Digital proxy voting to bring greater transparency, efficiency to Australian AGMs in 2020
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management, Infrastructure
Digital proxy voting by institutional investors is expected to become a bigger focus at Annual General Meetings in 2020 after the successful deployment in Australia of Citi’s ProxymitySM voting platform, in collaboration with Computershare, during the recent AGM season. In its first large-scale adoption in Australia in late 2019, Proxymity was employed for 561 Australian shareholder meetings with votes covering A$86 billion (US$58 billion)... more
Wolters Kluwer Wins FinTech Awards for OneSumX CPM for Regulatory Change Management and Operational Risk
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Risk Management, Security
Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Program Management (CPM) business has won two major awards for its OneSumX CPM for Regulatory Change Management and OneSumX CPM for Operational Risk software, winning “Solution of the Year” accolades in Finance Monthly magazine’s hotly contested FinTech Awards 2020. Finance Monthly is a global publication from the Universal Media stable, providing news, comment and analysis, distributed to more than 195,000 people... more
Wolters Kluwer’s Governance, Risk & Compliance Division Voted Global Employer of the Year for Financial Technology
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Risk Management
Wolters Kluwer’s Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) division has won three major accolades, recognizing it as a “Global Employer of the Year”. The awards, all decided by independent editorial panels, “celebrate Wolters Kluwer GRC as an employer that values it’s staff, recognizes and promotes talent from within and fosters a collaborative and high-performing culture,” according to a statement from the company.
UBS partners with clients to design new UBS Financial Services iPhone app
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Wealth Management
UBS Wealth Management USA has launched an entirely redesigned UBS Financial Services iPhone® app (”the app”) in close collaboration with UBS clients and financial advisors. The new app is designed to help clients gain a more complete picture of their total wealth, and get insights and research in new ways through their mobile device. “At UBS, we’re proud to give clients an all-new experience that reflects their immediate and future financial ... more
FNZ has secured investment from Temasek
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
FNZ, the global platform-as-a-service provider, has secured an investment from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. FNZ, which specialises in wealth management technology and serves many of the world’s largest financial services companies, will benefit in particular from Temasek’s significant presence and experience in Asia as it looks to grow its business in the region over the coming years.
T. Rowe Price, Allianz Global Investors, Schroders, Credit Suisse International and Exane BNP Paribas join Plato Partnership
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company bringing real innovation to today’s European equites marketplace, is excited to announce that T. Rowe Price, Allianz Global Investors, Schroders, Credit Suisse International and Exane BNP Paribas are now members of the Partnership.
Digivault receives UK Government-backed seal of approval on cyber security measures
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
Digivault, a secure digital asset custody provider, announced today its successful completion of the Cyber Essentials Plus certification, reinforcing its commitment to unparalleled security and providing offerings that meet the requirements of institutional clients.
Direxion provides Safe Havens to Investors, Releasing its new Multi Asset Flight to Safety ETF tracking Solactive Index
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
In times of economic uncertainty, investors search for a fallback-strategy enabling them to securely diversify their portfolios. Investors’ requirements are demanding as their investments should both withstand tumultuous markets and, at the same time, maintain an adequate return. New York-based Asset Manager Direxion tackles this compromise by issuing a Swiss-army knife index strategy, which utilizes three lowcorrelating asset classes covering... more
AcadiaSoft and Clarus Team on Initial Margin Analytics Service
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Risk Management, Wholesale Banking
AcadiaSoft Inc., the leading industry provider of risk and collateral management services for the non-cleared derivatives community, today announced it will launch a joint initial margin analytics service with Clarus Financial Technology (FT). The service, enabled by AcadiaSoft’s Access application (part of AcadiaPlus), allows Clarus FT to provide clients with margin analytics, calculations and modeling for non-cleared Initial Margin (IM).
Berenberg and Backbase make digital portal a reality
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Wealth Management
Berenberg announces the launch of its customer-centric digital Wealth Management portal. This follows a successful pilot after working with Backbase to update its digital offering. This portal is a direct response to the growing demand from Berenberg’s clients for a partner in Wealth Management capable of catering to clients across all channels.
Syfe Launches REIT+ Portfolio to Give Investors Affordable Access to SGX-listed REITs
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Wealth Management
Digital wealth manager, Syfe, today launched the REIT+ portfolio, a first-of-its-kind initiative that allows anyone in Singapore to start risk-managed investing in Singapore real estate with no minimum investment. Unlike buying a property or REITs as a private investor, Syfe's REIT+ product offers an easy, risk-managed and low-cost way for investors to access Singapore's thriving REIT market with a fee as low as 0.4% per annum of your invested... more
Investors aged 28-37 years invest in long-term loans most often
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
Analysts of the P2P platform Robo.cash have studied the profile of its users investing in long-term loans. Based on the platform’s statistics, they have revealed that most often, loans issued for a period of 12 months are chosen by investors aged 28-37 (41.9%).
Citi Rolls Out Digital Investment Tool
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Wealth Management
Citi's consumer business has introduced a digital wealth investment tool for clients with as little as $1500 to invest.
Refinitiv Report on Transformation of Wealth Management – Five Trends for 2020 and Beyond
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Wealth Management, Data
Building on its commitment to connect and empower the global financial community by harnessing proprietary data and analytics designed to add greater client value, Refinitiv today announced the findings of its ‘Transformation of Wealth Management – Five Trends for 2020 and Beyond’ report in collaboration with Aite Group. According to the report, key trends shaping today’s wealth management industry include: data and analytics, digitalization,... more
Guotai Junan International launches trading operations in Hong Kong with Finastra
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Asset Management
Finastra announced that Guotai Junan International (GTJAI) has gone live with Finastra’s end-to-end equities derivatives trading and cross-asset risk solution, Fusion Sophis. The move has enabled GTJAI to launch trading operations in Hong Kong following a short implementation, helping to fuel the firm’s growth and maximize market share.
