Market Moves to Adopt TriOptima's triResolve Margin Service

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Derivatives and OTC Derivatives

TriOptima, a leading provider of OTC derivatives post-trade risk management services and infrastructure, announces today that an increasing number of financial institutions are joining the triResolve Margin service in anticipation of the new variation margin rules for non-cleared OTC derivatives effective 1 March 2017. These institutions include a variety of dealers, buy-side and corporates such as B & P Fund Services AB, BRED Banque...

Syndicated Loan Data from IHS Markit to Power Enhanced Risk Analytics from MSCI

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Risk Management

 IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced its industry leading syndicated loan data will be integrated into MSCI Inc.’s enhanced syndicated loan risk analytics.

FINCAD Empowers Buy Side with Unique MBS Solution

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Trading Systems, Infrastructure

FINCAD, the leading provider of sophisticated valuation and risk analytics for multi-asset derivatives and fixed income portfolios, today announced that its F3 solution now offers coverage for mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and structured fixed income securities such as RMBS, ABS, CMBS and CLOs via integration with data analytics providers, AD&Co and Intex. Buy side firms can use F3 to accurately hedge exposure and perform scenario...

AC Lordi Appoints Bill Dawson to Lead Risk & Compliance Services

• 9 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

AC Lordi, a boutique accounting and management consulting firm, announced today that Bill Dawson will lead the firm’s Risk & Compliance service line (formerly “Risk Management”). Dawson will oversee offerings including internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, systems audit & consulting, regulatory compliance and enterprise risk management. He succeeds John Dorsam, who retired earlier this year but will remain involved on a part-time basis to...

linked2pay Reveals 'Pay by Text' to Bank Centric Payments

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Payments

linked2pay, an award-winning banking and payments technology provider announced today that they have added 'Pay by Text' as an option on their Bank Centric Payments platform. This enables partners on the bank integrated platform to offer card and ACH payments via SMS text as a fully integrated, branded solution.

WORKTECH16 London Gathers Industry Experts

• 9 years 9 months ago
• IT Innovations, Infrastructure

WORKTECH16 London will be returning to London on Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th November with another high profile line up of speakers offering their insights about the  future of the work. WORKTECH is a uniquely-focused event with topics that consider people, place and technology at work, to give an in depth understanding of the future of work and workplace and crucially how this impacts business performance. The high profile local and...

Timothy Franks to Join KKR

• 9 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

KKR today announced the appointment of Timothy R. Franks as a Member in its London office as of 1 February 2017. Timothy will lead coverage of the Consumer & Retail industries in Europe, Africa and Middle East as a member of the Private Equity team, will support UK coverage and will sit on the European Private Equity Investment Committee.

SCOR Global Life Introduces New Business Acquisition Platform

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Infrastructure, M&A Deals

The Velogica software offers to life insurers superior new business acquisition capabilities, enabling the issuance of policies to meet a range of consumer needs in one seamless and efficient, automated process. In order to provide a best-in-class underwriting solution to its customers in Asia, SCOR Global Life has formed an exclusive partnership with Adviser Connect.

South Africa still open for Business….!

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Investment

Selective Insurance Group Appoints Mark A. Wilcox as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Infrastructure

Selective Insurance Group, Inc., announced the appointment of Mark A. Wilcox as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2017.  Mr. Wilcox currently serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., and is responsible for accounting policy, internal, external, and regulatory financial reporting, budgeting, global tax, global actuarial, and investor...

Sectra and Samsung Partner to Provide Eavesdrop-Secure Smartphone Solution

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Security

Sectra and Samsung have a strategic partnership aimed at providing government authorities with an eavesdrop-secure smartphone solution. The result, the Sectra Tiger®/R, has now been approved by the Dutch national communication security authority for use up to and including the security level RESTRICTED.

OppenheimerFunds Reveals ESG Revenue-Weighted ETFs

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Asset Management

OppenheimerFunds, a leading global asset manager, is expanding its Beta Solutions client offerings into the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space. The firm launched Oppenheimer ESG Revenue ETF, which focuses on U.S. large-cap equities with highly rated ESG practices, and Oppenheimer Global ESG Revenue ETF, which focuses on global large- and mid-cap equities with highly rated ESG practices.

Oddup Expands into South East Asia with Launch of its Data Analysis and Services in Manila, Philippines

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Data, FinTech StartUps

Oddup their expansion into South East Asia commencing with the launch of its data analysis and services in Manila, Philippines.  Manila is the first of many ASEAN cities Oddup has earmarked to launch in through the rest of 2016. This launch extends its startup coverage to 9 major cities globally. The financial industry is increasingly in need of reliable sources of data and expertise for startups as a new kind of asset class. Oddup is the go-to...

Customers Bank and its BankMobile Tap FIS to Support their Digital and Commercial Growth

• 9 years 9 months ago
• Banking, Infrastructure

Customers Bank and its BankMobile division have selected FIS™, a global leader in financial services technology, to provide leading financial technology support that will assist the bank in its strategic digital and commercial growth.

Black Box Welcomes New Director

• 9 years 9 months ago
• M&A Deals, People Moves

Black Box Corporation, a leading technology solutions provider, announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Ms. Cynthia J. Comparin to the Board. As with all directors, her term will expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders at which time it is expected that she will stand for election by the stockholders.