HPD LENDSCAPE Rolls Out in Singapore
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Asset Management
HPD LendScape, (“HPD”) a leading Asset Based Finance (“ABF”) software platform, has opened its first Asian office in Singapore. To mark this event, HPD in collaboration with FCI, is holding the first Receivables Finance Workshop in Singapore with over thirty regional and global banks and factoring companies. The opening of the office reflects HPD’s increasing presence in APAC and the growing popularity of Asset Based Finance (“ABF”) in the... more
Three in ten British adults spent more than they received in income in the past month – R3
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Wealth Management
Three in ten (28%) British adults ran a ‘deficit budget’ in the past month, spending more during the month than they received in income, according to new research from R3, the insolvency trade body, and ComRes. One in six British adults (17%) spent up to £100 more than they received in income over the past month; 7% spent between £100 to £300 more; and 3% spent over £300 more.
AllianceBernstein Taps OpenFin to Drive Global Digital Transformation Strategy
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Asset Management
OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, today announced that AllianceBernstein, the global asset management firm, has chosen OpenFin to help accelerate their digital transformation strategy. The collaboration will help AllianceBernstein modernize their desktop technology infrastructure, allowing integration and interoperability with legacy and third-party applications without the need to rewrite legacy code. AllianceBernstein is now... more
DTCC Provides Vision for Central Clearing in the U.S. Treasury Cash Market
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Treasury
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the release of a new white paper that explores the current structure of the U.S. Treasury securities market, highlighting potential risk and resiliency issues, and describing initiatives that could promote greater use of central clearing.
Refinitiv Doubles Down on Wealth Management; Appoints New Global Head
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Wealth Management, People Moves
Refinitiv today announced the appointment of Joseph Mrak as global head of wealth management. In this role Mr. Mrak will lead the global wealth management business with a focus on doubling down on driving technology innovation, developing key regional and global partnerships, expanding global reach and growing value for clients and prospects. Refinitiv’s wealth management business supports a significant number of established and emerging wealth... more
BANKEX, Fusion Foundation to Provide Digital Funding Platform for SMEs
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain, Fund Management, Investment Management, Crowdfunding
Fusion Foundation, the non-profit open source o
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (Japan) selected Acumennet to be deployed across 6 Overseas Offices to support their Treasury Operations
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Treasury, Banking, Core Banking
Profile Software, an international financial services solutions provider, announced today the selection of Login’s Acumennet by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, (SuMiTB) in Japan to support their Treasury operations across six overseas offices in the United Kingdom, USA, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand.
SIX and Eagle Investment Systems Expand Alliance to Include Global Sanctions Data
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Investment Management, Risk Management, Compliance
Eagle clients can now source sanctions data directly from SIX for use within Eagle solutions. The alliance will help to streamline efforts by clients to source, validate, and align sanctions data with existing portfolio data, helping firms minimize the risk of reputational damage and fines that can result from dealing with sanctioned entities.
Investment app tickr marks major growth milestone with crowdfunding campaign
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Management, Investment Management, Wealth Management, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Investment app, tickr, is today launching its crowdfunding campaign on leading investment platform Seedrs. Funds raised will be used to accelerate user acquisition, while building several new features including a visual newsfeed giving users an interactive overview of the companies in their portfolio and the work they are doing to make an impact on the world. tickr’s user statistics demonstrate the scale of appetite for disruption in the... more
JHC Transforms Digital Landscape for wealth managers
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Wealth Management
Wealth management fintech firm, JHC Systems (JHC), has launched its Digital Wealth Platform. The product and service offering allows firms to digitise key processes, which will improve efficiency and enhance the experience of end users. This means wealth managers will be freed up to focus on what really matters – client relationships and retention.
First BELLIN Customer Goes Live with gpi for Corporates (g4C)
BELLIN, a global leader in providing web-based treasury software and services for multinational corporations, has successfully integrated SWIFT gpi for Corporates (g4C) technology in its tm5 treasury management system. BELLIN client Darling Ingredients Inc. just went live with g4C and has processed the first g4C payments in tm5, together with JPMorgan Chase bank.
BlueBay chooses Alpima to equip its sales, product and multi-asset teams for fund data
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management, Wealth Management
BlueBay has chosen Alpima to further equip its sales, product and multi-asset teams to intelligently visualise fund data and product characteristics across its full fixed income suite. Offered as a white-label version of its cloud-based platform, ALPIMA has worked closely with BlueBay to customise it to its exact requirements. Luc Leclercq, BlueBay’s COO, says: “We are pleased to engage with ALPIMA, whose modular and adaptive platform offers the... more
KKR Becomes Founding Signatory to Impact Investing Principles in Effort to Create Alignment across Industry
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Investment Management
KKR announced that it has become a founding signatory to the Operating Principles for Impact Management, a new market standard for impact investing introduced by the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. KKR joins 59 other signatories, collectively representing over $350 billion in assets invested for impact, in their commitment to managing their impact investments in accordance with these Principles, which are meant to bring greater... more
Kyriba Closes $160 Million Growth Round Led by Bridgepoint to Fuel Enterprise Platform Innovation and Global Expansion
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Investment, Treasury, Cloud
Kyriba, the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions, today announced that it has closed a $160 million growth investment round led by Bridgepoint, an international private equity group, which gives Bridgepoint a majority stake in the business. The closed deal values Kyriba at $1.2B and Daher Capital, Iris Capital and CEO Jean-Luc Robert will continue on as investors in the company. With the new capital, Kyriba will enhance product... more
FinTech Global Lists Appway As One of the World’s Most Innovative WealthTech Companies
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Wealth Management
Appway is thrilled to be named in WealthTech 100 as one of the 100 most forward-thinking companies redefining the wealth and asset management industry. Investments in WealthTech have grown dramatically, with nearly five times more invested in the sector in 2018 than in 2014. “With the rise of mobile and digital distribution channels, new business models, and personal finance consumer propositions, the wealth management industry is undergoing... more
