In a superannuation landscape where downward pressure on fees is a constant challenge, an increasing number of funds are seeking to gain a competitive edge by bringing parts of their investment management in-house.

TXF Magazine and Insurance Times announced the following: 

 AIG and PrimeRevenue boost mid-market SCF

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Not surprising to see that it now looks odds-on that we’ll get a full one year delay on the implementation of MiFID 2. This will embarrass the politicians who don’t want to be seen as going soft on those “wreckless” bankers, but I assume Jo Public will have forgotten all about this by the time they’re up for re-election in 2019.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the financial services industry, today announces the results of its eighth annual customer survey. This year’s report, entitled “Shifting Sands: Banking in the Digital Era”, highlights significant change in the industry’s priorities as the regulatory burden has eased and the pace of digitisation has increased.

 Money transfer app WorldRemit today launches remittances to Vietnam. Customers can now send money from the WorldRemit app direct to any bank account in Vietnam.  

Backed by early investors in Facebook, Spotify and Dropbox, WorldRemit enables people to send money to friends and family overseas using its award-winning iOS and Android mobile apps. Customers already send over 300,000 transactions with WorldRemit every month.

Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today presents its new white label partnership with JSC Galt & Taggart, a wholly owned investment banking subsidiary of Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

Saxo Bank’s white label trading technology solution will enable Galt & Taggart’s clients to access global capital markets and invest on a multi asset basis providing them with an adaptive and intuitive trading experience unique for a Georgian financial institution.

 Equiniti Pancredit has today announced the launch of Broker Client, an automated secured loan sourcing solution for large brokers that promises to dramatically raise the efficiency of their operations.

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that its buy-side compliance service, Sentinel, has won its second award of the month, having been voted best solution for asset management and funds at the 2015 Compliance Register Platinum Awards. Designed to recognise exemplary service to compliance and regulation, these awards are decided by a rigorous process of independent nominations which are then voted on by members of the Academy of Compliance Excellence.

Three reports have been at the front of my mind this week.