Omicron bursts on to the scene

The arrival of Omicron prompted abrupt sales of equity funds, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. As governments slapped new restrictions on…

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08 Dec 2021

Calastone announces strategic partnership with Microsoft

Calastone, the largest global funds network, has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft, which will see the firms collaborate on the use of cloud and distributed ledger technology to create…

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01 Dec 2021

Passive funds suffer their worst month of outflows on record

Rising fears over inflation and interest rates, as well as worsening disillusion with UK assets, drove net selling of equity funds in October for the first time in fifteen months.…

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03 Nov 2021

Calastone announces appointment of three strategic hires in CFO, Head of Product, and Head of DMI Sales roles

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announces three strategic hires to support the next stage of its growth and its mission to digitalise the investment funds market. Calastone has…

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18 Oct 2021

Australians plough record new capital into funds in the third quarter

Australian investors added record amounts of new capital to managed funds during the third quarter, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the largest global trading network…

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12 Oct 2021

UK’s September turmoil sparks flight from UK equity funds as outflows hit second-worst month on record

Funds focused on UK equities suffered heavy selling from investors spooked by the multiple crises afflicting the UK in September. Investors sold down a net £567m during the month, the…

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07 Oct 2021

Active funds ride the post-vaccine wave while appetite for index funds slows

August was a strong month for equity funds, with inflows rising to £1.3bn. Since the sea change in sentiment towards equity funds that accompanied the announcement of successful clinical trials…

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07 Sep 2021

ESG funds accounted for 90% of inflows in July as the ESG gold rush saw its second-best month on record

Inflows to equity funds drifted lower in July as investors grew more concerned about global growth and the high value of stock markets around the world. The latest Fund Flow…

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11 Aug 2021

Lockdown nerves cool Australian appetite for domestic equity funds

Australian investors cooled their appetite for equity funds in the second quarter, after six months of record buying, according to the latest quarterly Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the…

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19 Jul 2021

Record inflows to equity funds in Q2 2021, though investors are starting to show signs of nervousness

Equity funds collectively experienced a record quarter of inflows in Q2 2021. Between April and June, investors committed a net £6.2bn of new capital to equity funds of all kinds,…

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13 Jul 2021

Spread of Delta variant dampened enthusiasm for UK equities in May though overall fund inflows elsewhere remained near record levels

Fund inflows slowed in May after the flood of new capital that poured in during March and April, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the world’s…

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09 Jun 2021

Pendal Group joins Calastone for automated fund order processing

Calastone, the largest global funds network, has deepened its connectivity with independent global investment manager Pendal Group to provide automated processing of fund orders via its Order Routing solution. Pendal…

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27 May 2021

Equity funds see record inflows as investors target vaccine hotspots in high hopes for post-pandemic boom

In April, British investors added record new capital to equity funds for the second month in a row. Net inflows hit a record £2.98 billion and took the year-to-date total…

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12 May 2021

Australian investors pump billions into equity funds as hopes rise for an end to the pandemic

Australian investors pumped $9.5bn into equity mutual funds in the last twelve months, according to the first quarterly Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the largest global funds network. Calastone’s…

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25 Apr 2021

ISA season sees record inflows for equity funds

Equity funds enjoyed their strongest inflows in March on record – UK investors committed a net £2.96bn to equity funds surpassing the previous record, set during the post-crash bounce in…

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08 Apr 2021

Major Australian fund managers give green light to Calastone’s new distribution data solution

Calastone, the largest global funds network, is rolling out its new Wrap Reporting service, enabling fund managers to receive fast and standardised adviser directed fund flow data from platforms via…

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30 Mar 2021

Australian investors lag behind the global trend for passive funds and are playing catch up on ESG, Calastone research shows

The shift in investor preference for passive funds over active funds continued inexorably over the last two years, but Australian investors were more resistant to the trend than their peers…

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17 Mar 2021

Signs of post-pandemic recovery see UK equity funds enjoy inflows for the first time in eight months

February saw funds focused on UK equities enjoy their first inflows since May 2020 as the vaccine programme raced ahead. The significant reversal brings an end to a painful eight-month…

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04 Mar 2021

January blues cause investors to shun equity funds as surging coronavirus pandemic prompts tighter curbs around the world

The vaccine-induced euphoria that saw equity funds enjoy their second-best month on record in December evaporated in January as contagious new Covid-19 variants prompted surging infection rates around the world.…

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04 Feb 2021

Vaccine optimism sees equity fund inflows surge to 5-year high in Q4

Inflows to equity funds surged to £2.4bn in December, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. This was the second-best month on record…

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13 Jan 2021

The Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of Calastone

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announces that its acquisition by global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has now closed. Calastone management retain a minority stake in the…

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30 Dec 2020

Vaccine news drives huge inflows to equity funds as investor appetite for risk soars

The announcement of three safe, effective vaccines against Covid-19 spurred a near-record flood of new capital into equity funds in November, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone,…

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09 Dec 2020

Vaccine news drives huge inflows to equity funds as investor appetite for risk soars

The announcement of three safe, effective vaccines against Covid-19 spurred a near-record flood of new capital into equity funds in November, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone,…

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09 Dec 2020

Vaccine news drives huge inflows to equity funds as investor appetite for risk soars

The announcement of three safe, effective vaccines against Covid-19 spurred a near-record flood of new capital into equity funds in November, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone,…

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09 Dec 2020

Lockdown and Brexit brinkmanship punish UK-focused funds

Surging Covid-19 infection rates and Brexit tensions prompted a flood of outflows from UK-focused equity funds in October. Outflows totalled £358m during the month, making October the fourth-worst month on…

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04 Nov 2020

The Carlyle Group to acquire Calastone

Calastone, the largest global funds network, is pleased to announce that global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has today reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in…

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26 Oct 2020

Equity fund inflows picked up in September, but investors are nervous

Investors took a back seat in September, cutting back on the capital they added to fixed income and mixed asset funds compared to recent trends. They increased their buying of equity…

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08 Oct 2020

Calastone expands its footprint in Southeast Asia – increasing automation in regional markets

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announced it has further expanded its footprint in Southeast Asia. The expansion promises to help a growing number of new clients automate their…

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23 Sep 2020

Bond markets floating on central bank liquidity attract risk-averse investors to fixed income funds

Inflows to fixed income funds were almost equal to all other fund categories combined in August, as investors continued to shun riskier assets, according to the latest Fund Flow Index…

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21 Sep 2020

Australian millennial investors jump on COVID-19 volatility, Calastone study shows

A clear correlation has emerged between risk appetite during the COVID-19 pandemic and the age of investors, according to research conducted by Calastone, the largest global funds network. The research,…

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09 Sep 2020

Millennials the most bullish among New Zealand investors, undeterred by COVID-19, Calastone study shows

Millennial New Zealanders are looking to capitalise on COVID-19 related volatility, with 67% having invested or considering investing since the spread of the virus, according to research conducted by Calastone,…

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09 Sep 2020

Resurgent Brexit jitters and economic hit from Covid-19 cause unmatched outflows from UK equity funds

Investors are punishing UK equity funds as a no-deal Brexit once again looms large on the horizon, adding to the pain caused by the UK’s position at the bottom of…

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08 Sep 2020

US investors are the most bullish, despite COVID, with millennials leading the charge

US investors have the most positive outlook globally, despite the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. This follows a survey conducted by Calastone – the largest global funds network –…

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02 Sep 2020

The FTSE’s future is digital – number of FTSE firms with senior technologists increases by 60% since 2016

The number of companies with technology experts in FTSE 100 senior leadership positions has grown by more than 60% in the last four years, and has risen almost ten-fold since…

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25 Aug 2020

Global ESG funds see highest inflows on record, giving hope for active managers as equity funds overall suffer outflows in July

Equity funds suffered a second consecutive month of outflows in July, while fixed income funds enjoyed another month of strong inflows, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone,…

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10 Aug 2020

Hong Kong investors are active despite economic impact of COVID-19, study from global funds network Calastone reveals

The majority of global investors have a positive view of the market, and are planning to invest in the near future, despite the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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30 Jul 2020

Calastone study reveals investors remain bullish and undeterred by COVID, with millennials leading the charge

Over half of global investors have a positive view of the market, and are planning to invest in the near future, despite the economic downturn caused by the COVID pandemic.…

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21 Jul 2020

June sees highest ever outflows on record for UK equity funds as investors cash in profits following rally in the stock markets

As global stock markets closed their best quarter in at least a decade in Q2, fund flows suggested that investors preferred to bank their gains and take their seats on…

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07 Jul 2020

Equity funds saw strong inflows in early May, though confidence switched to caution as the month went on

Equity funds enjoyed one of their best months for two years in May, absorbing £1.1bn of new capital. May 2020 was one of only four months since May 2018 to…

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03 Jun 2020

J.P. Morgan Asset Management partners with Calastone to power Money Market Funds

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has partnered with Calastone, the largest global funds network, to introduce new levels of automation to money market funds via its “Morgan Money” trading platform. The…

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27 May 2020

Woke British Investors Drive Unprecedented Demand for ESG Funds

British investors have opted for ESG funds over the last three years more enthusiastically than any other category of investment fund, according to a special edition of the Fund Flow…

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20 May 2020

Inflows to equity funds hit record high in April as investors bought into the market rally

Equity funds enjoyed a flood of new capital in April as stock markets rebounded, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. A record…

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06 May 2020

Calastone records largest ever outflows from Australian funds as investors react to COVID-19

Calastone, the largest global funds network, has revealed the extent to which Australia’s managed funds sector has been impacted by fears and uncertainty around COVID-19, with the largest ever net…

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29 Apr 2020

COVID-19 sparks surge in redemptions from funds in Hong Kong as global pandemic spreads, according to data from Calastone

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today reveals data from its network demonstrating the impact of COVID-19 on fund flows in Hong Kong. In March, funds saw the highest level…

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08 Apr 2020

COVID-19 crushes mutual funds causing record outflows and a bond rout, while passive funds see unprecedented inflows

Fund flows are responding in surprising ways to the highest recorded volatility in the history of financial markets and the associated stock market crash, according to the latest Fund Flow…

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02 Apr 2020

Coronavirus crash prompts record flood of fund outflows in the last five days of February

The market crash caused by a dramatic reassessment of the potential economic impact of the coronavirus prompted a flood of outflows from equity funds in February. The apparently modest £348m…

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04 Mar 2020

Singapore’s StashAway Connects to Calastone

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announced that StashAway, Singapore’s first Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) licenced digital wealth manager, has connected to its network for the automation of…

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03 Mar 2020

Equity fund flows hit as coronavirus saps confidence

Equity fund inflows dropped sharply in January, failing to maintain the momentum generated by a surge of inflows that gave equity funds their best month in two years in December…

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11 Feb 2020

Calastone appoints Ed Lopez as Chief Revenue Officer

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announces the appointment of Ed Lopez as Chief Revenue Officer. Lopez joins Calastone with a commercial focus on growing the business across the…

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31 Jan 2020

Active equity funds and property were the big losers in 2019, suffering unprecedented outflows, while passive funds were the big winners

2019 saw very mixed fortunes for the UK funds industry, according to the Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the largest global funds network. Of the four main asset classes,…

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24 Jan 2020

December 2019 sees largest ever inflow into UK equity funds thanks to Conservative Party’s landslide election victory

A dramatic turnaround in confidence saw UK investors pour more capital back into equity funds in December 2019 than at any other time in the last two years, according to…

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07 Jan 2020

Calastone builds scale for reporting solution that reconciles investor holdings across funds and platforms

OneVue connects to Calastone’s Reporting solution, enabling its 42 fund manager clients to seamlessly issue statements to platforms on the network via one single file format Calastone, the largest global…

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09 Dec 2019

UK general election campaign drives strong inflows to UK equity funds, but Labour manifesto spooked investors

Equity funds enjoyed their strongest inflows of 2019 in November following months of pessimism, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. UK equity…

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05 Dec 2019

Brexit deal drives flurry of optimism among investors, but sentiment remained fragile in October

A flurry of optimism meant investors hit the pause button on their flight from equity funds in October, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the largest…

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06 Nov 2019

Global investment funds poised for disruption as millennials place trust in big techs

Research released by Calastone, the largest global fund network, reveals that half of millennials would, if it was offered, purchase investment products through a well-known technology company (e.g. Google, Apple,…

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23 Oct 2019

Calastone appoints Dan Kramer as Vice Chairman to lead American expansion

Calastone, the global funds network, today announces the appointment of Dan Kramer as Vice Chairman, to be based in the firm’s New York office. Kramer joins Calastone from BNY Mellon,…

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16 Oct 2019

Australian millennials prioritise long term returns over ethical causes when choosing funds, Calastone study reveals

A global study released by Calastone, the largest global funds transaction network, has found that Australian millennials place greatest emphasis on long term returns and fees when choosing investment funds,…

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09 Oct 2019

Active equity funds suffer worst ever outflows in Q3, beaten hands down by index funds, and investors continue flight to safety

Active equity funds notched up a record fourth consecutive quarter of outflows in Q3, putting them comfortably on track for their worst year ever for 2019. An unprecedented £3.5bn flooded…

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03 Oct 2019

Plunging investor confidence pushes August fund flows to near three-year lows, and both equity and property funds see strong outflows

Flows into UK-based funds slumped to their second-lowest level in three years in August. Across all asset types, inflows were down, or there were outright outflows – overall UK investors…

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04 Sep 2019

Investors rush for the exit as no-deal Brexit looms, while offshore havens see strong inflows

Political upheaval in the UK and the sharply rising likelihood of a no-deal Brexit caused a dramatic outflow of capital from equity funds in July. UK investors rushed to sell…

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07 Aug 2019

Calastone study reveals Hong Kong millennials prioritise long-term returns and low fees above ethical investing

Calastone, the largest global funds transaction network, today releases a study revealing that, despite recent hype, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is not as significant for young investors as…

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25 Jul 2019

Calastone appoints James Donaldson as Chief Financial Officer

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces the appointment of James Donaldson as Chief Financial Officer. James brings significant experience to Calastone having previously served as Chief Financial Officer…

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16 Jul 2019

Index funds celebrate record inflows, while active managers suffer record outflows

Equity index funds enjoyed record net inflows of capital in the second quarter of 2019. Meanwhile, by contrast, active funds suffered record outflows. Between March and June, a net £2.1bn…

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04 Jul 2019

Calastone study reveals returns and fees are the investment priorities for millennials not ethical investing

Research released today by Calastone, the largest global fund transaction network, reveals that investing in environmental, social and governance (ESG) causes are not as high on the agenda for the…

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18 Jun 2019

Rising global risks cause investor flight to safety, but UK equity funds buck the trend

In May, bad share prices made relatively little impact on investors, but mainly because buyers have been on strike now for months. Having shunned equity funds for six months in…

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06 Jun 2019

Calastone goes live with world’s largest financial services community on blockchain

Calastone, the largest global funds transaction network, today announces the successful go-live of its blockchain Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI). The technology underpinning Calastone’s network has now been migrated to a…

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20 May 2019

Calastone Launches Market Insights Tool in Asia for More Timely Access to Fund Data

• Calastone launches ‘Market Insights’, as Asia fund managers seek a greater insight into rapidly changing fund markets and investor preferences. • Providing the most readily available data in the…

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15 May 2019

Calastone adds OneVue, Mainstream and over 30 fund managers for faster, safer transfers processing

Calastone’s transfers participants and volumes treble over last 12 months Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that two of Australia’s largest registry businesses and their fund manager clients…

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13 May 2019

Inflows into bonds rise as risk-averse investors shun equities for safer investments

In April, rising share prices since the beginning of the year have done little to ignite investor enthusiasm for equity funds. Investors added a mere £62.7m to their equity fund…

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09 May 2019

Brexit drives £62bn offshore as UK fund investors flee to Dublin and Luxembourg

UK investors have moved a net £62bn of their fund investments outside the UK since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from…

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10 Apr 2019

Buyers of equity funds sit on their hands for fourth month, but UK-focused funds buck the trend

In March, the buyers’ strike among investors in equity funds continued, with investors adding a net of just £74m to their equity fund holdings, resulting in an FFI: Equity of just…

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04 Apr 2019

Calastone appoints David Zwirn as Managing Director, Head of UK & Ireland Sales and Relationship Management

Calastone, the largest global funds transaction network, today announces the appointment of David Zwirn as Managing Director, Head of UK & Ireland Sales and Relationship Management. David joins from global…

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03 Apr 2019

Calastone appoints David Zwirn as Managing Director, Head of UK & Ireland Sales and Relationship Management

Calastone, the largest global funds transaction network, today announces the appointment of David Zwirn as Managing Director, Head of UK & Ireland Sales and Relationship Management. David joins from global…

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03 Apr 2019

Investors sell out of equity funds for the first time in over two years

This past month saw equity funds see the first net outflows in more than two years, driven by heavy selling of European funds as economic news from the eurozone deteriorated.…

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07 Mar 2019

Fund flows turn positive in January, but underlying trend is weak with ongoing uncertainty directing £57bn of funds offshore

Uncertainty over economic prospects and geopolitical events is continuing to discourage investors from committing new capital to funds and the extreme financial market volatility that also results from this uncertainty…

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11 Feb 2019

Calastone Enables China-Hong Kong Connectivity for BEA Union Investment Funds Transaction

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, today announced that it is enabling fund transactions for BEA Union Investment Management Limited (“BEA Union Investment”), under the Mutual Recognition of Funds (“MRF”)…

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09 Jan 2019

2018 sees fund inflows fall by a third, with December the worst month since October 2016

In December, high volatility in global markets kept investors away and Q4 2018 was the weakest quarter since 2016, with 2018 inflows falling by a third year-on-year. Some of the key highlights from…

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07 Jan 2019

Fund inflows bounce back in November, but investors are skittish

November has been a good month for fund flows, but volatility is on the up and we expect this quarter to see some of the lowest fund inflows since 2016. Here…

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10 Dec 2018

Calastone launches world-first blockchain powered global funds marketplace in May 2019

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, today announces that its entire global network of more than 1,700 financial organisations, across 40 global markets, will be migrated to blockchain in May…

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03 Dec 2018

UK investors take fright at volatile markets, while Brexit drives surge in flow of funds offshore

UK investor confidence fell to its lowest level in two years in October as falling share prices spooked investors, according to the new Fund Flows Index (FFI) from Calastone, the…

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12 Nov 2018

Calastone wins Asset Servicing Technology Vendor of the Year at the Custody Risk Awards 2018

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has won Asset Servicing Technology Vendor of the Year at the Custody Risk Awards 2018. The Custody Risk Awards are…

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09 Nov 2018

Calastone wins ‘Best Thought Leadership Paper’

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has been recognised for ‘Best Thought Leadership Paper’ at the 2018 Investment Week Fund Services Awards. Investment Week describe their awards as a celebration…

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03 Oct 2018

Calastone launches fully automated dividend processing solution to enhance customer and investor experience

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces the launch of Calastone Dividends, the company’s automated dividend event processing solution. The solution significantly reduces the risk and inefficiency associated with…

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18 Jul 2018

Calastone donates to global IT charity Computer Aid after fundraising at Fund Forum International

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces their gift of €5,000 to charity ComputerAid. Donations took place at Fund Forum International, where delegates were given Calastone ‘tokens’ to drop…

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21 Jun 2018

Calastone celebrates ten years digitising the trading of mutual funds

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today celebrates its ten year anniversary, having also processed its 300 millionth message earlier this month. Having made its first trade in the UK…

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22 May 2018

Calastone study reveals increase in technologists within FTSE executive leadership teams

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has today announced the results of its study which examines the composition of leading UK firms in the current FTSE 100 and 250, focusing…

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18 Apr 2018

Calastone wins Tech Tour Innovation Award 2018

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has been honoured as a leading technology innovator, having been awarded the Tech Tour Innovation Award, recognised for its technology-led innovation for the global…

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23 Mar 2018

Calastone ranked in the Tech Tour Growth 50 for fourth year running

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has been ranked in the 2018 Tech Tour Growth 50. Tech Tour is a platform that facilitates high-tech growth companies…

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13 Mar 2018

Calastone forecasts over £1.9bn savings for the mutual funds market in move to blockchain

Research from Calastone forecasts more than £1.9bn worth of potential cost savings for the global mutual funds market as a result of moving to a blockchain-enabled distributed market infrastructure. Study…

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22 Feb 2018

Calastone to bring mutual funds market onto blockchain in 2019

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that the technology underpinning the core of Calastone’s global transaction network will be migrated onto a full blockchain-enabled infrastructure. Calastone’s network connects…

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03 Dec 2017

Aberdeen Standard Investments fund offerings now live with Calastone Settlements service

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, today announces that Standard Life Investments (SLI) is live on Calastone’s innovative, automated funds settlement solution. Prior to Aberdeen Asset Management’s £11bn merger with…

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23 Nov 2017

Calastone named ‘Best Technology Provider’

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has been recognised as the ‘Best Technology Provider’ at the 2017 Investment Week Fund Services Awards for the small to medium business category. Investment…

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05 Oct 2017

Calastone appoints Henning Swabey as Head of Continental Europe

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces the appointment of Henning Swabey as Managing Director and Head of Continental Europe. Swabey joins from RBC and will be responsible for…

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02 Oct 2017

Calastone strengthens management team with appointment of Stephen Mohan as Chief Operating Officer

Mohan will assume responsibility for managing the UK and European business as well as leading global operational functions including product development and service delivery. Calastone, the global funds transaction network,…

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18 Sep 2017

Technologists under-represented in leadership positions: Calastone study

While technologists in executive leadership roles at ASX and NZX firms have more than quadrupled in five years, they remain under-represented in over half of firms. 13 August 2017 –…

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13 Aug 2017

Citywire beats Northern Trust 2-1 in annual Calastone charity five-a-side football trophy

In its seventh year, and thanks to the generosity of the UK asset management industry, the tournament has now raised over £82,000 for worthwhile causes In its seventh year, and…

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07 Jul 2017

Calastone successfully completes first phase of blockchain distributed market infrastructure PoC for the global funds industry

Global funds transaction network and Future50 FinTech pioneer seeks to further reduce frictional cost of trading mutual funds, from fund manufacturer to end investor, by placing marketplace on a blockchain.…

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12 Jun 2017

Calastone research: Hong Kong lags behind Singapore in number of technologists in leadership positions

Calastone, the global funds transaction network and fintech company, today launched a whitepaper examining the readiness of companies in Asia to address the growing influence of disruptive new technologies such…

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11 May 2017

Calastone reaches 200 million messages milestone on transaction network

Calastone, the global transaction network, announced today the milestone that 200 million messages globally have now passed across its network. This demonstrates the fund industry’s continued adoption of automated processing…

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29 Mar 2017

Calastone ranked in the Tech Tour Growth 50 for third year running

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has been ranked in the 2017 Tech Tour Growth 50. Tech Tour, a platform that facilitates high-tech growth companies to…

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15 Feb 2017

Calastone brings faster, safer in-specie transfers to the Australian funds market

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced a new automated solution to support a faster, safer and more efficient transfer of clients’ managed funds holdings across platforms. Following a…

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02 Feb 2017

Calastone research shows rise of technologists at board level

Calastone, the global fund transaction network has today launched a new whitepaper, “The accelerating power of technology: lessons for the future of fund distribution.” Within the paper, research conducted by…

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16 Nov 2016

Calastone strengthens China-Hong Kong market link by enabling direct connectivity with Shenzhen Securities Communications Co

A landmark step-forward in directly connecting China’s investment market to international investors and a reflection of ongoing appetite for cross-border investments. Calastone, the global fund transaction network, today announced the…

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29 Sep 2016

Calastone Transaction Network achieves 10,000 global trading links milestone

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has today announced that it has reached a significant milestone in its global expansion, with its network now providing over 10,000 trading links worldwide.…

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21 Sep 2016

Calastone ranked in Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 programme for third year running

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has been listed in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100. Julien Hammerson, CEO, said ‘It gives me great pleasure to…

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11 Sep 2016

State Street Global Advisors wins annual charity five-a-side football trophy

24 teams from the UK fund management industry raise £12,500 for Make-A-Wish® UK. 24 June 2016 – LONDON: State Street Global Advisors has won the sixth annual Funds Industry Football Charity…

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24 Jun 2016

Calastone hosts sixth annual five-a-side charity football tournament

15 June 2016 – 8am LONDON: Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced it is hosting the sixth annual Funds Industry Football Charity Shield in aid of Make-A-Wish® UK,…

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15 Jun 2016

Calastone expands to New Zealand, processes first transactions

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, has expanded into New Zealand, bringing critical infrastructure to support smoother transaction flow across Australasia. Calastone Managing Director Australia, Sarah Hayward, said the firm’s…

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16 May 2016

Hargreaves Lansdown goes live with Calastone Settlement Service

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that Hargreaves Lansdown has gone live with Calastone Settlements, its innovative funds settlement solution. Calastone Settlements is the only commercial settlement system…

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27 Apr 2016

Calastone ranked in the Tech Tour Growth 50 for second year running

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has been ranked in the 2016 Tech Tour Growth 50. Tech Tour, a platform that facilitates high-tech growth companies to…

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17 Mar 2016

Calastone launches Data Services – a unique global fund distribution solution

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the launch of Calastone Data Services, a global market intelligence solution offering fund managers detailed insight and transparency into their global fund…

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24 Feb 2016

Calastone targets scale and growth with new Australian Business Development Director

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, has appointed Tony Nejasmic as Director of Business Development for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Nejasmic, a former Macquarie Bank executive with 20 years’…

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25 Jan 2016

Calastone celebrates four years in Australia with 45 billion in funds transacted over network

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced it now has over 700 funds transacting over its network in Australia with the value of funds transacted to date in excess…

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24 Nov 2015

Investec Wealth & Investment Goes Live with Calastone Transfer Service

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that Investec Wealth & Investment, one of the UK’s largest private client wealth management firms, has gone live with Calastone’s recently launched…

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24 Nov 2015

Investec Wealth & Investment Goes Live with Calastone Transfer Service

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that Investec Wealth & Investment, one of the UK’s largest private client wealth management firms, has gone live with Calastone’s recently launched…

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24 Nov 2015

Calastone wins Asset Servicing Technology Vendor of the Year at the Custody Risk European Awards 2015

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has won Asset Servicing Technology Vendor of the Year at the Custody Risk European Awards 2015. The Custody Risk European…

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16 Nov 2015

Asgard joins the Calastone network, completing automation for BT Financial Group

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the successful implementation of Asgard, completing its services across BT Financial Group encompassing BT Wrap, Asgard and Panorama platforms. BTFG has been…

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09 Sep 2015

Calastone ranked in Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 programme for second year running

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it has been listed in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100. Julien Hammerson, CEO, said ‘We are delighted, once again,…

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04 Sep 2015

netwealth goes live with new Calastone tax distribution statements

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the successful implementation of its new automated distribution service with netwealth among the first adopters. Paul Hagger, Manager Custody at netwealth, said…

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11 Aug 2015

Calastone appoints new Head of UK Business Development

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, announced the appointment of Rob Swan to lead their UK Business Development team. This senior appointment further underlines Calastone’s commitment to driving stronger and…

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15 Jul 2015

Calastone celebrates its 100 millionth message on the network

Last week, the Calastone network carried its 100 millionth message. This is a significant step for Calastone and the global funds industry. It demonstrates how successful the network has been…

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14 Jul 2015

Calastone underlines its commitment to providing global market coverage with signing of Danish life and pension company AP Pension

Recognising the exponential increase in the automation of transactions within the global funds industry, Denmark-based AP Pension has selected Calastone, the global funds transaction network,to provide its order routing services…

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16 Jun 2015

Schroders signs up to the Calastone Net Payments Hub

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that Schroders, the global asset management company, is now a participant of the Calastone Net Payments Hub, the STP settlement service offering…

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02 Jun 2015

FundBPO live on Calastone’s global fund transaction network

Australia’s largest independent fund administrator, FundBPO, has joined Calastone, the global fund transaction network. FundBPO, part of the MainstreamBPO group, expects Calastone’s “Straight-Through-Processing” (STP) order routing will streamline its unit…

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26 May 2015

Calastone celebrates five years of five-a-side football

This year’s Funds Industry Football Charity Shield to take place on 21st May Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced it is celebrating thefifth anniversary of the Funds Industry…

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11 May 2015

Calastone expands Middle East coverage by connecting NBAD

Calastone, the global transaction network for the funds industry, today welcomed the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) Global Asset Management to its global order routing community. NBAD was Abu…

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24 Mar 2015

Calastone extends coverage to Swedish market by on-boarding Wassum Securities

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today celebrated its expansion into the Nordic market by announcing that Wassum Securities, the Swedish firm that has won the Nordic Prize of best…

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10 Feb 2015

Perpetual Corporate Trust joins Calastone’s global transaction network

Calastone, the global transaction network for the managed fund industry, is pleased to announce Perpetual Corporate Trust is now live on the global Calastone network. Perpetual provides independent responsible entity…

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28 Jan 2015

James Hay Partnership live on Calastone’s global fund transaction network

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that James Hay Partnership, the platform for retirement wealth planning, is now live on the global Calastone network. James Hay prides itself…

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27 Jan 2015

RARE Global Infrastructure Funds available on Calastone’s network

Calastone automates single-to-many cross-border fund messaging. Calastone, the global transaction network for the funds industry, today announced that RARE, the Australian Infrastructure Investment Manager, has chosen Calastone to automate their…

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25 Nov 2014

Calastone appoints Cristóbal Conde as Chairman of the board

Cristóbal Conde takes a more prominent role in the Calastone business. Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has appointed Cris Conde as the new Chairman of the Board. Cris will…

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17 Nov 2014

Yuanta Securities go live on Calastone network

Calastone automation of funds in Taiwan continues to grow November 11th, 2014 – Taipei, Hong-Kong, London: Calastone, the global transaction network for the funds industry, today announce that Taiwanese distributor,…

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11 Nov 2014

OneVue taps into Calastone network

OneVue is streamlining the delivery of its unit registry service in a move designed to boost efficiency, reduce risks and costs. The investment platform and fund services provider today announced…

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20 Oct 2014

Hermes funds to be distributed over the Calastone network

Calastone expands single-to-many automated cross-border fund messaging Hermes Investment Management has selected Calastone, the global funds transaction network, for their global order routing services. Hermes has chosen Calastone’s global transaction…

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14 Oct 2014

Invesco connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Invesco Perpetual one of the UK’s leading fund providers, has signed an agreement to make…

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10 Oct 2014

Novia Financial and Investec go live with Calastone’s structured products service

Calastone first to introduce structured products transaction service for fund industry Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that for the first time structured product providers, distributors and transfer…

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23 Sep 2014

Calastone appoints industry veteran Jonathan Willis as Chief Commercial Officer

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the appointment of Jon Willis as Chief Commercial Officer starting 29th September 2014. Reporting to the CEO, Julien Hammerson, this senior management…

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09 Sep 2014

Calastone hits flow milestone, replaces one million faxes per year

Calastone, the global transaction network for the managed fund industry, today announced that the firm had reached flows of 1,000 orders per day. Calastone MD Australia, Ms Shannon Bernasconi, said…

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09 Sep 2014

Calastone listed in Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that it had been listed in 42nd place in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 published on 7th September. The Hiscox…

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08 Sep 2014

Calastone supporting industry efficiency as RARE goes live

Calastone, the global transaction network for the superannuation and managed fund industries, today announced that RARE Infrastructure had gone live on the Calastone fund network. Calastone MD Australia, Ms Shannon…

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02 Sep 2014

Dimensional Seeks Efficiencies with Calastone

Global asset manager Dimensional Fund Advisors has moved to streamline fund administration for its Australian and New Zealand clients by extending its global relationship and implementing the Calastone’s global fund…

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18 Aug 2014

Calastone appoints James Colquhoun as Chief Financial Officer

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has appointed James Colquhoun former CFO of AOL’s European Operations, as their new Chief Financial Officer. James brings a wealth of financial experience to…

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15 Jul 2014

Calastone launches distribution statement service for Australia

Calastone, the global transaction network for the superannuation and managed fund industries, today announced it is adding distribution statement message capabilities to its offering. From December, funds, platforms and custodians…

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11 Jul 2014

Calastone extends global reach with on-boarding of State Street Global Advisors in Luxembourg and UK

Increasing cross-border automation across Europe Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is pleased to announce that State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation, has…

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02 Jun 2014

Calastone celebrates success of Proquote connection with Investec Wealth & Investment

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of their Proquote connection. Calastone’s connection with Proquote, which is owned by the London Stock Exchange and…

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22 May 2014

Calastone celebrates success of Proquote connection with Investec Wealth & Investment

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of their Proquote connection. Calastone’s connection with Proquote, which is owned by the London Stock Exchange and…

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22 May 2014

Calastone kicks off Funds Industry Football Charity Shield for a fourth year running

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is sponsoring a fourth Charity Shield five-a-side football tournament, on the 5th June this year, at the London Soccer Dome. Participating teams already signed…

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20 May 2014

SVM Asset Management connects to Calastone

SVM Asset Management (SVM), the boutique investment company specialising in UK, European and Global equities, has chosen Calastone, the global fund transaction network, to manage its order routing service and…

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30 Apr 2014

Aegon Poland selects Calastone’s global transaction network for cross-border Poland distribution

Aegon to benefit from switching from manual to automated cross-border transactions Aegon Poland, part of the multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management Aegon financial group, has selected Calastone, the…

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31 Mar 2014

BT Financial joins global transaction network

One of Australia’s largest wrap platforms, BT Wrap, will now use Calastone to send orders to the market. This makes the traditionally manual process automatic, reducing risk and improving accuracy.…

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29 Jan 2014

May fax conveyance be forgot, and never brought to mind

Calastone’s Sarah Hinchliffe looks at the year that was in the managed fund back office, and her hopes for a brave new world where fax machines are a thing of…

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29 Jan 2014

Calastone adds Aviva and Navigator to its list of clients for routing and reconciliation support service

Calastone is now the leading provider of electronic fund order routing in Singapore with a community of fund distributors accounting for over 50% of Singapore originated fund transactions. Aviva Ltd,…

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28 Jan 2014

Calastone appoints Cristobal Conde to its board of directors

New non-executive director Cristóbal Conde takes stake in business. Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has appointed former SunGard chief executive Cristóbal Conde as non-executive director. Conde will take a…

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16 Jan 2014

Landbank of Taiwan, Mega International Commercial Bank and Bank of Taipei sign up for order routing

Far Eastern International Bank and Union Bank of Taiwan already went live with Calastone earlier this year Landbank of Taiwan, Mega International Commercial Bank and Bank of Taipei have appointed…

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10 Dec 2013

60% of Australian market enabled for automation as IOOF joins Calastone

Calastone, the global transaction network for the superannuation and managed fund industries, today announced that IOOF had joined their Global Funds Transaction Network. Previously, platforms and funds were communicating exclusively…

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26 Nov 2013

UK fund managers select Calastone for auto Re-Registration

Calastone’s re-registration solution now available to over 80% of fund managers through their representative third party administrators Four leading third party administrators (TPAs) have selected Calastone for automated re-registration as…

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25 Nov 2013

Calastone expands into Austria as Semper Constantia Privatbank signs up for order routing services

The Vienna-based bank, known for its exclusive customer circle, is Calastone’s first user in the country, and is responsible for over €7bn of funds under administration. In addition to wealth…

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07 Nov 2013

First net settlement service to UK funds market goes live, delivered by Calastone and Barclays

Smith & Williamson and Capita Asset Services go live on Calastone and Barclays’ system to automate their funds settlement process Calastone and Barclays have gone live with the market’s first-ever…

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25 Oct 2013

Industry heavyweight Edward Glyn to join Calastone management team

SWIFT’s outgoing head of funds to join Calastone as managing director to lead global client strategy Edward Glyn is joining Calastone as managing director and head of global client relationship…

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23 Oct 2013

Calastone named Best Technology Provider at Fund Service Awards

Investment Week’s inaugural Fund Service Awards saw Calastone beat stiff competition from SunGard, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Multifonds. Calastone, the global fund transaction network, this week won an industry…

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18 Oct 2013

Calastone Selected for Tech City UK’s ‘Future Fifty’ programme

Fifty firms’ entrepreneurial spirit and quality of offering recognised as ‘ones to watch’ for the future of British technology Calastone has today been named in Tech City UK’s list of…

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17 Oct 2013

Calastone receives $18m investment led by Accel Partners

Funding to accelerate globalisation includes participation from existing investor Octopus Investments Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the global funds industry, today announces an 18 USD million round of…

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11 Sep 2013

Bringing funds management into the 21st century – Calastone

Calastone, the global transaction network for the managed fund industry has automated the manual process of reconciliations of managed fund holdings in Australia. Calastone MD, Australia, Shannon Sweeney, said the…

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07 Aug 2013

Transact chooses Calastone’s re-registration solution

Integrated Financial Arrangements plc, the company that operates the Transact wrap service, has selected Calastone as the provider of its electronic, interoperable re-registration solution. Calastone, the global fund transaction network,…

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15 Apr 2013

Ruffer LLP and Capita join forces to launch the Calastone Trade Notification Service

Calastone, with support from key customers, continues to expand its portfolio of post-trade services, further increasing efficiency and reducing risk throughout the trade lifecycle of the funds industry. Independent investment…

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25 Mar 2013

Calastone opens office in Switzerland

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, today announced the opening of their new Switzerland office in Zurich. With over 400 customers and 2,500 active trading links in 17 domiciles Calastone…

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15 Mar 2013

Calastone continues Global Expansion and announces Shannon Sweeney as Managing Director, Australia

Calastone, the global fund transaction network announced today it has further cemented its expansion into the Australian managed funds marketplace with the appointment of Shannon Sweeney as Managing Director, Australia.…

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20 Feb 2013

NAB Asset Servicing connects to Calastone – over 40% Australian managed funds now electronic

Calastone, the global fund transaction network for the managed fund industry, now has more than 40% of Australia’s fund managers available for transacting over its electronic network, as NAB Asset…

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14 Feb 2013

Cofunds adopt the Calastone and Barclays Managed Net Settlement Service

Calastone together with Barclays continues to change and enhance the market infrastructure of the fund industry. Cofunds, the UK’s leading independent investment platform for financial services, today signed up to…

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17 Dec 2012

Bravura Solutions selects Calastone as network provider for Babel SuperStream messaging solution

(ASX: BVA) – Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura), a leading global supplier of wealth management and transfer agency software applications and professional services, is pleased to announce the selection of Calastone…

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13 Dec 2012

Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Funds Limited goes live with Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network is pleased to announce that Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Funds Limited is live on the network’s order routing service for its range of funds…

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19 Nov 2012

IFSAM chooses Calastone for order routing

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is pleased to announce that IFSAM, independent specialists for investment funds, has chosen Calastone for Swift Connectivity to the market. The partnership between the…

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19 Nov 2012

PhillipCapital Singapore adopts automation for fund transactions by joining Calastone

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is pleased to announce today that PhillipCapital have gone live with our automated funds order routing service. Calastone’s innovative electronic network enables clients to…

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13 Nov 2012

Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation pioneer offshore fund automation with Calastone

Calastone, the global fund transaction network today announced a pioneering new collaboration with the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC). On 5th November, TDCC will celebrate the launch of their…

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29 Oct 2012

Ashmore Investment Management goes live with Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, is pleased to announce that Ashmore Investment Management (“Ashmore”) has signed up to the network’s order routing service for…

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05 Sep 2012

Ausbil Dexia connects to Calastone via Australia’s biggest registry provider

Calastone, the independent transaction network for the managed funds industry, today announced that equity specialist fund manager Ausbil Dexia Limited had signed an agreement to commence transacting managed funds over…

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07 Aug 2012

Cullen goes live with Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network is pleased to announce that Cullen Funds Plc, an Irish UCITS, has signed up to the network’s order routing service for its range of…

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23 Jul 2012

GLG sign up for Calastone’s automated settlement service

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, are delighted to announce that GLG Partners (GLG) have signed up to Calastone’s automated settlement service for their UK…

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18 Jul 2012

Calastone and Idea Group partner to improve interoperability for mutual fund transactions and flexibility for pension funds

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, and Idea Group, specialists in providing management consultancy and IT services for the institutional investment industry, partner to improve…

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10 Jul 2012

iFAST Financial, first Singapore distributor to go live for electronic fund order routing over Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border fund messaging transaction network is pleased to announce that iFAST Financial, Singapore’s premier financial advisor platform, has begun processing electronic fund orders via the Calastone network.…

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27 Jun 2012

Capita Financial Selects Calastone’s Daily Reconciliation Service

Capita Financial Group Limited has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s daily reconciliation service for asset management transactions. Capita, market leader in providing ACD services, works with Calastone, the…

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19 Jun 2012

Goldman Sachs Asset Management goes live with Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network is pleased to announce that Goldman Sachs Asset Management has signed up to the network’s order routing service for its range of SICAV funds…

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01 May 2012

Brown Advisory goes live with Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network is pleased to announce that Brown Advisory has signed up to the network’s order routing service for its range of US Equity Funds domiciled…

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23 Apr 2012

JHC connects FIGARO to Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, is pleased to announce that JHC , the authors of the FIGARO product has connected to the Network for…

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11 Apr 2012

Architas connects to Calastone

Architas has appointed Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, to manage its order routing service. This service reduces the number of complexities and links in…

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03 Apr 2012

netwealth Investments Limited live and trading on Calastone in Australia

Calastone, the independent transaction network for the managed funds industry, today announced that investment and Superannuation platform provider netwealth had commenced transacting managed funds over the Calastone Transaction Network. Calastone…

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12 Mar 2012

Investors Mutual Limited live and trading on Calastone in Australia

Calastone, the independent transaction network for the managed funds industry, today announced that fund provider Investors Mutual Limited (IML) had commenced trading its funds via Calastone. Calastone, which launched in…

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06 Mar 2012

Managed funds to be electronically traded in Australia

Calastone, the independent transaction network for the managed funds industry, today announced the company had begun processing electronic trades of managed funds for Australian clients in January 2012. Calastone, the…

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18 Jan 2012

Capita Financial Administrators becomes first UK fund administrator to achieve straight-through-processing

Capita Financial Administrators today announces the implementation of Calastone’s settlement, matching and reconciliations functionality, giving full straight through processing (STP) from deal placement through to settlement. Capita Financial Administrators is…

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09 Jan 2012

Calastone successfully launches first re-registration solution

Calastone, the leading independent transaction network for the global funds industry, has successfully completed full testing on the first platform to platform re-registration solution in the UK and is set…

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19 Dec 2011

Phoenix Fund Services has connected to Calastone for order routing

Phoenix Fund Services is now able to offer its clients the ability to place orders through Calastone and get the benefits of full STP trading. Manual dealing errors will be…

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15 Dec 2011

Fidelity Investment Managers goes live with Calastone’s global order routing service

Fidelity Investment Managers, one of the UK’s largest investment managers and leading platform provider, has connected to Calastone’s global network to take advantage of the firm’s order routing services. Calastone…

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13 Dec 2011

Dalton Strategic Partners connects UK Melchior fund range to Calastone

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, has signed a deal with Dalton Strategic Partners (DSP) which will see DSP initially implement Calastone’s order routing service…

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12 Dec 2011

Capita Financial Administrators in Ireland selects Calastone’s order routing service

Capita Financial Administrators (Ireland) Limited has signed an agreement to use Calastone’s order routing service. Capita, one of the fastest growing fund administrators in Ireland, will now work with Calastone…

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21 Nov 2011

Calastone launches ‘market first’ cost-effective managed net settlement service

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, has launched a ‘market first’ managed net settlement service for mutual fund transactions, facilitated by Barclays Corporate. This…

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13 Oct 2011

Lyxor Asset Management connects to Calastone

Paris-based investment manager Lyxor Asset Management has signed up to Calastone, to enable its clients to transact electronically at zero cost into its alternative investment fund range , using Calastone’s…

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08 Aug 2011

RWC Partners UCITs Funds connect to Calastone via Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild Europe

Independent investment firm, RWC Partners, has signed an agreement to adopt Calastone’s order routing and reconciliations functionality for their RWC Funds UCITS SICAV. RWC Partners’ transfer agent, Banque Privée Edmond…

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05 Aug 2011

Raymond James connects to Calastone for single-point access to global funds via Advent Software’s Moxy® OMS

Raymond James, the investment services company who provide a full support package to independent wealth managers, has signed an agreement to become a member of Calastone’s independent cross-border transaction network.…

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28 Jul 2011

Calastone announces internal appointment and substantial growth in Ireland

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, names Dan Llewellyn the new Managing Director of European Business Development. Dan will have overall responsibility for the sales,…

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11 May 2011

Calastone advocates market wide Re-registration and Interoperability of Service

Calastone, the global messaging and settlement transaction network for the mutual fund industry, announces that it is on schedule to deliver the first solution for re-registration to market whilst at…

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11 May 2011

Calastone selected as re-registration solution

Calastone, the leading independent transaction network for the global funds industry, has been selected to provide the first re-registration solution in the UK with the Q2 2011 launch of a…

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25 Mar 2011

Calastone gives the global pension community free access to its SWIFT bureau service

Calastone, the global messaging and settlement transaction network for the mutual fund industry, announces it has extended access of its SWIFT Bureau services to the defined contribution pensions industry, free…

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14 Mar 2011

Capita Financial Managers Limited selects Calastone’s settlement service and reconciliations functionality

Capita the largest Authorised Corporate Director (ACD), through its subsidiary, Capita Financial Managers Limited, today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement, matching and reconciliations functionality. This enables Capita’s investment…

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14 Feb 2011

Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited selects Calastone for order-routing, settlement and reconciliations

Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited, a leading independent provider of investment management, financial advisory and accountancy services to private clients and corporates, today announced it has connected to Calastone’s…

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25 Jan 2011

Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited selects Calastone for order-routing, settlement and reconciliations

Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited, a leading independent provider of investment management, financial advisory and accountancy services to private clients and corporates, today announced it has connected to Calastone’s…

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25 Jan 2011

F&C Investments links up with Calastone to carry funds

Calastone Limited, announced today that F&C Investments is the latest fund provider to select Calastone’s cross-border transaction network to carry its open architecture range of funds. With a rich heritage…

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06 Jan 2011

Transact to benefit from Calastone’s automated reconciliation service

Calastone, the global messaging and settlement transaction network today announced that Transact, the wrap platform which connected in March 2009, has elected to use Calastone’s reconciliations services. Calastone’s post-trade services…

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29 Nov 2010

BNY Mellon Asset Management goes live on Calastone’s fund transaction network

Calastone has announced the addition of BNY Mellon Asset Management to its fund transaction network, specifically for the BNY Mellon Investment Funds range. Calastone offers electronic order-routing between fund buyers…

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24 Nov 2010

Allianz Global Investors selects Calastone for order-routing and settlement services

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s largest asset management companies has signed an agreement to connect to Calastone’s global network to take advantage of the firm’s order-routing and…

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22 Nov 2010

F&C Fund Management Limited goes live with Calastone’s automated messaging settlement

F&C Fund Management Limited, a leading diversified multi-specialist investment management group with a heritage spanning more than 140 years, has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching…

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18 Nov 2010

F&C Fund Management Limited goes live with Calastone’s automated messaging settlement

F&C Fund Management Limited, a leading diversified multi-specialist investment management group with a heritage spanning more than 140 years, has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching…

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18 Nov 2010

Parmenion goes live with Calastone’s automated fund order-routing service and selects its settlement and reconciliations services

Parmenion, the independent investment and technology partner for IFAs, has selected Calastone’s independent cross-border transaction network to take advantage of automated order-routing and dealing efficiencies. Parmenion will also benefit from…

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15 Nov 2010

Northern Trust live with Calastone settlement service for Barings Asset Management

Calastone Limited, the only independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today announced that Northern Trust a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, banking solutions…

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02 Nov 2010

Calastone first to launch automated trading service for hedge funds

Calastone, the global messaging and settlement transaction network today announced that it has successfully completed the first hedge fund transactions using the SWIFT SHarP (Swift Hedge Funds Harmonisation Pilot) ISO…

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27 Oct 2010

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing goes live on Calastone to offer mutual fund STP choice

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, has today announced that BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has gone live with its…

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11 Oct 2010

Brewin Dolphin Limited selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement and reconciliation service for its UK and Irish funds

Brewin Dolphin Limited, the UK’s largest independent private-client investment management firm, today announced that it has elected to use Calastone’s messaging settlement service for the settlement of its UK and…

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28 Sep 2010

Franklin Templeton Investments joins Calastone’s cross-border fund transaction network

Franklin Templeton Investments is the latest cross-border fund provider to join Calastone’s fast growing fund transaction network to benefit from automated dealing efficiencies. Calastone offers electronic fund order routing, net…

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27 Sep 2010

Jupiter selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

Jupiter, one of the UK’s leading fund management groups for private and institutional investors has committed to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service. Calastone offers electronic order routing between fund…

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20 Sep 2010

Henderson Investment Funds Limited selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

Henderson, one of Europe’s largest investment managers with £60.3 billion assets under management (as at 31 March 2010), has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service.…

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09 Aug 2010

Neptune Investment Management Limited selects Calastone’s order routing and messaging settlement service

Neptune, a boutique fund management group and one of the fastest growing investment firms in the UK, has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service. Calastone…

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02 Aug 2010

River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP connects to Calastone for funds distribution

River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP (R&M) the boutique investment fund provider has today signed an agreement to make its funds available on the cross-border global Calastone transaction network. Calastone…

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29 Jul 2010

River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP connects to Calastone for funds distribution

River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP (R&M) the boutique investment fund provider has today signed an agreement to make its funds available on the cross-border global Calastone transaction network. Calastone…

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29 Jul 2010

Martin Currie Investment Management Limited (Martin Currie) selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

Martin Currie, the specialist active equity manager, has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service. Calastone offers electronic order-routing between fund buyers and fund managers, whatever…

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24 Jul 2010

Gartmore selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

Gartmore Investment Management (Gartmore), a leading long only and alternative asset management firm providing investment management products and services to retail and institutional investors, has today signed an agreement to…

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13 Jul 2010

Aberdeen Unit Trust Managers Limited selects Calastone for order routing and settlement services

Aberdeen Unit Trust Managers Limited, the independent asset manager for superior investment performance through original thinking and first-hand research, has signed an agreement to connect to Calastone’s global network to…

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07 Jul 2010

Heartwood selects Calastone’s automated cross-border transaction network

Heartwood Wealth Management (Heartwood), the independently-owned wealth management and investment management firm, has today connected to Calastone’s independent cross-border transaction network to benefit from automated dealing efficiencies. Calastone offers electronic…

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06 Jul 2010

M&G Securities Limited selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

M&G Investments, one of the UK’s leading fund providers has signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service. Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network and settlement service for…

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06 Jul 2010

M&G Securities Limited selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

M&G Investments, one of the UK’s leading fund providers has signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service. Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network and settlement service for…

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06 Jul 2010

Aviva Investors selects Calastone’s automated messaging settlement service

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of the insurer, dedicated to building and providing its clients with focused investment solutions has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement…

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30 Jun 2010

A J Bell Securities joins Calastone to take advantage of single-pipe access to global funds

A J Bell Securities, the stockbroking, dealing, settlement and custody services provider has today announced it has connected to Calastone’s independent cross-border transaction network. Calastone offers electronic order routing between…

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14 Jun 2010

Redmayne-Bentley LLP selects Calastone’s automated messaging network and settlement service

Redmayne-Bentley, one of the UK’s oldest and largest independent stockbroking and investment management firms has today connected to Calastone’s independent cross-border transaction network. Calastone offers electronic order routing between fund…

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18 May 2010

Calastone expands fund processing automation service to offer automated reconciliation processing

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that it has introduced reconciliation functionality to the Execution Management System (EMS) of its mutual fund…

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04 May 2010

Iveagh Wealth Fund is live on Calastone

Iveagh Private Investment House, the Guinness family office and asset management house, has today signed an agreement to connect to Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual…

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29 Mar 2010

Polar Capital to benefit from Calastone’s automating fund transaction approach

Polar Capital Partners Limited the specialist fund management house has signed an agreement today to offer its funds via Calastone Limited, the only independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual…

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24 Mar 2010

Key Mutual Fund participants opt for settlement automation via Calastone

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced that is has successfully developed and delivered its settlement service for mutual fund transactions. With effect from…

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22 Mar 2010

Calastone appoints securities industry expert Terry Williams as Chairman

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today the appointment of Terry Williams as Chairman. Mr Williams brings a wealth of financial services and…

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15 Mar 2010

Aria Structured Investments the latest Luxembourg firm to join Calastone

Aria Structured Investments s.a.r.l, the Luxembourg-domiciled boutique asset manager has connected the group’s Aria Protected Funds to Calastone’s fast growing mutual funds transaction network and its funds are now live…

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09 Mar 2010

Calastone announces strategic expansion with Head of Luxembourg office appointment

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today announced the appointment of Sebastien Chaker as Head of its Luxembourg office. The appointment of Sebastien Chaker…

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08 Mar 2010

WealthCraft’s funds platform connects to Calastone’s global funds network

WealthCraft Systems Ltd, a leading Hong Kong-based financial services technology provider has connected to Calastone to enable its Pension Administration Service (PAS) to benefit from connectivity to the international mutual…

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25 Feb 2010

KBL European Private Bankers joins the Calastone fund community

KBL European Private Bankers S.A. (KBL), a pan-European fund promoter with a well-established presence in the UK via its affiliate Brown Shipley, has selected Calastone’s open architecture cross-border transaction network…

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22 Feb 2010

Bravura Solutions and Calastone sign partner agreement

Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) – a leading global supplier of wealth management applications and professional services – is pleased to announce an affiliation with Calastone Limited (Calastone), which will give…

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17 Feb 2010

Deutsche Bank PWM UK connects to Calastone for mutual fund transactions

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management UK has connected to Calastone, with immediate effect. Using the…

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16 Feb 2010

Calastone links to SunGard STN to increase European and US distribution

Calastone Limited, an independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, has established connectivity to the SunGard Transaction Network (STN) order routing platform. Connectivity will offer Calastone’s clients automated…

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15 Feb 2010

JO Hambro CM chooses Calastone to distribute offshore funds

J O Hambro Capital Management, the boutique investment house, is the latest fund provider to take advantage of Calastone’s fully automated cross-border solution by signing up to distribute its offshore…

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13 Jan 2010

Aviva Investors connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Aviva Investors, the global asset management business, has signed an agreement to make its UK…

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05 Jan 2010

Schroders in Luxembourg go live with their funds on Calastone

Schroders Investment Management (Luxembourg), S.A., the Luxembourg based arm of global asset management firm Schroders has selected Calastone’s open architecture cross-border transaction network, to distribute their Luxembourg funds in the…

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07 Dec 2009

Pictet Luxembourg connect to Calastone for fund distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Pictet & Cie (Europe) S.A., one of the leading Luxembourg-domiciled fund providers, has signed an…

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23 Nov 2009

Calastone connects GLG as first hedge fund for mutual fund transactions

GLG partners, one of the largest European Alternative Asset Managers has signed up to Calastone to enable clients to transact its mutual fund products over Calastone, the only independent cross-border…

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18 Nov 2009

Mutual fund industry backs Calastone to develop settlement alternative to Euroclear

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Cofunds, FNZ , Nucleus, Henderson and Schroders have signed letters of commitment to support Calastone…

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16 Nov 2009

Findlay Park to benefit from Calastone’s unique approach to automating fund transactions

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Findlay Park Funds plc has signed an agreement to become a fund provider to transact…

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10 Nov 2009

Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd connects to Calastone to distribute funds

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, one of the UK’s leading fund management companies has signed an…

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09 Nov 2009

Capita Financial Group enables STP for mutual fund clients via Calastone

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today welcomed Capita Financial Group, the mutual fund transfer agent, to its growing universe of fund providers, distributors…

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08 Oct 2009

AXA Investment Managers and AXA Framlington to offer funds via Calastone

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that AXA Investment Managers in the UK has signed an agreement to make its funds (which…

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06 Oct 2009

Calastone appoints Daniel Llewellyn as Head of Market Standards

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today the appointment of Daniel Llewellyn who joins Calastone as Head of Market Standards. Reporting to Calastone’s…

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30 Sep 2009

J.P. Morgan Asset Management broadens links to mutual fund buy side via Calastone

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today announced that J.P. Morgan Asset Management, one of the UK’s leading fund providers and one of the…

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28 Sep 2009

Henderson connects to Calastone to distribute funds to growing community

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announces today that Henderson Global Investors one of the UK’s leading fund providers, has signed an agreement to…

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23 Sep 2009

Old Mutual Global Investors connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that Old Mutual Global Investors, the global investment management company, has signed an agreement to make…

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18 Aug 2009

Calastone passes millionth message milestone ahead of schedule

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today transacted its millionth revenue generating transaction message. Kevin Lee, Managing Director of Calastone said, “Since launch, we…

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14 Aug 2009

FSA grants Calastone Regulatory Approval

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that it has been granted regulatory approval by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). In requesting approval…

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04 Aug 2009

Calastone voices support for UK Platform Group selection of ISO 20022 for re-registrations

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today voiced its support for the UK Platform Group’s decision to elect ISO 20022 standards to underpin future…

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14 Jul 2009

Calastone selects ‘Data Centre Operator of the Year’ for managed hosting

London, 24 June 2009 – Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that its data centre outsource provider, iomart Hosting, has been named…

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24 Jun 2009

Calastone provides STP solution for Asian – UK mutual fund transactions

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today announced that Baring Asset Management (Barings) is set to reap the benefits of SE Asian investment opportunities…

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26 May 2009

Calastone Celebrates First Anniversary

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today marked the first anniversary of live mutual fund transactions. On 5 May 2008, Cofunds placed the first…

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12 May 2009

The Scottish Friendly group connects to Calastone for single-point access to global funds

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that wrap platform Scottish Friendly has signed an agreement to become a member of Calastone’s transaction…

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28 Apr 2009

Transact connects to Calastone for single-point access to global funds

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that wrap service Transact has signed an agreement to become a member of Calastone’s transaction network.…

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20 Apr 2009

Martin Currie connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund provider Martin Currie has signed an agreement to offer its funds via the Calastone…

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07 Apr 2009

Calastone expands offering to offer equities trading for mutual fund participants

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today a strategic expansion to offer equities trading for its mutual fund participants. From today, Instinet Europe,…

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24 Mar 2009

Calastone announces full connectivity for Cofunds Institutional

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, today announced that Cofunds, the UK’s largest independent investment platform, has fully implemented its transaction, delivery and reporting mechanism…

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16 Mar 2009

T. Bailey connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund provider T. Bailey has signed an agreement to offer its funds via the Calastone…

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12 Mar 2009

Nucleus connects to Calastone for single-point access to global funds

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that wrap provider Nucleus has signed an agreement to become a member of Calastone’s transaction network.…

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09 Mar 2009

Schroders connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund manager Schroders has signed an agreement to offer dealing in its funds via Calastone.…

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05 Mar 2009

Brewin Dolphin advocates fund settlement STP choice by connecting to Calastone

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund distributor Brewin Dolphin, the UK’s largest private client investment manager, has signed an agreement…

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03 Mar 2009

Gartmore connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund provider Gartmore Investment Management (Gartmore) has signed an agreement to offer its funds via…

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04 Feb 2009

Sarasin connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund provider Sarasin & Partners LLP has signed an agreement to offer its funds via…

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27 Jan 2009

Thames River Capital connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund provider Thames River Multi-Capital LLP (Thames River Capital) has signed an agreement to offer…

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09 Dec 2008

Premier Asset Management connects to Calastone for funds distribution

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual funds industry, announced today that fund provider Premier Asset Management has signed an agreement to offer its funds via Calastone.…

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02 Dec 2008

Calastone applies to Euroclear to become a CREST central sponsor with industry support

Calastone Limited, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, today announced its application to become a CREST central sponsor, paving the way for automated settlement for mutual…

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26 Nov 2008

Mutual fund transaction service expands Calastone management team

Business Development and ClientServices Directors both join Calastone from NYX Technology (ex AEMS) Calastone Limited, the independent transaction service for the mutual funds industry, today announced the expansion of its…

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24 Sep 2008