Kx Systems announces that it has been awarded an SEC contract for use of its database software platform, kdb+
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Kx Systems, a leader in high-performance database and time-series analytics, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for use of its kdb+ software in supporting its ongoing IT objectives. Kdb+ is a database system with a built-in time-series query language called q, which allows unified access to streaming, real-time and historical data. Kdb+ is well-suited for the SEC because of the...
Colliers International Group Acquired IDB Management
- 10 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CIGI) (TSX:CIG) announced today that it has acquired IDB Management ("IDB"), a leading asset and property management firm in Belgium. As part of the transaction, IDB will be rebranded as Colliers International and the principals will lead its asset and property management segment going forward. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SimCorp Announces World-Class Line-Up for 4th Annual Client Communications and Reporting 2015 Conference
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Wealth Management, Infrastructure
SimCorp’s fourth annual Client Communications and Reporting 2015 conference, for private wealth and institutional asset managers, returns to Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London’s Threadneedle Street on Monday, 21 September, 2015. The conference, which has ‘agility’ as its theme, will be chaired by Peter Bambrough, Principal Consultant at Citisoft, a leading global investment management consulting firm.
DTCC Elects Jim Turley Of Deutsche Bank To Board Of Directors
- 10 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Jim Turley, Co-Head of Group Technology and Operations (GTO) for Deutsche Bank, has been elected to its Board of Directors.
First Trust Nasdaq CEA Cybersecurity ETF Launches on The Nasdaq Stock Market
- 10 years 11 months ago
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that First Trust will list one new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the First Trust Nasdaq CEA Cybersecurity ETF (Symbol: CIBR), today, July 7, 2015 on The Nasdaq Stock Market®. The ETF, which is based off of the Nasdaq CEA Cybersecurity IndexSM, is designed to track the performance of companies engaged in the cybersecurity segment of the technology and industrials sectors.
Lloyds Bank Trials ‘tap to bank’ Technology For Mobile Banking Authentication
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Mobile Banking, Authentication Technology
Lloyds Bank trials are exploring how the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless technology can improve the registration process for those setting up mobile banking. The ‘tap to bank’ technology has so far been tested on over 125 people, enabling them to use their Lloyds Bank contactless debit card as a way of securely authenticating their identity when setting up the mobile banking app.
Solucom Announces Acquisition of Arthus Technologies
- 10 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
Solucom announces acquisition of Arthus Technologies (www.arthus-tech.com), a consulting firm based in Geneva (Switzerland). Arthus Technologies a specialised ICT consulting firm Founded in 2002, Arthus Technologies is a consulting firm specialised in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The company provides tailored solutions, ranging from strategic sourcing through to transformation management, designed to accompany its clients'...
Contactless is king as Worldpay transactions soar past £2 billion
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Brits have gone contactless crazy according to data from Worldpay, which recently revealed that it has processed over £2 billion of contactless payments since January 2012. This surge is even more incredible as it was only in October 2014 that the company reached the £1 billion milestone.
London Stock Exchange sees first Euro-denominated bond by Bank of China
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Bank of China, through its Hungarian branch, has issued a €500 million bond listed in London as part of a wider bond issuance programme by the bank to provide funding for China's 'One Belt, One Road' projects. The project aims to boost links and commerce between China and countries along the old land-based and maritime silk routes.
Cetera Financial Institutions Selects Broadridge Mobile Solution to Support its Retail Advising Platform
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Broadridge Mobile solution will enable Cetera Financial Institutions to rapidly deploy a distinctively branded, unified advisor and client experience while leveraging a proven enterprise mobile technology platform. It is designed to increase collaboration, optimize data management and deliver an integrated experience to financial advisors and investors on a single global platform.
Visa Europe and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants To Open a Hub In Berlin
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Retail Banking
Visa Europe Collab and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants are opening a digital innovation hub in Berlin-Kreuzberg in Autumn 2015.
Proofpoint Positioned as a Leader in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Security
Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading next-generation security and compliance company, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned Proofpoint in the leader’s quadrant of its “Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways”(1) for the seventh consecutive year. Proofpoint was positioned farthest and highest respectively on the “completeness of vision” and “ability to execute” axes.
Western Union Brings Payment Services To Rwanda And Ivory Coast
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Payments
The Western Union Company (WU), a leader in global payment services, in collaboration with the MTN Group, a multinational mobile telecommunications company servicing 229,2 million customers in 22 countries, today announced the launch of a new mobile money transfer service in Rwanda and Ivory Coast. The new service allows MTN customers in both countries to receive a Western Union Money Transfer® transaction in their mobile wallet.
NSMA Valuation Center’s Distributors Network Unifies Resources of NSD, Moscow Exchange, Interfax, Cbonds and Thomson Reuters
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Trade Finance
The Valuation Center of the National Securities Market Association (the NSMA Valuation Center) became accessible to a wide circle of users via a network of local and global information distributors unifying the information channels of the Moscow Exchange, National Settlement Depository (NSD) and a number of news agencies – Interfax, Cbonds and Thomson Reuters.
Lombard Risk 2nd Annual Regulatory Update Conference highlights “the tsunami of regulation has become a series of overlapping waves”
- 10 years 11 months ago
- Risk Management
On 16th June, Lombard Risk Management plc (Lombard Risk), a leading provider of integrated regulatory reporting and compliance and collateral management solutions for the financial services industry, hosted its 2nd Annual Regulatory Update Conference. Held at the Andaz Hotel in London, the conference attracted double last year’s audience with 300 registered delegates from 170 firms.
