Milestone Group Recognised for Leadership in Fund Oversight
- 9 years 7 months ago
Milestone Group has been awarded an FTF Gold Standard Award for Best Operational Risk Management Solution.
John Chambers steps down as Cisco's CEO
- 9 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) said on Monday that Chief Executive John Chambers would step down after 20 years at the helm to become executive chairman, and that 17-year company veteran Chuck Robbins would become CEO effective July 26. Chambers, one of the longest-serving CEOs of a Silicon Valley company, will continue to be Cisco's chairman, the company said on Monday.
S&P Capital IQ Expands S&P Ratings Research on Its Platform
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Investment
S&P Capital IQ®, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE:MHFI), today announced the availability of expanded research and data from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) on its proprietary research platform. Effective today, expanded S&P Ratings’ research is available in real time through S&P Capital IQ’s Investment Research module, a feature that enables subscribers to view, manage and access all of their...
Pancredit Rebrands and Launches New Loan Book Management Solution with Equiniti
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Following its acquisition in March 2014, Pancredit, a specialist lending software provider, today announces a corporate rebrand designed to embody the identity of its parent company Equiniti, a leading provider of technology, administration and payment services.
Visa Europe launches innovation hub
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Visa Europe today announces the launch of Visa Europe Collab, its new international innovation hub. Working with a network of partners from across the digital and fintech ecosystem, Visa Europe Collab offers start-ups and technology entrepreneurs the insight, tools and connections to forge the technologies and services that will transform citizens’ interactions with payments.
BlackRock Selects Thomson Reuters Org ID Managed Service
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Market and Reference Data
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that BlackRock, a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide, has selected Thomson Reuters Org ID (Org ID) to complement its existing rigorous counterparty due diligence process.
Objectway launches fully hosted investment solution - Wealth in One®
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Objectway (www.objectway.com), a leading provider of software and services to the EMEA investment management industry, today announced the release of its fully hosted digitally enabled investment management solution—Wealth in One®.
Bloomberg Integrates Access To Exane BNP Paribas’ Real-Time
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Bloomberg today announced the company has integrated access to Exane BNP Paribas’ Order Status Update feedback channel, which provides traders of European equities insight into trading algorithms, via Bloomberg’s Execution Management System (EMSX). Through this non-exclusive agreement, each trading algorithm provided by Exane BNP Paribas can deliver distinct real-time alerts, which are based on pre-determined signals and market conditions,...
Syscap turns 25 on crest of alternative finance wave
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Syscap, the UK’s leading independent finance provider, today celebrates a full quarter century in business with new staff appointments, partner benefits and a pledge to raise £25,000 for charity in the year ahead. 21,000 UK organisations, from large enterprises to IT resellers, schools, SMEs and legal firms, have benefited from access to alternative finance worth £1.9bn through Syscap since 1990.
Equinix Continues Australian Expansion with Fourth Sydney Data Center
- 9 years 8 months ago
Equinix announced it plans to invest over $97M to build a large-scale data center in Sydney. This new International Business Exchange (IBX®) data center, to be called SY4, will address the growing demand for premium data center services in Australia. SY4 will be Equinix’s fourth data center in Sydney, and its fifth in Australia; taking the company’s total investment in Australia close to $360M. Highlights / Key Facts
ABN AMRO Selects WealthSuite from Temenos
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Temenos announces that ABN AMRO, the leading Dutch universal banking group, has decided to adopt WealthSuite, Temenos’ best-of-breed, integrated Wealth Management platform for its international Private Banking business.
Over 27% of global online transactions are now on mobile devices
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Online Banking
Adyen, the global payments technology company, today published its quarterly Mobile Payments Index (MPI), which tracks mobile payment data from web-based transactions across Adyen’s customer base. Online payments made using mobile devices continues to rise globally according to the findings, now accounting for 27.2% of the total online payments made in Q1 2015 – up from 25.8% on the traditionally high online spending period of Q4 and up a...
Maitland hires Scott Price to lead growth charge in the US
- 9 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Global advisory, fund administration and fiduciary services firm Maitland has hired Scott Price to spearhead its ambitious growth aims in the US market. Scott will be joining the firm as Head of Business Development and Client Management for North America. The announcement comes during a period of rapid global growth for Maitland, following hot on the heels of its expansion into the UK market via the acquisition of Phoenix Fund Services.
Buy-side firms including Lyxor Asset Management and Old Mutual Global Investors support new hedging products
- 9 years 8 months ago
Global Markets Exchange Group Limited (GMEX) are pleased to announce that a number of leading European asset management firms have declared their intention to trade the Euro-denominated Interest Rate Swap Constant Maturity Futures (CMF) contracts on GMEX Exchange via their prime brokers. These include Lyxor Asset Management and Old Mutual Global Investors.
Are you spending too much on your website?
- 9 years 8 months ago
Research from Worldpay, the UK’s leading payments processing company, reveals nearly half (48%) of sole-traders trading online say they spent less than £300 to get their website up and running. The study of small business owners found three-quarters (76%) of sole-traders take a DIY approach to setting up their ecommerce platform in order to keep costs as low as possible, seeking out online guides and getting advice from friendly web developers.
