Swanest launches global portfolio tracking service across any stocks, ETFs, mutual funds and crypto currencies
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Swanest, a robo-advisor that makes intelligent investing simple, today announced that its smart, global investment hub is now live. As part of this investment technology platform, the first service consists of a digital portfolio tracker that helps investors create a holistic view of their savings and investments consisting of any stocks, ETFs, mutual funds and crypto currencies.
BNP PARIBAS & MILLENNIUM GLOBAL INVESTMENTS (MGI) LAUNCH AI FX INDEX
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
BNP Paribas today announced the launch of the BNP Paribas MGI Systematic Currency Alpha Index using artificial intelligence through machine learning. The index, created by BNP Paribas in partnership with Millennium Global Investments (MGI), went live in Q1 2019.
Investec: UK tech growth stunted by lack of effective channel partnerships
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management, Banking
Research published today by Investec shows that too few tech businesses are taking advantage of developing effective ecosystems of sales partners (their channel programmes) to achieve scale-up growth rates. While IT companies have forecasted an average annual growth of eight per cent over the next three years, too many are missing their potential to achieve scale-up growth of 20 per cent or more with poor channel performance a major contributing... more
Citi Launches Digital Onboarding for Institutional Clients through CitiDirect BE
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Transaction Banking, Investment Management, Treasury
Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has launched CitiDirect BE® Digital Onboarding setting new standards of excellence for client experience. The new digital account opening experience for institutional clients is now available in North America and across six countries in Western Europe. This ground-breaking solution will be rolled out across the rest of EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America in the coming quarters.
GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS COUNCIL LAUNCHES BLOCKCHAIN EDUCATION INITIATIVE WITH LEADING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Investment Management
The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem, has launched a Blockchain Education Initiative to draw attention to the innovative blockchain work that leading academic institutions around the world are undertaking to promote a greater understanding of blockchain technology and its numerous applications.
Robo.cash celebrates two years of operation
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management, P2P Lending
It has been exactly two years since the launch of the European P2P investment platform Robo.cash. For the time of operation, it has demonstrated steady growth and raised €5.6 million of investments, which allowed to finance 760,000 loans totaling €66 million.
Allianz X Increases Fund Size to €1 Billion
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management
Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group, announced today it has received additional investment from Allianz SE, increasing its fund size to €1 billion. The increase is the result of Allianz X’s investment track record, successful collaborations with growth companies as well as the contribution towards the Group’s overall digital transformation strategy. The funds will be used to make additional direct investments in digital... more
BCS Global Markets Research Product Update – Partnership with GKEM ANALYTICA
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management, Infrastructure
BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) continues to strengthen its analytical coverage by partnering with leading Russian analysts Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Alexander Kudrin. Gavrilenkov and Kudrin are the founders of GKEM ANALYTICA, a new macroeconomic research firm focused on macroeconomics and financial markets.
Abacus Group Acquires Proactive Technologies
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management
Abacus Group, a global provider of IT services for alternative investment firms, today announced it has completed the acquisition of competitor Proactive Technologies. The two companies will merge under the Abacus Group umbrella, combining their leading-edge technologies, similar philosophies of premium customer service, operational synergies and talent pools.
Cognizant Marks Official Opening of Boulder Tech Innovation Hub
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management, IT Innovations
Cognizant today announced the official opening of its Cognizant Accelerator global technology center and innovation hub in Bou
Smith & Williamson adopts Avaloq’s SaaS solution
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management, Wealth Management, Banking
Smith & Williamson, the UK-based financial and professional services firm, has further enhanced its relationship with international fintech leader Avaloq by adopting its comprehensive Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. The move comes six months after Smith & Williamson selected Avaloq to help enhance the delivery of investment management services to its clients and support the continued growth of the business through the Avaloq... more
STYLE ANALYTICS FURTHER ENHANCES PEER INSIGHTS PRODUCT WITH ENVESTMENT DATA
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management
Style Analytics, the provider of factor-based analysis software for investment professionals, announces that it is enhancing its Peer Insights product with data from eVestment, a global leader in institutional investment data and analytics.
M1 Finance unveils checking account
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management, Banking
M1 Finance, the free, automated banking and investing platform, today announced M1 Spend, the checking account and debit card that enables customers to fully experience the best of digital money management. The new checking account and card will launch later this year. The new functionality integrates seamlessly with the M1 app’s intuitive and fully customizable investment portfolios and flexible, low-cost line of credit to provide a convenient... more
WealthTech firm WeInvest taps North Asia
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management
WeInvest, a Singapore-based WealthTech firm, announced today its entry into North Asia with the appointment of Thomas Tse as Head of Sales.
EToro adds ZCash
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Asset Management, Investment Management
EToro, the global, multi-asset, investment platform with over ten million registered users, has today added ZCash (ZEC) to its product range. This brings the total number of cryptoassets available on eToro to 14. ZCash is a decentralised payments network, designed to offer users greater privacy options. Often referred to as a competitor to Bitcoin, Zcash was developed in 2016, and counts Johns Hopkins University’s cryptographer Matthew D. Green... more
