City of London Group teams up with CODE Investing to support UK SMEs
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Investment Management
City of London Group plc (COLG) (LSE: CIN), the parent company of a group focused on providing finance to the SME sector and home reversion plans in the UK residential property market, and CODE Investing, the institutional marketplace for SME debt, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to support the growth of UK small businesses. COLG will aim to complete £50 million in UK small business loans over the next four years originated... more
Nordea Asset Management invests in Madrague Capital Partners
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Asset Management
Nordea Asset Management Holding AB has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Stockholm-based asset manager Madrague Capital Partners AB. The partnership combines Madrague’s well-regarded hedge fund investment competence with the strong Nordea Asset Management distribution network in the Nordics and the rest of the world.
New opportunities on Robo.cash: installment loans TezCredit
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Investment Management
The European Р2Р platform Robo.cash and one of the leading alternative lending companies in Kazakhstan LLP Zaymer expand partnership by delivering a new opportunity for investments on the platform - installment loans TezCredit with a repayment period up to 12 months and an expected interest rate up to 14.5% per annum.
State Street Verus is Live Now
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Investment Management, Wealth Management, Data
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today announced the launch of State Street VerusSM, a mobile-first application that makes connections between news coverage and investors’ holdings through the application of big data, machine learning, natural language processing and human intelligence. Verus is designed to help investment professionals in the front office gain greater insights, mitigate risk, and generate alpha.
Jackson National Asset Management selects GoldenSource
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Management, Data
GoldenSource, the global provider of Enterprise Data Management, has announced that it has been selected by Jackson National Asset Management (JNAM) to provide a fully hosted and scalable data management platform.
Equiniti to work with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Management, IT Innovations
Equiniti Group, the multinational specialist technology outsourcer providing non-discretionary payment and administration services, is delighted to announce that it has been selected as one of the Information Commissioner Office’s (“ICO”) partners for IT solutions.
B21 Partners with Salus Alpha to Accelerate Deployment of its Personal Wealth Management Platform
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Wealth Management
B21 will list Salus Alpha’s ‘Smarter than Crypto’ index fund, and introduce new licensed funds to investors
SaxoSelect sees 43% increase in quarterly inflows for growth portfolios
- 7 years 4 days ago
- Investment Management
SaxoSelect, the fully digital and automated investment service that enables clients of Saxo Bank to invest in pre-selected portfolios, has today reported that its growth and risk-on managed portfolios have seen a 43% increase in net capital flows in Q2. The two Equity Portfolios of global stocks, which utilize the strategies and research from world leading experts at Morningstar and most recently, Nasdaq, target strong growth over the medium... more
Smith & Williamson selects Avaloq to enhance delivery of investment management services
- 7 years 5 days ago
- Investment Management
Smith & Williamson, the UK-based financial and professional services firm with £20.1 billion1 in funds under management and advice, has selected Avaloq to help enhance the delivery of investment management services to its clients and support the continued growth of the business. The move increases Avaloq’s footprint in the UK wealth management industry, a key growth market for the fintech firm.
Investment Bank of Greece goes live with RiskAvert by Profile Software
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Risk Management, Wealth Management, Compliance
Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today the successful implementation of RiskAvert, its advanced regulatory capital calculation, liquidity risk and XBRL validation and reporting platform, at IBG (Investment Bank of Greece) and the successful completion of the recent XBRL submission exercise to the Bank of Greece (EBA Reporting framework 2.7.0.1).
CODE Investing enters into strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management to originate SME loans
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Investment Management
CODE Investing announces that it has entered into a long term strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) as part of the development of BNPP AM’s SME Alternative Financing platform. BNPP AM will invest in loans to small businesses originated through CODE Investing, the UK’s institutional marketplace for SME debt.
Charles Stanley Direct App Update and Usage Signals Road Ahead
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment Management
Charles Stanley Direct has rolled-out a new version of the App that it launched in October 2017. The latest version is compatible with Android, iPhone and iPads and incorporates new functionality for users that includes the ability to trade in over 4,000 Funds and instant account access thanks to a new biometric log-in process utilising face or fingerprint recognition.
FreeRealTime adds social media sentiment to platform
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment Management
FreeRealTime, the leading resource of actionable insights for investors, today announced new investment tools and features designed to improve the investment experience of its nearly 2 million registered subscribers. The website's new design displays stocks poised to move based on changing social media sentiment, free portfolio-tracking, analysis on new assets such as Bitcoin, watchlists that follow users through the site, and enhanced... more
BNP Paribas Asset Management selects Link Asset Services as debt servicer for new SME Alternative Financing platform
- 7 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Asset Management, Investment Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has appointed Link Asset Services as the debt servicer for its new SME Alternative Financing platform. The SME Alternative Financing platform, currently operational in the UK, will invest through direct loans to finance ambitious projects for SME companies, complementing lending by domestic commercial banks to finance their growth. The platform has already successfully closed its first loan in the UK.
Addison Lee Employment Appeal Tribunal against driver's employment classification set for Thursday 21 June
- 7 years 3 weeks ago
- Management
One would hope after the high level of employment tribunal victories centring around precarious, gig and bogus self-employment that companies, apps and investors would have learned by now, said GMB London On Thursday 21st June, an appeal from Addison Lee will be heard in an Employment Appeal Tribunal against the ruling last September that Addison Lee’s drivers where to be classified as workers.
