Online equity investing platforms are proving to be a powerful tool for start-ups to raise finance from the public as well as a tax-efficient option for investors, say London Chartered Accountants Blick Rothenberg LLP. 
 

Surge in InsurTech start-ups aimed at improving customer service - new PwC and Startupbootcamp InsurTech report.

Insurance technology (InsurTech) is a burgeoning phenomenon that has the potential to help the insurance industry reconnect with its customers following a period of increasing alienation and disengagement. Not only does InsurTech offer the insurance industry huge commercial potential, it can also help insurers reaffirm their purpose in society - to protect and support policyholders.

Brightfield Strategies announced that workforce strategy innovator and executive Ron Mester has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

“Ron is as intuitive as he is intellectual and we are thrilled to have him aboard. Ron has long been a mentor and confidant,” said Jason Ezratty, Brightfield’s co-founder who will remain its President and Chairman. “We’ve been looking for someone like Ron to serve as our CEO, requiring the right mix of integrity, experience, curiosity, and zeal for talent strategy and data.“

 DH Corporation a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, announced that Union Bank of the Philippines, which provides banking products and services to more than 7,000 corporate clients, has entered into an agreement with D+H to provide it with a suite of cash management solutions.

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation has released results for the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The Company gathered approximately $14 billion in net new client assets, and reported 462,000 client trades per day, on average, resulting in growth for each of its core revenue streams.

The Company’s results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 include the following:

NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) business and the largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, and Tableau Software have entered into a joint technology agreement to apply business intelligence capabilities to financial crime compliance and prevention (or “risk management”). Leveraging that partnership, NICE Actimize is launching its Visual Analytics Solution to offer powerful visualization and deeper insights into an organization’s financial crime and compliance risks.

It’s summertime, it’s lunchtime, and it’s hot. You’re hungry and with the weather, you’re very thirsty, so what’s the best thing to do? See what’s available at a near-by restaurant? Grab a drink and a snack at a local shop? Or use the Internet to order a delivery?

Equiniti Group plc, a leading provider of technology-led solutions to financial services clients, introduces EQ Strata, an augmented reality (AR) app enabling clients to increase customer engagement through technology.

AR brings images to life by overlaying video animation, 3D models and audio to immerse customers in an interactive world. Equiniti uses the app to design client solutions that enhance engagement with customers, whether they are employees, investors or shareholders.

GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, continued its expansion today with the opening of a new Paris office. The office will help serve GoldenSource’s growing European client base and will be headed by Eric Bassot, who will be responsible for business development in the region.