On the dot Secures £8 million Investment
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Investment
On the dot, the machine learning-driven last mile delivery start-up, and part of CitySprint Group, has announced today it has received an additional investment of £8 million from its parent company, which is itself PE-funded.
Solactive wins Most Innovative ETF Index Provider for 2017 Europe at the 14th Annual Global ETF Awards
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Solactive is excited to announce that it has brought home another award! On the evening of July 19, Solactive was awarded Most Innovative ETF Index Provider for 2017 Europe at the 14th Annual Global ETF Awards for its accomplishment in the European ETF market. The Annual Global ETF Awards, an international event designed to reward companies contributing to the growth of the ETF marketplace, selected winners based on the number of votes cast by... more
Quant Insight completes funding round with key investors
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Quant Insight, the macro analytics firm that applies innovative quantitative techniques to financial markets, today announced the completion of its latest funding round, which included key investments from Alan Howard (Brevan Howard Asset Management) and Jens-Peter Stein (Stone Milliner Asset Management). Over 80% of capital raised came from Qi’s clients in a successful financing round that exceeded the company’s expectations.
Know Your Customer Receives Enterprise Ireland Investment
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Smart technology client verification solution provider Know Your Customer (KYC) has received investment of €250,000 from Enterprise Ireland. The investment will be directed towards growth in key Asian markets, particularly mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Africa's CX Summit Discusses Return on Investment
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Investment
The 2018 edition of CEM Africa will focus on return on investment as the African CX market matures and investment increases.
Solactive explores The Dilemma of Multiple Share Classes in new Research Blog
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Investment
A recent FT article described the multiple share class structure as challenging to corporate standards as one share doesn’t necessarily equal one vote anymore. On the other hand, satisfying shareholders by focusing on quarterly earnings forecasts and therefore adopting short-termism overvaluing long-term performance was debated by Warren Buffett, as well as Jamie Dimon. A factor potentially contributing to companies’ long-term performance is the... more
Marshall Sterling chooses Re:Call from TeleWare for regulatory compliance
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Management
Marshall Sterling, a London headquartered investment management organisation, has deployed TeleWare’s Re:Call app to meet regulatory requirements. Marshall Sterling’s advisors had been using TeleWare’s SIM-based mobile solution for a number of years to record all relevant business communications. Whilst this solution ticked all the compliance boxes, it required advisors to carry a separate handset for business calls.
RSRCHXchange wins ‘Best Investment Research Platform’ at the annual Financial News Trading and Technology Awards
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Infrastructure
We are delighted to announce that RSRCHXchange won the award for ‘Best Investment Research Platform’ at the annual Financial News Trading and Technology Awards held in London on 15 May, 2018.
RegTech company ClauseMatch raises $5m in a Series A round led by Index Ventures
- 6 years 8 months ago
- RegTech, Investment
ClauseMatch, the RegTech startup that aims to automate the entire regulatory lifecycle to help companies ensure compliance, has announced a Series A investment of $5 million led by Index Ventures joined by Talis Capital and with participation from previous investors, including Speedinvest. The round also involves investment from high-profile angels Tom Glocer, former CEO of Thomson Reuters, and Cristobal Conde, former CEO of Sungard. The funding... more
Aquila Capital announces new investment strategy for Southern European logistics real estate
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Aquila Capital, an investment company specialising in alternative investments, has announced a new investment strategy with a focus on logistics properties in Spain, Italy and Portugal. In total, between EUR 350 and 400 million are to be invested in long-term, fully-let core and core plus properties in selected, highly sought-after logistics locations. The company expects to generate returns of between 7% and 8% (IRR) for its investors.
Smartkarma opens Frankfurt office to support the build-out of its Research Network across continental Europe
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, today announced the opening of its Frankfurt office, headed by Tim Bruenjes. After recently completing its Series B funding round, led by top-tier venture firm Sequoia Capital, Smartkarma looks to fast-track its growth across Continental Europe offering the MiFID II compliant research network of over 400 independent research providers.
MoneyLion Secures $42 Million Investment to Accelerate Growth
- 7 years 6 days ago
- Investment
MoneyLion, the digital personal finance platform for the financial middle class, announced today it has secured a $42 million Series B funding, led by Edison Partners. Existing investors FinTech Collective and Grupo SURA, as well as new investors Greenspring Associates and Danhua Capital also participated in the round. All told, MoneyLion has now raised $67 million in equity financing.
Smartkarma Raises Series B Round Led by Sequoia
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, today announced it has closed a Series B round of financing led by Sequoia India, which brings the company’s total funding to US $21 million.
BUX Completes €10.6 million Funding Round
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Investment
BUX today announces that it has raised a €10.6 million Series C funding round in order to undertake ambitious product expansion.
SWIFT enhances connectivity to VPS, the Norwegian Central Securities Depository
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Securities Services, Banking
SWIFT will reinforce its connectivity to Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS), Norway’s central securities depository (CSD), which could make a shift in transaction volume to SwiftNet from other networks. Banks connected to VPS currently use different networks to connect to VPS, SwiftNet being one of them. The banks have the freedom to choose among the network connectivity offered by VPS. By signing the Swift CSD Community Agreement, VPS’s members... more
