Dion Global Solutions announced the appointment of  James Shanahan, Chief Operating Officer, and Carl Kimball, Global Head of Sales and Marketing. 

CEO Michel Borst said the appointments marked a significant milestone for the Dion Global business. “Dion has achieved excellent growth over the past 12 months, and with these appointments we are confident we accelerate that,” he said. “Carl and James bring us an invaluable skillset and I’m very positive about the contributions they will make to our business.”

London Stock Exchange today welcomes the listing of the first ever Chinese Green Covered Bond, issued by Bank of China. The bond, part of Bank of China’s wider MTN programme, creates in effect a new and innovative asset class for global investors, raised $500m. To celebrate the listing, Tian Guoli, Chairman, Bank of China and Simon Kirby MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury opened London trading.

Motorola Solutions today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Spillman Technologies, a leading provider of comprehensive law enforcement and public safety software solutions for computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and records management systems (RMS).
 

It doesn’t matter what industry you look at; everybody, everywhere wants to be an innovator. Innovation, transcends time and place and is far more than a throwaway buzzword.

Before we go forward and explore how to be innovative, it’s crucial we define the word itself. Innovation for me is the application of disruptive technology, methods and cultural changes in order to empower problem solving and create opportunities where previously there were none. Many businesses will find it suitable to define innovation, simply, as: opportunity.

Senjō Group, a privately held investment firm headquartered in Singapore, announced today its support and co-sponsorship of the Next Money FinTech Finals 2017 (FF17) as an Organising Partner alongside InvestHK and Startmeup.HK.

Next Money is a global fintech community that fosters the reinvention of finance through design, innovation and entrepreneurship. FF17 returns for its second year and is part of the StartmeupHK Festival which will take place throughout that week in various locations around Hong Kong.

Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced the closing of its acquisition of New England Bancorp, Inc., parent of Bank of Cape Cod.

“This acquisition strengthens Rockland Trust’s Cape Cod presence,” said Christopher Oddleifson, the Chief Executive Officer of Independent and Rockland Trust. “We look forward to introducing Bank of Cape Cod customers to all that Rockland Trust has to offer.”

Citi announced the launch of a new global API Developer Portal (developer.citi.com) to rapidly connect with developers and enable them to build innovative client solutions faster than ever before. The global developer platform is one of the most comprehensive to date in the financial services industry.

Abel Noser announced today it has finalized the previously announced management-led buyout of the firm along with private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners, L.P. The transition of the business to the second generation of senior management after the retirement of its founding partners will empower Abel Noser to continue to grow its existing businesses, including trade analytics services, transaction compliance, and agency-only brokerage inclusive of transition management (TM) services.

 IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that LumRisk S.A., a pioneering risk aggregating service provider, and member of the Gottex Group, has gone live on Markit EDM managed services as part of a significant investment in its core technology platform.