KNEIP, a leader in fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry, today announces that it launched the first European-domiciled Bitcoin thematic fund on the Nasdaq Fund Network, to trade under the symbol MBTCX.

•   5 year Fixed-Term Deposit at 2.20 percent (fixed) annual interest rate, with a minimum balance of £25,000 for new clients 

Accessible via its iOS and Android app, Monument has launched a new 5 year Fixed-Term Deposit savings product which offers an annual fixed interest rate of 2.20 percent Gross/AER, believed to be the highest available in this category at the time of launch. Monument first released its app and entered into the savings market in December 2021.

In its second annual round-up, titled ‘The Future Demands Anthology’, leading mortgage technology provider, Twenty7Tec, reveals the insights, future predictions, and pandemic-spurred challenges from a diverse range of experts in the house buying sector, and highlights how top players in the sector plan to adapt to the major challenges ahead for our industry and society: post-covid life, net zero and with the increased use of technology.

• Trading volume nearly doubled in 2021

• Strong momentum on turnover, with two record quarters in a row, Q3 and Q4. 

• Year of milestones laying the foundation for future growth

Spectrum Markets, the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, has released its Full Year 2021 Business Update revealing continued record growth. 

Moody’s Analytics announced today that Income Research + Management (IR+M) has licensed the PFaroe™ DB, a pension risk modeling software.

• The move follows successful expansion in 2021 into Africa, Latin America and Asia 
• New Digital Asset Chief Executive Officer appointed in the US 

Square Financial, the fintech brokerage headquartered in Europe, is launching a US Digital Asset Operation to increase its offering to American clients in line with its global growth plan.  

Tatra banka will implement Temenos Multifonds to administer €3.8 billion AUM and enhance investor servicing across its mutual and pension businesses

Adult social care is a sector under immense pressure.  Prior to the pandemic, the Competition and Markets Authority’s 2017 report highlighted the financial fragility of the sector. It is clear that COVID-19 has exacerbated financial pressures on care homes, potentially leading to highly disruptive closures.

Appital, the Equity Capital Marketplace, today announced Bernstein as executing broker on its new bookbuilding platform ahead of launch.  Appital brings technological innovation and automation to equity capital markets and improves liquidity discovery and price formation processes of illiquid equity positions.

• Billhop enables businesses to pay supplier invoices using existing cards, regardless of the suppliers’ payment stack – tapping into $120 trillion B2B payments market, which lacks low-friction options compared to B2C

• Creates opportunities for increased capital efficiencies, creating win-wins for all buyers, sellers, and their payment providers

• New funding will be used for hiring, customer acquisition, and geographical expansion