JHC Signs a New Contract with LGT Vestra for the FIGARO system
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Wealth Management
JHC Systems Limited, a leading provider of wealth management solutions, announces that it has signed a new contract with LGT Vestra for the FIGARO system. Following a detailed review of the supplier market; the UK and Jersey based wealth management boutique has committed to JHC and FIGARO to support its front, middle and back office processing. This new contract strengthens JHC’s relationship with LGT Vestra, which was established in 2008 when...
FreeAgent and ICS Team Up to Help UK Contractors with Their Digital Accounts
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
Innovative cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent has teamed up with one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms to provide hundreds of contractors with greater clarity over their business finances.
The 3rd South Asian Diaspora Convention Brings Together Industry Experts
- 8 years 7 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
The 3rd South Asian Diaspora Convention (SADC) returns to Singapore this July, themed “Growth through Interaction: The South Asian Opportunity”. This year, the convention will be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre on 18th and 19th July 2016. It will bring together more than 1,000 distinguished guests and over 50 of the region’s leading policymakers, business leaders, academics and civil society leaders to be part of these groundbreaking...
UK Military Challenger Bank Selects Sopra Steria as Digital Partner
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, has today announced a new digital partnership with ‘The Services Family’, a UK military challenger bank being developed by The Services Family Ltd (TSFL). Sopra Steria will provide the digital expertise and solutions to help build the bank and bring ‘The Services Family’ to the UK market.
OpenLink Named Overall CTRM Market Leader by ComTech Advisory
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Risk Management
OpenLink, the global leader in trading and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, has been named as the Overall CTRM/ETRM market leader in a vendor perception audit carried out by analyst firm, ComTech Advisory. OpenLink was named in the top two in 12 of the 15 possible categories, taking the leading spot in Energy, Electric Power, Crude Oil, Single Platform for all Commodities, Risk...
Deutsche Börse Provides IT Infrastructure for Private Bank Donner & Reuschel
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Private Banking, Infrastructure
Since June, Deutsche Börse Managed Services provides the IT infrastructure for the trading platform of German private bank Donner & Reuschel. These services enable a seamless connection to the trading platforms Xetra and Eurex. The Managed Services form part of Deutsche Börse’s Infrastructure Services offer, which comprises licensing, hosting and maintenance of Deutsche Börse applications and infrastructure elements to external clients.
Fenergo Unveils Enhanced Version of its Tax Compliance Suite
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Compliance
Fenergo, the leading provider of Client Lifecycle Management solutions, has today announced the launch of an enhanced version of its Fenergo Tax Compliance solutions with richer rules content, remediation and reporting functionality to reduce operational overheads and improve global compliance with tax regulations. Fenergo’s Tax Compliance suite provides a rules-driven process to identify reportable accounts and perform due diligence for every...
Wolters Kluwer Establishes Office in Jakarta
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
Wolters Kluwer reports the opening of its office in Jakarta. Addressing the increasing needs of an evolving financial sector, the office will provide professional services, project support and training, and strengthen our base within the country.
SWIFT Launches KYC Adverse Media Service
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Compliance, Infrastructure
SWIFT announces the launch of KYC Adverse Media, a news service integrated into its KYC Registry, a centralised repository that maintains a standardised set of information about financial institutions required for KYC compliance. In partnership with Dow Jones, SWIFT will now make high-quality Dow Jones Risk & Compliance data available to the more than 2,500 correspondent banks and funds players that are already using The KYC Registry as...
FirstRand Bank Goes Live on AxiomSL Solution for Bank Of England
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Compliance, Risk Management
AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) has gone live on its solution for the production and submission of the statistical reports required by the Bank of England (BOE). AxiomSL’s solution has been recognized by the BOE since 2004. It supports all aspects of reporting to the regulator, from the aggregation and cleansing of data to the...
ESM Hires Pierre-Henri Floquet as Head of Asset & Liability Management
- 8 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed Pierre-Henri Floquet to the position of Head of Asset & Liability Management (ALM) and Lending. Since 2014, Mr Floquet had been working as Senior Banking Expert at the ESM.
IPC Investigates Major Investment in Risk and Compliance
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Compliance, Risk Management
Understanding new regulations and rules, managing operations in light of new regulations and anti-money laundering are among the top three important issues for chief compliance officers and executives at financial services companies. These results were part of a new IPC Compliance Survey of 2016 FINRA annual conference attendees conducted by IPC Systems, a leading global provider of risk and compliance solutions for the financial services...
Banner Bank Appoints Kayleen Kohler as Executive Vice President of Human Resources
- 8 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
The Banner Bank executive leadership team is pleased to announce Kayleen Kohler has joined the bank as Executive Vice President of Human Resources, and a member the Executive Management Committee. Kohler plays a key role in driving the company’s organizational design priorities, including leadership development, talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee relations, compensation, benefits, diversity initiatives, payroll and safety.
Yoyo Wallet: Payment Experience Hasn't Moved on From Where it was 50 Years Ago
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Today, Wednesday June 29, marks the golden anniversary of the first credit card in Britain. Yoyo Wallet CEO Alain Falys, whose company helps retailers integrate their EPOS systems to create fast and secure mobile payments, says that 50 years after this payment revolution, we're now on the brink of another.
Advicent Helps Advisors in DOL Compliance
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Security and Compliance, Infrastructure
The Department of Labor (DOL) has set a new standard for advisors by redefining who qualifies as a fiduciary. New objectives aim to ensure that advisors are always putting the best interests of their clients first, and reduces conflicts of interest for advisors by increasing fee disclosures. Many believe that this fiduciary standard will increase the cost of business for advisors due to the cost to comply, and if some advisors want to continue...
