EDHEC-Risk Institute Welcomes Mark Fawcett as Chairman of its International Advisory Board
- 9 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
EDHEC-Risk Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fawcett as chairman of its international advisory board. He is Chief Investment Officer of NEST Corporation, the trustee body responsible for running NEST, the National Employment Savings Trust. NEST was set up specifically to support changes that meant UK employers now have to automatically enrol their workers into a workplace pension scheme.
UBS Partners with Clearstream and Citi For Innovative T2S Strategic Solution
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
In collaboration with UBS, Clearstream and Citi have designed an innovative market-side network model that enables banks and broker-dealers to optimise their operating models and reap the maximum benefit from TARGET2-Securities (T2S), the Pan-European settlement platform operated by the Eurosystem. The new solution will provide market participants with a single point of access to T2S, along with a single integrated and optimised collateral pool...
SWIFT Goes Live with New eLearning Platform
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Security and Compliance
SWIFT announces that its new eLearning platform, SWIFTSmart, is now live with more than 200 individual courses and videos, including customised training programmes for cyber security and financial crime compliance.
Adyen Adds WeChat Pay to its Platform Globally
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Adyen, the payments company powering global commerce for Uber, Facebook and Netflix amongst others, today announced that it has added WeChat Pay to its portfolio of local payments methods. It’s the first major payment service provider to integrate WeChat Pay into its offering on a global scale – providing businesses with access to 400 million Chinese shoppers.
SEQR Reveals Global Instant Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
SEQR, a subsidiary of Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Seamless (STO:SEAM), is launching a peer-to-peer money transfer solution that enables users to instantly transfer money to each other regardless of where they are in the world. The service is now being rolled out for SEQR users in 14 countries. The solution is automatically available for those who download SEQR.
Liberum Opts for Torstone’s Inferno
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Liberum, a leading pan European investment bank signed a multi-year deal with Torstone Technology to use Inferno in July and went live last week, implementing a complete back office system within 4 months. Inferno will process Liberum’s post-trade flow, from trade capture through to settlement, accounting and reconciliation.
Fujitsu Collaborates with Fintech Firms to Launch New Customer Onboarding Solution
- 9 years 2 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Fujitsu today announces the launch of Smart Origination, customer onboarding technology developed in unique partnership with ImageWare Systems,
IR Selects Cryptsoft's KMIP Technologies
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Security
Cryptsoft's Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) technology has been chosen by IR (Integrated Research Limited) to strengthen and extend the security capability of their flagship Prognosis® product. Increasing security and flexibility without adding cost or complexity was a key demand from IR's existing customers and a prerequisite to succeed with new customers that utilize emerging technology platforms.
Welltower Names Kevin Tyler as Vice President – Investments
- 9 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Welltower Inc. announced Kevin Tyler has joined Welltower as Vice President – Investments. Mr. Tyler joins Welltower from Green Street Advisors where he served as Analyst and Healthcare Sector Head. He will be headquartered at the company’s Beverly Hills, California office and will focus on identifying and managing growth opportunities for Welltower in strategic West Coast markets.
Teton Advisors to Acquire Keeley Asset Management
- 9 years 2 months ago
- M&A Deals
Teton Advisors announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Keeley Asset Management Corp. (“KAMCO”), a pioneer in small and mid-cap value investing founded by John L. Keeley, Jr. in 1982. At closing, the acquired business will be renamed Keeley Teton Advisors, LLC (“Keeley Teton”), and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Teton Advisors, Inc. The newly formed Keeley Teton will maintain staffing and operational...
Peter Schenck Joins Northern Trust Asset Management as a Senior Liquidity Specialist
- 9 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Peter Schenck has joined Northern Trust Asset Management as a Senior Liquidity Specialist, a new role focused on expanding delivery of leading liquidity management solutions to institutional clients. A 26-year investment management industry veteran, Schenck joins from BlackRock, where he was a Director in the cash management group specializing in working with institutional investors. Based in Chicago, Schenck will focus on creating customized...
Bank Vontobel AG Taps Horizon Platform for Automated Trading for Electronic Execution
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Horizon Software, the leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers, today announced that Bank Vontobel AG (Vontobel) has selected Horizon Platfo
Gemalto Integrates its SafeNet Hardware Security Modules with Symphony Platform
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Cloud, Security
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the integration of its industry-leading SafeNet Hardware Security Modules (HSM) with Symphony Communication Services' secure cloud-based communications platform.
Ullink and Alpha Omega Team Up to Deliver FIX-Based Post Trade Processing to the Buy-Side
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Ullink, the global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, and Alpha Omega, an innovator in post-trade technology, today announced a strategic partnership focusing on post-trade services for the buy-side. The partnership results in a combined offering, NYFIX Matching, which integrates Alpha Omega’s suite of post-trade solutions with NYFIX’s connectivity and FIX infrastructure for trading.
EastNets and Dow Jones to Hold Joint Events in London and New York
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Compliance, Regulatory Standards
In November 2016, financial compliance, payment and cloud solutions provider EastNets will be organizing two important international events. The two events will address the evolving rules, regulations and technology affecting compliance in the financial industry. The first is scheduled at London’s Devonshire Terrace, on the 17th of November, and the second will follow on November 22nd at the Byblos restaurant in New York City.
