Solactive Global Gold Giants Index launched as underlying for new Harvest Portfolios Group ETF
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive Global Gold Giants Index, which will be used as the underlying of Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.’sHarvest Global Gold Giants Index ETF (TSX: HGGG). The Index intends to track the price movements of the 20 largest gold mining companies by company market capitalization listed on a regulated stock exchange in North America, Australia or in certain European countries.
LiquidityBook Completes Banner Year with Continued Surge in Client Wins, Platform Growth
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems, SaaS, Infrastructure
LiquidityBook, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced that 2018 was a record year across multiple sales and client growth metrics tracked by the firm. This rapid growth was fueled by a continued rise in demand for its industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform, which provides significant cost, management and functionality benefits...
Financial Scouts: European Investors Apprehensive of the U.S. Government Shutdown, Possible China’s Economic Slowdown Impact
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
European stock markets continue facing pressures on the U.S. government shutdown and China’s economic outlook related wariness.
RADWARE REPORT SHOWS AVERAGE COST OF CYBERATTACK NOW EXCEEDS $1.6 MILLION
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cybersecurity and application delivery solutions, today announced it has released its 2018-2019 Global Application and Network Security Report, in which survey respondents estimate the average cost of a cyberattack has climbed to $1.1M. For those organisations that calculate (versus estimate) the cost of an attack, that number increases to $1.67M.
LEADING P2P LENDER BLEND NETWORK APPOINTS HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROPERTY PROFESSIONAL PAUL WATSON AS HEAD OF ORIGINATION AND STRENGTHENS SENIOR TEAM
- 6 years 10 months ago
- P2P Lending
BLEND Network, a fast-growing peer-to-peer property lending platform, has announced the appointment of highly-experienced property professional Paul Watson as Head of Origination. His arrival will help the company better serve its existing clients, as well as accelerate the acquisition of new borrowers, while also enhancing its due diligence capability for the benefit of its lenders.
Start up Vs. Heritage: What does the Future of Finance look like?
- 6 years 10 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
The Future of Finance and CFO Summit spoke with Ian Brimicombe, Senior Vice President Group Finance, Burberry, and Camilla Thorsager Trendell, International Director & Finance Director, itsu [grocery], to gain an insight into what the future o
AxiomSL Appoints David Weber as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer in Response to Rapid Global Growth
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security, Compliance
AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory-reporting, risk and data-management solutions, today announced the appointment of David Weber as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Eyal Amsalem as Chief Administrative Officer.
UnionBank Launches First Fully Digital Branch in the Philippines
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) announces that UnionBank of the Philippines used the Appian Platform to launch its first fully digital branch. The branch, called The Ark, completely transforms the customer experience, making that experience entirely digital, including internet-connected self-service kiosks and virtual reality boxes.
Royal HaskoningDHV acquires Lanner to strengthen its predictive simulation capabilities
- 6 years 10 months ago
- M&A Deals
Engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired Lanner, a UK-based hybrid software & consultancy firm specialising in predictive simulation for industrial clients. Lanner’s simulation software (WITNESS) connects physical assets, processes and resources into a single digital model that delivers actionable insights to make business operations and supply chains more resilient and efficient.
Kiwi.com take off towards a smoother payment experience with SafeCharge
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments
SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the payments partner of choice for businesses who demand more from payments technology, today announced it has partnered with Kiwi.com, the fast-growing online travel business providing flight and vehicle transportation services. The collaboration will enable Kiwi.com to provide a smooth payment experience for travellers worldwide and accept a full range of traditional and alternative payment methods.
Savills IM transacts EUR 4.2 billion in 2018 on back of record capital raising
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Investment Management
Savills Investment Management (“Savills IM”), the international real estate investment manager, transacted EUR 4.2 billion in 2018, with EUR 1.1 billion of disposals and EUR 3.1 billion of acquisitions. The firm now manages a company record of EUR 18.3 billion assets.
The Oracle Fintech ScaleUp Program kicks off with an ignition day in Brussels
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking, Data, Infrastructure
Oracle and B-Hive have selected the first fintechs to take part in the Fintech ScaleUp Program that aims to maximize business opportunities for startup, scale-up and mature fintechs while minimizing the time to get to market. The program starts today with an ignition day in Brussels.
Quest Partners selects QuantHouse for global quantitative trading solutions
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
QuantHouse, the independent global provider of high performance systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo development tools and global network infrastructure, today announced it has been selected by Quest Partners LLC (“Quest”) to support the diverse needs of their automated traders.
Tieto and Skellefteå municipality test facial recognition in a high school in Sweden
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Authentication Technology
How can AI and new technologies reduce teachers' administrative tasks in the classroom? In a unique pilot project Nordic software and services company Tieto and Anderstorp high school in Skellefteå, Sweden, tested automatic student registration using tags, smartphone apps and facial recognition technology. The reactions from both students and teachers have been positive.
Bank Leumi (UK) selects Volante Technologies’ VolPay Open Banking PSD2 solution
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing and financial message integration, today announced that Bank Leumi (UK) has selected VolPay Open Banking to implement PSD2 compliance and enable open banking business models.
