Integro Ltd., an international insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by entities affiliated with Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC, positioning Integro for continued growth. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

 Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the second phase expansion of its third International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data center in Singapore, known as SG3.

HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced an ultra-thin Polycarbonate (PC) ePrelaminate inlay for electronic ID (e-ID) cards that is more than 30 percent thinner than alternatives.

So, the September date looms for ESMA’s final clarification on unbundling. What seems evident is that payment for research with trading commissions is definitely going to be out. What seems less clear, though, is what can still be bundled into the definition of ‘execution’ and therefore still be paid for in commission dollars. Presumably, post-trade TCA services are included as they could just be thought of as a fancy form of invoice or, in the case of pre- or real-time analytics, as a mechanism that allows customers to monitor what is going on.

Intelliflo has this week (3 August 2015) rolled out its enhanced digital personal financial management hub, the Personal Finance Portal (PFP) to all 12,600 users of Intelligent Office (iO), the UK’s leading business management software for financial advisers. The roll-out coincided with the UK government’s announcement that it is launching a Financial Advice Market Review, looking at how financial advice could work better for consumers.

GlobalPlatform has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Telecommunication Terminal Testing Technology Association (TAF), enabling the bodies to align their work efforts to advance interoperable and standardized mobile device security worldwide.

VCW Security, one of the UK’s leading distributors of IT security solutions, is undertaking a major global expansion by establishing a new USA-based business.  Voice Comms Warehouse America LLP will be headquartered at Wilmington in the State of Delaware where it has been successfully registered.
 

The goal of speeding up service interactions while simultaneously making those interactions more impactful for its customers led Security First Bank to select FIS™ (NYSE:FIS), a global leader in banking and payments technology as well as consulting and outsourcing solutions, as its new core banking provider.

Statistics released today by Tesco Bank, revealing that 55% of banking customers have no idea how much their so-called “free” traditional bank account costs, come as no surprise. The word “free” used by traditional banks is misleading – in reality, banks rely on stealth charges and punitive overdraft fees to make current accounts profitable.