Aimia and SAS Collaborate to Boost Analytical Innovation
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management
Data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company Aimia has turned to software solutions from SAS Canada, the leader in analytics, to power its advanced data analytics and modelling operations in Canada. Aimia partners with companies to help generate, collect and analyze customer data and build actionable insights, through its own coalition loyalty programs such as Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program, through provision of... more
Smead Capital Benefits from SS&C's Global Wealth Platform
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
SS&C Technologies Holdings, announced the successful go-live implementation of Global Wealth Platform™ ("GWP"), the next evolution of investment platforms, at Smead Capital Management ("Smead"). GWP is a comprehensive, cloud-based wealth and institutional asset management platform designed for high-end private wealth managers and institutional asset managers with complex operational requirements.
Baker Hill Adds 16 Financial Institution Clients Since Acquisition
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Since its September 2015 acquisition by The River Side Company, Baker Hill has added 16 financial institution clients for its loan origination and business intelligence solutions. The company attributes this momentum to the growing demand for solutions that enable financial institutions to increase efficacy through democratization of business intelligence, cloud-based computing, and Internet, Intranet and tablet business lending.
NexBank Completes $24 Million Capital Raise
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management
NexBank Capital successfully completed a $24 million common equity capital raise in June 2016. The proceeds from the capital raising effort will be used for general corporate purposes. "We are pleased with the success of the capital raise and appreciate the positive response from our shareholders. The capital raise will provide additional support for NexBank's continued growth and development opportunities," said John Holt, President and CEO... more
BUZZMOVE Raises £6 Million Super-Seed Round
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management
Award-winning Insurtech start up BUZZMOVE today announced the close of a £6 million super-seed round led by White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
Coors Credit Union Named “Best Bank/Credit Union in Golden by the Readers of the Golden Transcript
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
For the fifth year in a row, Coors Credit Union has been voted “Best Bank/Credit Union in Golden” by the readers of the Golden Transcript, published by Colorado Community Media. Coors Credit Union was also voted “Best of the Best” in Customer Service.
Bill Miller to Acquire Legg Mason's Stake in LMM LLC
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Legg Mason, Inc. ("Legg Mason") announced that it has reached an agreement with Bill Miller for the acquisition by Mr. Miller of all of Legg Mason's interests in LMM LLC ("LMM"). As a result, Mr. Miller, together with companies he controls, will own 100% of LMM. LMM provides investment management services to Legg Mason Opportunity Trust, Miller Income Opportunity Trust and related strategies. There will be no changes to the investment team or... more
LCM Partners Shortlisted for Fixed Income Boutique Manager of the Year
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, Investment Management
LCM Partners is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted in Financial News' 15th annual Awards for Excellence, Institutional Asset Management, Europe. The company has been nominated in the 'Fixed Income Boutique Manager of the Year' category with the winner being announced in October. As a new award category added this year, LCM is honoured to be one of the first Investment Managers selected by Financial News to represent this asset... more
RiskIQ Joins IBM Security App Exchange Community
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Management, Security
RiskIQ launched RiskIQ PassiveTotal App For IBM QRadar, which integrates with IBM security intelligence technology to achieve fully integrated external threat context to security incidents. Joint customers can accelerate incident remediation seamlessly by accessing internet datasets as they investigate offenses in IBM QRadar. RiskIQ scans and collects external internet data at massive scale—datasets the RiskIQ’s PassiveTotal App uses to create a... more
Square Partners with Upserve to Provide More Businesses Access To Funding
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management, Infrastructure
Square and Upserve announced a partnership providing Upserve customers access to fast, flexible, and straightforward funding for their restaurants through Square Capital. This is the first time loans through Square Capital will be available to businesses that operate outside of Square’s payment processing ecosystem. Working with Upserve, Square will apply its innovative machine learning models to enable Upserve customers to select loan offers... more
SimCorp Releases Version 6.0 of Dimension
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment, Management
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, announced that it has released version 6.0 of its integrated investment management solution, SimCorp Dimension®. The new release, which is the second of this year's two releases, introduces a number of new modules and enhancements across front, middle and back office.
Calvert Investments Introduces Calvert Energy Research Index
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Calvert Investments launched the Calvert Energy Research Index (CALNRG), which marks the seventh addition to the firm’s growing suite of responsible indexes and its second research index. The new index focuses on investing in companies that manage either energy use in a sustainable manner or that are actively engaged in facilitating the transition to a more sustainable economy through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the expanded... more
Pacific City Financial Corporation Closes $15.3 Million Private Placement of Common Stock
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Pacific City Financial Corporation, the holding company of Pacific City Bank, today announced the closing of a private placement to accredited investors totaling $15.3 million of common stock. The proceeds from the capital raise will be used for general corporate purposes, including supporting the growth of Pacific City Bank. In the private placement, the Company issued 1,273,000 shares of common stock, no par value, at a price of $12.00 per... more
StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets Group Completes Integration
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Asset Management, Infrastructure
StepStone Group, a leading global private markets asset management and advisory firm, today announced that the expanded StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets Group (“SIRA”) is now fully integrated into the firm and actively conducting business for StepStone clients. In May, StepStone announced that KPMG’s Infrastructure and Real Assets Investment Advisory Team would join StepStone.
DynamicAction Secures $15 Million in Latest Round of Funding and Forms Alliance with Accenture
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management, Cloud
DynamicAction announced it has secured $15 million in new funding and entered into an alliance relationship with Accenture. Lead investors in the round include Accenture and West Coast Capital.
