BlackRock Unveils BlackRock Impact Bond Fund
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management
BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Impact Bond Fund (‘the Fund’), a mutual fund that aims to generate competitive financial returns while investing in measurable social and environmental outcomes. The Fund will trade under the ticker BIIIX. The Fund will be the first broadly available U.S. fixed income fund launched by BlackRock since the formation of BlackRock Impact, the firm’s $200 billion sustainable investing platform.
Nordea Completes a EUR 8.4bn Corporate and SME Loan Securitisation
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management, Risk Management
Nordea Bank AB (“Nordea”) has announced that it has entered into a synthetic risk transfer trade related to EUR 8.4bn of Nordea’s loan portfolio. Under the transaction, investors have agreed to invest in notes linked to the junior credit risk of the portfolio.
Mortech Establishes Integration with Daric
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, Cloud
Mortech®, a Zillow Group business providing mortgage technology solutions for mortgage bankers and secondary market teams, announced a new integration between Mortech’s product and pricing engine (PPE) and Daric, an online based mortgage application tool, to help streamline the loan origination process. The new integration provides mortgage lenders with a suite of web, mobile, and tablet-friendly tools to automate borrower verification, mortgage... more
Logility Acquired AdapChain
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, Cloud
Logility Inc., a leading provider of collaborative supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning solutions, announced it has acquired privately-held AdapChain, a US-based developer of advanced integration solutions.
Belfius Selects SimCorp Dimension
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management, Infrastructure
SimCorp announced that it has signed a license agreement with Belfius, a large banking and insurance group fully owned by the Belgian federal state. Belfius is among the top four leading banks in Belgium and serves approximately 3.5 million customers, offering commercial activities in three main fields: retail and commercial banking, the public and corporate sector, financial services and insurance.
Work Management Solution Scoro Closes $1.9 Million Funding Round
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Today, Scoro, the work management software solution for professional and creative services, announces that it has closed a $1.9 million seed funding round from SmartCap, Inventure, and Alchemist Accelerator. Scoro will use the funding to accelerate the development of its automation features and integrations with other business tools. It will also help Scoro to expand its sales and support teams across its five international offices.
Land Bank of the Philippines Rolls Out Custody Operations Through a Single Unified System
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, Asset Management, Investment Management, Wealth Management
Miles Software announced that Land Bank of the Philippines, one of the top 5 banks in Philippines, has gone live with Money Ware Custody Solution. Land Bank of the Philippines launched its custody operations in the country recently. This license has enabled the bank to establish a fully-equipped custodian service, offering tailored services for a wide spectrum of financial activities with a comprehensive suite of products, services and tools.
EQ's Positive Impact Portfolios Available on Alliance Trust Savings Platform
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management, Infrastructure
EQ Investors announces that its specialist Positive Impact Portfolios are now available to advisers through the Alliance Trust Savings platform. The addition of EQ’s discretionary managed portfolios, which provide access to socially responsible investments alongside attractive financial returns, brings impact investing to Alliance Trust Savings’ platform for the first time.
DIFC Establishes Wealth Management Working Group
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Wealth Management
The Governor of the DIFC, HE Essa Kazim, has established a DIFC Wealth Management Working Group to discuss and compile an updated wealth management strategy for the DIFC. Its key focus areas will be to consider the enhancement of DIFC as a wealth management provider and succession planning platform for GCC families, as well as deepening the DIFC’s core offering to the international wealth management community.
ADAM Software Named Leader in Digital Asset Management for Customer Experience
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Asset Management
ADAM Software, a leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Product Content Management (PCM )software provider, today announced that it has been identified as a leader by Forrester Research, Inc.
IT Asset Management Market Soaring at 7.52% CAGR to 2020
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Asset Management
Mobile-First and Rapid SaaS Adoption Drive Record EasyVista Earnings
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, IT Innovations
EasyVista Inc. announced that its mobile-first approach-—providing the ITSM gateway to the digital workplace-—drove record growth for the first half of 2016 as evidenced by strong overall sales including record growth in software-as-a-service sales in North America and customer wins. In a separate announcement EasyVista raised $8.4M in funding that will accelerate investment in North American sales and product development in the coming years.... more
Chase and Phillips 66 signed a multiyear agreement for Phillips 66
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, Logistics
Chase and Phillips 66 have signed a multiyear agreement for Phillips 66 to accept Chase Pay at its Phillips 66®, Conoco® and 76® branded locations across the United States, the companies announced. Phillips 66 joins a host of merchants in signing up to accept Chase Pay, which gives Chase customers an easy, secure and rewarding way to pay for purchases. The fuel retailer is also a key member of the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a strategic... more
Enterprise Content and Process Silos Slowing Ambitious Digital Transformation Goals
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, IT Innovations
A new commissioned global survey of IT professionals, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Alfresco Software, has uncovered a sharp divide between the expressed need of enterprises to undergo digital transformation and their ability to accelerate that transformation. While a majority of respondents (68 percent) said they plan to undertake an organizational transformation to become more “digital-ready,” only a small fraction have fully... more
Angola Capital Rebrands as ABO Capital
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Angola Capital Investments (ACI), a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, announced today that it is changing the company title to ABO Capital. The organization has grown tremendously over the past four years, and the advancement will continue as ABO Capital.
