Cognizant  announced that it has helped Standard Life, with its 4.5 million customers, implement next-generation IT infrastructure to support business expansion in its Investments and Pensions, and Savings businesses.

Metamako, the leading specialist in deterministic network devices for the world’s financial institutions, has been chosen by LMAX Exchange as an integral component of

Research Disruption?

European regulators are pressing to unbundle research payments from executions. Experts say that a regulatory overhaul driven by MiFID II has the potential to disrupt the global research industry.

Many industry watchers maintain it will put pressure on sell-side firms that support teams of analysts as well as independent research providers.  It’s not clear if firms will need to unbundle the menu of research services they provide, including research reports, calls with analysts, corporate access to management teams and conferences.

Fintech has already started to transform the banking, finance and transaction sectors rapidly. Fintech is well on its way to eventually capturing significant market share from conventional banking. In fact, the vast majority of fintech companies began serving banks as their customers. Now over the past few years, we are seeing more companies transitioning into serving niche products, clients and sales channels that banks are neglecting, resulting in their winning of significant market share.

Thomson Reuters and AIM Software announced today the release of an upgraded and fully standardized adapter that allows buy-side firms to connect DataScope Select pricing and reference data with AIM Software’s enterprise data management (EDM) platform, GAIN. The innovative solution allows investment managers, asset managers and asset servicing firms who use GAIN software to integrate Thomson Reuters pricing (including evaluated fixed income), reference data, and analytics with GAIN’s data management platform.

 Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been chosen by the National Police Directorate of Norway (POD) to supply Sealys eID cards, residence permit cards and third generation Sealys ePassports.

Average starting salaries for professional roles have grown by a composite rate of 3.68% in the past three years, according to the Robert Half 2017 Salary Guide. Salaries for professional roles in finance and accounting, financial services, technology and administration are predicted to grow by a further 2.1% in 2017.

 The B2 Group, provider of based payments, investment funds and FX automation software and consultancy solutions for transaction banks, insurers, third-party administrators, fund companies and corporates across the globe, announced today that it is partnering with EBRC to host its award winning Multi-Bank Integrator™ platform.

As the age old saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and the banking world is no different. Specifically, the impression that a bank makes during the First Mile of engagement is crucial to winning over new customers and paving the way for long-term success. The digital onboarding process helps to create an opportunity for banks to not only demonstrate their business capabilities, but at the same time helps to ensure that they are complying with the latest regulations.

The partnership expands options for financial services industry to speed up their trading and identify new arbitrage trading opportunities across key financial and commodity derivatives markets.

Avelacom will provide DGCX members with added connectivity choices and infrastructure solutions. The architecture of Avelecom will, include additional bandwidth with exceptionally low latency, high frequency trading hosting services and co-location in close proximity to exchange matching engines.