Finance managers face increased responsibilities around business guidance and growth. Robynne Sisco, chief accounting officer at Workday, explains how moving finance operations to the cloud can support these expanded roles.

 Numerix, the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, and xQuant, a leading financial technology vendor in mainland China with particular focus on providing quantitative financial solutions for the greater China region, today announced the details of a new partnership agreement.

 INETCO^®Systems Limited, a leading provider of real-time transaction monitoring and customer analytics software for the banking and payment processing industries,announced today they have been chosen to presentINETCO Analytics™ at FinovateSpring 2015.  TheINETCO Analytics software applicati

Beltone Financial (“Beltone”), a leading regional investment bank headquartered in Egypt, has become the first market maker on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), providing liquidity on the bourse’s recently launched Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) that tracks the EGX30 index called XTMisr (EGX30ETF.CA).

Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced that Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (“Deutsche AWM”) has gone live with Eagle’s data management solution to support its global operations.

Deutsche AWM, with EUR 1,039 billion of assets under management, is among the 10 largest bank-owned asset and wealth managers worldwide. The firm offers traditional and alternative investments across all major asset classes.

Custom House Fund Services, a leading independent global fund services provider, is pleased to announce the official opening of its new Hong Kong office, significantly expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific and offering for hedge and private equity funds operating within the region. With the addition of Hong Kong, Custom House now serves its clients from 13 global locations.

SunGard has released business intelligence (BI) dashboards to help insurance executives readily evaluate the performance and financial health of their organization.

As every school boy knows 1066 was the year that the battle of Hastings prelude William the conqueror as the King of England and what became known as the Norman conquest. Militarily this was building castles throughout the land to maintain power and ensure the riches were all in Norman hands. They stayed in Norman hands for Centuries even until today.

However where is the power today?

Research from Worldpay, the UK’s leading payments processing company, reveals nearly half (48%) of sole-traders trading online say they spent less than £300 to get their website up and running.

The study of small business owners found three-quarters (76%) of sole-traders take a DIY approach to setting up their ecommerce platform in order to keep costs as low as possible, seeking out online guides and getting advice from friendly web developers.

Global Markets Exchange Group Limited (GMEX) are pleased to announce that a number of leading European asset management firms have declared their intention to trade the Euro-denominated Interest Rate Swap Constant Maturity Futures (CMF) contracts on GMEX Exchange via their prime brokers. These include Lyxor Asset Management and Old Mutual Global Investors.