KPMG Survey Examines How Businesses Use Data and Analytics to Manage Risk, Cost and Growth
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Risk Management
Most business leaders today believe in the value of using data and analytics (D&A) throughout their organizations, but say they lack confidence in their ability to measure the effectiveness and impact of D&A, and mistrust the analytics used to help drive decision making, according to a new survey from KPMG International.
Nasdaq and SIX Swiss Exchange Extend their Current Technology Contract
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
Nasdaq and SIX Swiss Exchange announced the extension of their current technology contract, which includes X-stream INET Trading technology for all SIX markets, including equities, ETFs, structured products, funds and fixed income, as well as SMARTS Market Surveillance and Nasdaq Pre-Trade Risk Management. In addition, the new SIX Swiss Exchange At Midpoint (SwissAtMid) dark pool was launched on Nasdaq trading and surveillance technology earlier...
BCA Research Expands Equity Trading Strategy to Global Coverage
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
BCA Research, the leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the expansion of the firm’s Equity Trading Strategy (ETS) to cover equity markets in the MSCI World Index. ETS is an equity analysis platform that ranks companies by analyzing a proprietary mix of macro, fundamental and market data to explain stock price performance and identify mispriced assets.
Object Trading Conforms to BM&FBOVESPA for Direct Connection to Deep Liquidity
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
Object Trading, a provider of multi-asset trading infrastructure, announced today that it has been fully approved by BM&FBOVESPA in Sao Paulo, as a conformed ISV to handle market data, order entry and pre-trade risk constraints via its Direct Market Access (DMA) Platform for its clients and partners. BM&FBOVESPA’s recent requirements for direct connections, in lieu of order routing partnerships, takes effect today.
Tullett Prebon Information Signs a Deal With Brave New Coin to Distribute Its Digital Currency Data
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), a leading provider of independent real-time price information from the global OTC financial and commodity markets, has signed a deal with Brave New Coin (BNC) to distribute its digital currency data.
Daniel Levin to Succeed David Kirchheimer as Oaktree Chief Financial Officer
- 8 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Oaktree Capital Group announced that David Kirchheimer has decided to retire as Oaktree’s Chief Financial Officer and member of its Board of Directors, effective March 31, 2017. At that time, he will transition to serving as an Advisory Partner for the firm. Effective April 1, 2017, Daniel Levin, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Finance and Chief Product Officer, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer.
GoldenSource: Enterprises Are Misunderstanding Data Usage
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Data
A failure to grasp how data is used across the business is one of the most common barriers facing large enterprises today, according to a new whitepaper published by GoldenSource.
Visa Opens Tokenization Services to Third Party Partners
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Visa, announced it is accelerating the adoption of secure, digital payments by allowing third party partners to offer Visa Token Service (VTS).
Banc of California Completes Two Transactions
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Transaction Banking, M&A Deals
Banc of California, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) today announced it has completed two transactions.
ABLV Bank Opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Audit and Reporting
ABLV Bank, the Latvia-based private bank, has chosen Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX to provide its regulatory reporting software for both its Latvian headquarters and its Luxembourg-based subsidiary, including European Banking Authority reporting obligations.
Samsung Pay to Add Three New Countries to the Roadmap
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Samsung Electronics announced Samsung Pay will add three new countries to the roadmap including Malaysia, Russia and Thailand, which will bring the convenience of the service to 10 countries by the end of 2016. Samsung Pay also announced a global partnership with Mastercard to offer a simplified online payment and express checkout solution through its digital payment service Masterpass, starting early next year. Hundreds of thousands of...
Infoblox and Vista Equity Partners Announce Waiver of Financing Proceeds Condition
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Infoblox and Vista Equity Partners announced that Vista’s affiliates, Delta Holdco, LLC (“Parent”) and India Merger Sub, Inc. (“Purchaser”), have waived the “Financing Proceeds Condition” and the condition to the Offer relating to the marketing period for the Debt Financing, as described in the Offer to Purchase in connection with Vista’s previously-announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Infoblox at a...
Intrum Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Secured Debt Portfolio
- 8 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
Intrum Justitia (STO:IJ) has entered into an agreement to acquire a non-performing secured debt portfolio in Hungary for a total investment of about EUR 62 million. The seller is Erste Bank Hungary, part of an international bank group and the portfolio consists of a large number of non-performing consumer loans secured by real estate.
Mastercard Teams with Fit Pay to Boost the Development of Payments-Enabled Devices and Wearables
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard today announced a partnership with Fit Pay, Inc. to bring Mastercard contactless payments to consumer wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
European Finance Students Still Want City Jobs Despite Brexit
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Over 350 students from HEC Paris business school have visited banks and other global companies based in London this autumn aiming to strengthen ties with the UK job market. The students met with top business and recruitment leaders, discovered diverse working environments, and networked with relevant industry professionals. Company visits included Amazon, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Danone, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Société...
