Product & Service Launches – 2/19/26

AllianceBernstein Selects SimCorp One as Investment Technology Partner

Alliance Bernstein Holding L.P. and Alliance Bernstein L.P., a global investment management firm, announced the selection of global financial technology company SimCorp A/S as its core investment technology partner.

Building on AB’s existing technology, the SimCorp One platform will become part of AB’s core, front-to-back infrastructure, allowing AB’s investment teams broader access to centralized, real-time data with tools for competitive trading.

AB had $875 billion in assets under management as of January 31.

iPipeline Launches AI-Driven Platform for Life, Annuities and Wealth

iPipeline launched an artificial intelligence-driven platform for life, annuities and wealth. iGo Evolve, iPipeline’s AI-optimized life insurance electronic application solution, is the first module to launch on the platform, with more additions to follow, according to the firm’s announcement.

iGo Evolve leverages iPipeline’s AI baseline solution, Charli, to accelerate electronic app onboarding and modernization by reducing setup, testing and ongoing maintenance time.

The platform now houses iPipeline’s SmartSell, a program that allows agents to interact with an insurance carrier’s underwriting system in real time, as well.

STOXX, DWS Collaborate on US Launch of DWS Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, announced its collaboration with German asset management company DWS on the U.S. launch of DWS’ Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies exchange-traded fund, tracking the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation 50-25 index. ISS STOXX also owns PLANADVISER.

The new ETF was listed on the NASDAQ Thursday, following DWS’ listing equivalent ETFs on major European stock exchanges last year. The underlying index captures the performance of companies with existing revenue and patent exposure to the cybersecurity, defense and space sectors.

The STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation 50-25 index gained 86% in 2025.

Bloomberg Offers SOFR Swap Futures Tracker Indexes

Bloomberg launched on Wednesday the Bloomberg ERIS Swap Futures Tracker Indices as an expansion of its futures-based index offerings.

The 11 indexes are designed to track the performance of holding and rolling Eris SOFR-secured financing overnight swap futures across the U.S.-dollar interest rate curve. The suite includes indexes with maturities between one and 30 years and is calculated in U.S. dollars with more than five years of historical performance.

American Beacon, Cordillera Team Up to Deliver Private Market Solutions to Wealth Channel

American Beacon Partners Inc., an asset management platform provider, and Cordillera Investment Partners L.P., an investment firm focused on niche, uncorrelated assets, announced a partnership to deliver private market solutions to the wealth advisory market.

Cordillera manages approximately $1.8 billion in assets and has an investment portfolio that includes women’s sports, aging distilled liquors, boat marinas, wireless spectrum licenses and carbon markets, according to the firms’ joint announcement.