Tink and Wealthify Enter Partnership for Investment Payments
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Open Banking, Investment
Leading UK digital investment platform Wealthify has partnered with open banking platform Tink for payment initiation services, that will transform the way its investors transfer money into their investment accounts The partnership, which is already live, sees Tink’s payment initiation service (PIS) technology embedded in the Wealthify app. This enables investors to seamlessly transfer an initial investment sum during the onboarding process and... more
ABG Focuses on Post-Trade Automation with Torstone’s Middle Office Solution
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Trading Systems, Investment, Cloud, SaaS
Torstone Technology, a leading SaaS provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, announced today that ABG Sundal Collier (ABG), the Nordic investment bank, is extending its use of the Torstone platform to include middle office workflow in addition to Nordic settlement services.
The Power of Transparency: Individual Investors Demand ESG Data They Can Trust
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Data
Workiva Inc. today released findings from a survey that reveals approximately 70% of individual investors believe organizations have a responsibility to demonstrate ESG performance to investors, with Gen Z and younger Millennial-aged investors (18-34 year-olds) the most demanding around ESG credentials. The survey revealed transparency around ESG disclosures is becoming integral to investor decisions, and companies will undoubtedly experience... more
Sustainability, Resilience and Investment - What Impact Does the Climate Emergency Have?
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Management
Businesses that manage assets are all facing similar challenges when it comes to their future planning - how do they respond to the changing climate, and how are they contributing to the growing social need to take action to stop climate change? Companies large and small are putting plans in place around ESG, and these are some of the vital considerations they need to weave into their every-day decision making tools and data.
Colleague Feedback Earns Featurespace Four "Best Companies to Work For" Listings
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Featurespace has ranked in four "Best Companies" listings, underscoring the company's commitment to its team members and workplace engagement. Winners were revealed during Best Companies Live on May 21, 2021.
Handelsbanken Issue First PAB-aligned Index Funds Released by a Swedish Asset Manager - Shifts EUR 12.5 bn Capital From Five Existing Funds to New Paris-aligned Benchmarks
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Trading Systems, Investment
As the first Swedish asset manager, Handelsbanken releases five new Paris aligned index funds tracking Solactive indices. Right from their inception, the new portfolios will exceed the minimum requirements of Paris-aligned Benchmarks and start with a reduction of greenhouse gas emission levels of 55%. As a pathbreaking act, the Swedish bank reallocates capital from five non-PAB aligned funds to these new benchmarks.
Why Software Solution Service Geeni Refuses to Sell...
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Management
Turning down business and vetting potential clients before they agree to a deal has become the norm for a software company that remains one of the service industry’s best-kept secrets. Businesses invest thousands in technology and often don’t achieve the expected rewards. When implementing software, a poor return on investment is endemic across every industry. These failures can normally be split into three main areas: Planning, People and Price.
Investing in Space Technology – the Solactive Space Technology Index
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment
In the middle of the 20th century, the “race to space” was nosed out between nations, and no investors were able to engage commercially in this highly sensitive political affair. Nowadays, space technology offers various ways for investors to invest their money, from satellite technology to space tourism, with the latter currently standing on the verge of a breakthrough. Investment pioneer Vontobel now launched an index certificate that... more
The Top 5 Questions Tech Firms Should Ask a Potential Investor
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment
In just 12 months the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation trend by almost half a decade. Tech businesses have had to scale rapidly, and many are looking for investment to meet the market demand. Tech businesses have also proved their resilience during the market shocks of the last year, meaning that investor interest in growing tech businesses is strong.
Direct Investing Pioneer Just Invest Switches 15 Major Benchmarks to Solactive Indices
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Direct indexing brings innovation to the passive investing industry by making investing hyper customizable for more consumers. Just Invest, a direct indexing provider, further challenges traditional industry norms by empowering advisors to invest directly in companies via multi-account direct indexing. Now, Just Invest announces switching 15 major benchmarks to Solactive indices. The new indices will be used as performance benchmarks in... more
Wise Joins Temenos MarketPlace to Bring Fast, Low-Cost International Money Transfers to Banks Worldwide
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Banking
Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that Wise (formerly TransferWise), the global technology company on a mission to make money work without borders, is now live on Temenos MarketPlace.
Astorg and Bridgepoint to Acquire Financial Software Company Fenergo
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Management, Data
Astorg and Bridgepoint are pleased to announce that they have signed a definitive agreement alongside Fenergo’s management team to acquire Fenergo, the leading provider of Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) software solutions for financial institutions, from Insight Partners. The acquisition follows a period of strong expansion for Fenergo and will drive investment in the firm’s SaaS strategy, product line development... more
Exactpro Appoints Hiroshi Matsubara as Director of Business Development in Japan and Entire APAC Region
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Infrastructure, People Moves
Exactpro, a leading software testing services provider for financial market infrastructures, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hiroshi Matsubara (Matsu) as Director of Business Development for Asia-Pacific (APAC), with responsibility for leading the firm’s expansion in the region effective from 17 May 2021. In his new role with Exactpro, Matsu will spearhead the company’s expansion through serving the company’s clients in Japan and the... more
Tech Nation Comments on Alphawave’s First Day of Official Trading on the London Stock Exchange
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Insurtech, Investment
Stephen Kelly, Chair of Tech Nation, comments on Alphawave’s first day of official trading on the London Stock Exchange: “The listing of Anglo-Canadian business Alphawave reflects a sector that is going from strength to strength, as it starts official trading today.
Tinkoff Investments Launches Tinkoff InvestIndex, a Russian Investors Activity Index
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Tinkoff Investments has launched Tinkoff InvestIndex, a set of indices that represent Russian investors’ activity and sentiment. Tinkoff InvestIndex shows what securities investors are buying or selling, what industries they favour, and what currencies they are holding. The Index is based on anonymous data collected from more than a million investors registered on Tinkoff Investments’ Pulse social network.
