Assetz Capital reveals ISA rate needed to beat inflation
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Savers in the basic, higher and additional rate tax bands who invest the maximum £20,000 allowance into an ISA this tax year will need their provider to deliver a minimum rate of return of 1.84% p.a. to beat inflation. The situation is far worse for 20% tax payers with non-ISA investments of £20,000, who must achieve a rate of 2.30% just to keep pace with inflation, rising to 3.34% for a 45% additional rate tax payer.
The PAYTPV payment platform has grown and become PAYCOMET
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
The PAYTPV payment platform has undergone a significant transformation and increase and is now called PAYCOMET (
HCL named a Leader for L&P (Life & Pensions) Insurance Digital Services 2019 by Everest Group PEAK Matrix™
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Insurance, Infrastructure
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company has been categorized as a Leader in Everest Group’s recently released report, Life & Pensions (L&P) Insurance Digital Services PEAK Matrix™ 2019 – Leapfrogging the Digital Transformation Stage. This report analyzes the changing dynamics of the L&P Digital services landscape and assesses service providers across several key dimensions.
Technology steadily deepening international trade as global multilateral leadership shifts East
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Underscored by the United States’ trade war with China, the continued fragmentation and shift of global soft power from the developed West to Asia tends to dominate global headlines. Closer to home emerging market debt looms large in financial media conversations. Less visible amongst these larger geopolitical concerns, however, are the far more significant technological disruptions reshaping world trade and, in fact, driving deeper global... more
LBBW implements SmartStream’s solution to deploy an operational centre of excellence
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
SmartStream Technologies, the Transaction Lifecycle management (TLM) specialist, today announced Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has extended its partnership with SmartStream to deploy new modules over the next five years - building a fully operational control centre for its financial transactions business.
Over 100 Finastra customers upgraded trade software in time to meet new SWIFT standards
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Over 100 Finastra customers were upgraded to the latest compliant versions of its transaction banking software, Fusion Trade Innovation, ahead of the new SWIFT standards deadline of 17 November 2018.
Exactpro delivers test strategy recommendations for HKEX's NextGen Post Trade Programme
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Exactpro, a leading provider of quality assurance (QA) services for market infrastructures, is pleased to announce that a team of its QA consultants has completed a review of testing processes for the NextGen Post Trade Programme that is underway at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and delivered a set of test strategy recommendations for Phase 1 of the programme.
Money20/20 launches ‘Rise Up’ initiative to empower women in financial services
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Money20/20 Europe is opening applications for its trailblazing Rise Up programme, which is designed to empower the next generation of women in financial services leadership. Launched in partnership with the European Women’s Payments Network (EWPN), the initiative will provide participants with thorough actionable skills, tools and learnings that will enable them to take their careers to the next level.
Gender bias in money transfers mean migrant women in the UK pay more than men to send money abroad
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Infrastructure
Fintech InstaReM, has revealed that migrant women in the UK, despite being the primary source of care for their families ‘back home’, pay up to 20% more than men to transfer money abroad. UK Migrant women are disproportionately employed in low income work, and often paid weekly, transfering money ‘little and often’ thereby incurring greater fees.
KRM22 launches Enterprise Risk Cockpit
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Risk Management, Infrastructure
KRM22 plc, the technology and software investment company with a particular focus on risk management in capital markets, has announced the launch of the Enterprise Risk Cockpit, its real-time enterprise risk management application for capital markets firms. The Enterprise Risk Cockpit allows firms to eliminate cumbersome spreadsheets, improving data accuracy and provides actionable insights on enterprise risk.
Survey highlights vast absence of opportunity for women in senior cyber security roles compared with male counterparts
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Infosecurity Europe today announced results from a recent poll revealing that men have more opportunity than women to reach senior roles in the cyber and information security industry. The news comes at a time when technology companies are touting initiatives, promoting and supporting women in the tech industry, and of course, on International Women’s Day which provides an opportunity to celebrate women around the world.
GoldenSource to handle Brexit data sets to help banks retain control of their reporting
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Data, Infrastructure
GoldenSource has announced the support for new Brexit-specific data sets to its data management platform to enable financial institutions to prepare for differing regulatory reporting demands in the event of a no-deal.
Growth programme for global FinTechs launched by international law firm
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
A fast-track 10-month programme providing legal advice and mentoring to ambitious FinTech start-ups is now open for applications. ‘AG Elevate’, run by international law firm Addleshaw Goddard, is a fast-track, 10-month initiative that focuses on supporting ambitious FinTechs, providing legal advice and mentoring, as well as access to Addleshaw Goddard’s training programmes and networking events.
Integral Reports February 2019 Monthly Volume Metrics
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Integral (www.integral.com), the technology partner trusted by leading banks, brokers, and asset managers to help them outperform their competition in the foreign exchange market, reported today average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $33.3 billion in February 2019. This represents a decrease of 4% compared to the previous month. The volume across Integral platforms totaled $666.4 billion in February 2019.
Intelliflo’s fifth national conference open for bookings
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Intelliflo has opened bookings for its fifth ‘Change the Game’ conference, to be held on Tuesday 18 June 2019 at the Business Design Centre (BDC) in London and on 4 July at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. A record 809 financial advisers, paraplanners and product providers from across the UK attended the 2018 conference. In anticipation of an even larger turnout in 2019, both events have moved into larger halls at the venues.
