WAY FUND MANAGERS subscribes to OTCFin-Morningstar’s PRIIP KIDs and EPTs service
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Asset Management, Risk Management
Way Fund Managers, a British Asset Manager dedicated to the operation of collective investment schemes, has selected OTCFin, a financial technology firm specialized in Investment, Risk, and Regulatory Data Management and Reporting, to assist them with their implementation of the PRIIPS regulation. OTCFin will work in partnership with Morningstar to provide a fully integrated PRIIPS KIDs anEPT solution to WAY FUND MANAGERS that includes both the...
Kestra Private Wealth Services Helps Another Wirehouse Team Go Independent
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC (Kestra PWS), a registered investment adviser subsidiary of Kestra Financial, Inc., supporting independent advisor teams nationwide, today announced the addition of Modernize Wealth to its advisory platform. Based in Chandler, Ariz., the professionals at Modernize have been providing wealth management and retirement planning services for over 25 years. The advisory team at Modernize consists of John Hebert,...
Finom Pioneers Cryptocurrency Stock Capital in Switzerland
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Financial blockchain company Finom AG today announced it has become the first company in the world to increase its stock capital by such an unprecedented level of Ether (ETH) at 7,760 - the second most popular cryptocurrency. Finom's capital stock now comprises 2.5 million Swiss Francs (CHF).
GFMI to Host the 2nd Edition Insurance and Pension Asset Allocation Conference on February 26-28, 2018 in New York, NY
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Insurance
This 2nd Edition GFMI conference will help insurers and pension providers to develop competitive asset management strategies to enhance the profitability of their investment portfolios. Join industry experts from MetLife, Prudential, Transamerica, AXIS Capital, Global Atlantic Financial Group, and many others and take away practicable asset-liability management (ALM) techniques to help optimize your assets within the investment portfolio. ...
Assetz Capital launches GBBA series two
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management
Assetz Capital has launched Series 2 of its Great British Business Account (GBBA), offering investors a capped target gross interest rate of 6.25% per annum. GBBA Series 2 automatically invests in business loans that have realisable asset security. Although the account has a similar investment mandate to Series 1, Series 2 is more tailored to current market conditions to capture a wider range of higher-quality loans than its predecessor. Over £4...
ACI Worldwide and HyperPay Protect eCommerce Payments for Merchants Across Middle East with Real-Time Fraud Prevention
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that HyperPay, a leading payment service provider (PSP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) r
Avaloq strengthens its governance: Francisco Fernandez hands over Group CEO position to Juerg Hunziker, and concentrates on Group Chairman role
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Francisco Fernandez had onboarded Juerg Hunziker as the Deputy Group CEO and Group CMO in 2016. After two years of successful collaboration he has appointed Juerg Hunziker as Avaloq’s new Group CEO, effective 1 January 2018. Francisco Fernandez will concentrate on his role as the Group Chairman and focus on innovation, strategy and acquisitions. Avaloq is further strengthening its corporate governance to facilitate growth and has a well attuned...
Payment Industry Collaborates with EMVCo to Address the Complexities of Remote Payments
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
As EMVCo addresses the rapid growth of remote payments globally through its payment tokenisation, 3-D Secure, secure remote commerce, and mobile and security initiatives, industry stakeholders have responded by joining its Associates Programme. EMVCo today announces that eight new organisations have joined the programme in the past twelve months to play an active role in the strategic and technical direction of the EMV® Specifications.
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting Experts Predict Increased Focus on Data Management for 2018
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Risk Management
Data quality, consistency, reconciliation and lineage is now top of mind for both regulators and the financial services firms they oversee. That’s according to subject matter experts at Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business who are predicting an increased focus on data structure and management for 2018. Whereas regulatory requirements were previously centered on firms submitting static reports at a specific time, in the correct...
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting Experts Predict Increased Focus on Data Management for 2018
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Data
Data quality, consistency, reconciliation and lineage is now top of mind for both regulators and the financial services firms they oversee. That’s according to subject matter experts at Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business who are predicting an increased focus on data structure and management for 2018. Whereas regulatory requirements were previously centered on firms submitting static reports at a specific time, in the correct...
UBS and EPAM Win Best Use of IT Private Banking/Wealth Management for SmartWealth App at Banking Technology Awards
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management
EPAM Systems, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, and UBS AG, the world's largest wealth manager, have been awarded for Best Use of IT Private Banking/Wealth Management at the Banking Technology Awards held on December 13, 2017 in London. Now in its 18th year, the Banking Technology Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide, and the people...
Holiday e-Commerce Spending Sees Record Year
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Nothing says the holidays like… delivery trucks? As the primary e-Commerce shopping period comes to a close due to shipping deadlines, Mastercard SpendingPulse reports that online shopping will play a bigger role in what’s under the tree than ever before. A new report out today finds that in 2017 e-Commerce saw the largest share of holiday sales ever (tracking at more than 11 percent) and growth of 16.3 percent compared to last year. The...
Danal Inc. Partners with O2 in the UK to Provide Mobile Identity
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Security
Danal, Inc., a global leader in mobile identity and authentication solutions, today announced a partnership with one of the UK's leading digital communications companies, O2. Danal and O2 have joined forces to address the growing demand for mobile identity services in the UK, providing services for digital eKYC and identity proofing for regulated online services.
Invoice2go Reveals mPOS device in Association with PayPal
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Invoice2go, the simplest way for business owners and freelancers to track work and get paid, is today launching a mobile point of sale (mPOS) payments feature with PayPal Here, enabling the smallest businesses to be paid in person, nearly anywhere they are.
Ripple Launches Infrastructure Innovation Initiative
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
While the market has been focused on the bitcoin frenzy and commercial banks continue their migration onto enterprise-grade platforms, such as RippleNet, another revolution has quietly bubbled up around Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).
