HMRC Finds UK Exports To EU Soar After 'Brexit' Vote
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
New trade figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) today reveals that the UK’s exports to EU countries increased by £1 billion during June, the month of the ‘Brexit’ referendum. The latest statistics for UK overseas trade released today, regarding June’s figures shows:
SWIFT Institute Presents a Comparative Analysis of US Federal and EU-level AML/CTF
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Compliance, AML and KYC
The SWIFT Institute has released new research on the challenges of information statecraft for today’s global financial community. The report, ‘Multinational Banking and Conflicts among US-EU AML/CTF Compliance & Privacy Law: Operational & Political Views in Context,’ focuses on the duality between laws that seek to use data to protect the financial system and laws that seek to protect data privacy.
IP Trade Expands its Presence Throughout Europe
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems
IP Trade S.A., a leading provider of high-performance, real-time communications and collaboration systems for trading floor environments and operations dispatch centres, is expanding its presence throughout Europe. IP Trade is capitalising on recent growth across all business segments in the region, responding to industry consolidation and preparing for a major buying cycle as customers migrate from legacy platforms.
Tullett Prebon Unveils Innovative Electronic Trading Platform
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
Tullett Prebon, one of the world’s leading interdealer brokers, announces that it has entered into a partnership with GMEX Group to develop a best-in-class hybrid voice and electronic trading platform for FX Options. The new FX Options trading solution will enhance Tullett Prebon’s offering to its clients, integrating GMEX’s request for quote (RFQ) technology with Tullett Prebon’s existing central limit order book (CLOB) capability, with rich...
Keira Rawlinson Joined Opus Bank as Managing Director, Head of Fiduciary Banking
- 8 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Opus Bank announced that Keira Rawlinson was named Managing Director, Head of Fiduciary Banking. Ms.
Vestar Completes the Acquisition of Mobile Technologies Inc
- 8 years 5 months ago
- M&A Deals
Vestar Capital Partners (“Vestar”), in partnership with management, announced today that it has acquired Mobile Technologies Inc. (“MTI”), a global leader in mobile device security and display technologies, from Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. (“HKW”). Terms were not disclosed.
DZ BANK SE Chooses ABACUS/Transactions to Fulfill Most Recent Daily Reporting for European banks
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Audit and Reporting
DVB, a leading specialist in international transport finance and part of the DZ BANK Group, chose BearingPoint’s product ABACUS/Transactions and the MMSR (Money Market Statistical Reporting) module to fulfill the new regulation requirements of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Verint Solution Supports Recording of Skype-Based Interactions for Financial and Regulatory Compliance
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Compliance, Regulatory Standards
Verint® Systems Inc. announced that a leading global financial services organization is using its recording software to capture employee and customer interactions, as well as those for financial trading, via Microsoft Skype for Business for compliance and regulatory purposes.
Coles Supermarkets Selects NCR Corporation's RealPOS XR8
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
NCR Corporation, a global leader in omni-channel solutions, announced that Coles Supermarkets, one of Australia’s largest supermarket retailers, has chosen to improve customer checkout experiences and operational efficiency by adding NCR RealPOS XR8 as its future POS terminals. Coles plans to upgrade more than 4,000 POS units in the next financial year.
BravoSolution Acquires Puridiom
- 8 years 5 months ago
- M&A Deals
BravoSolution, a leading global strategic procurement solution provider, has acquired Puridiom, a privately-held on-demand procurement and AP solutions company based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. With this acquisition, BravoSolution takes the next step in enabling the full end-to-end procurement process through an integrated purchase-to-pay suite. This capability will help businesses efficiently manage the entire procurement lifecycle to drive...
Bats Europe Introduces New European Equities Large in Scale Negotiation Facility Called Bats LIS
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems
Bats Europe, the region’s largest stock exchange operator, and BIDS Trading LP (BIDS), the largest block trading ATS by volume in the U.S., announced today that Bats Europe has agreed to license BIDS technology to launch Bats LIS, a new block trading service for the European equity market.
JHC Cooperates with APSU to Deliver FIGARO Managed Service
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
JHC, a leading provider of innovative wealth management solutions, has announced today that it has signed a new contract with global technology pioneer APSU, for cloud-based services to further enhance its long-standing FIGARO Managed Service offering.
Cowen Group Strengthens its Team with New Hire
- 8 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Cowen Group, announced that Matt Baldassano has joined Cowen as Managing Director, Head of Global Securities Finance. Mr. Baldassano is based in New York and reports to Dan Charney, Head of Equities.
allpago Drives its Growth with ACI Worldwide UP eCommerce Payments
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that allpago, the leading payment service provider (PSP) in Latin America, has achieved 150 percent annual growth, in terms of volume of transactions, with ACI. A long-standing ACI customer, allpago enables companies globally to do business and accept payments across Latin America, incorporating locally-preferred credit cards and...
KBW Names R.J. Grant as Director of Equity Trading
- 8 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW), a full-service boutique investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), today announced that R.J. Grant has been named Director of Equity Trading. Grant joined the firm in 2005 and has spent the last decade on KBW’s equity trading desk, most recently as Senior Managing Director & Head of Market...
