iShares Guides Global ETF Industry with Record Incomes of $140bn
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment Management, Risk Management
BlackRock, Inc.’s (NYSE:BLK) iShares business led the global ETF industry in 2016, winning a record $140bn in new flows, powered by moves into bond, Core and smart beta ETFs. Representing 13% organic growth, iShares 2016 flows reflect the global scale, diverse product range and continued innovation of the iShares business. Overall, the global ETF industry saw net inflows of $375bn in 20161, surpassing the previous year’s total of $348bn2....
R3 – the Trade Body for Insolvency Professionals Press Release
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
An overwhelming majority of insolvency and restructuring experts believe the UK’s decision to leave the EU will lead to a rise in corporate insolvencies in the next year, and that the referendum result has already hurt businesses’ finances, according to a survey of its membership by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. 72% of those surveyed believe the referendum result will cause corporate insolvency numbers to rise by the end of 2017,...
Swave Challenging Spenders to Start a Savings Resolution
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Swave is launching a three-month challenge to help Britain start a savings resolution in 2017. Swave have developed a unique app to help even the biggest spenders save more towards their financial goals.
Workers Reveal Plans to Release New Jobs in 2017, According to CareerBuilder Survey
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Jobs Listings
A new year means new beginnings, new opportunities, new resolutions, and for some workers, a new job. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, more than one in five workers (22 percent) are planning to change jobs in 2017, similar to last year (21 percent). Among younger workers, the numbers are even higher. More than a third of workers ages 18 to 34 (35 percent) expect to change jobs in 2017, compared to 30 percent last year. This compares to...
Yello and Alcinéo Team Up to Bring New Payments Platform
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Financial, Technical
Yello has announced a new partnership with Alcinéo in order to bring their integrated, first of its kind, customer experience and payments platform, YelloPad, to market sooner. The YelloPad product seeks to change the way payment terminals around the world work. Yello designed the platform to benefit a wide range of industries including retail, hospitality, healthcare and loyalty.
B. Riley & Co. Acts as Joint Book-Running Manager on $20 Million Public Offering for Red Lion Hotels Corporation
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Asset Management, Infrastructure
B. Riley & Co., LLC (B. Riley), a full service investment bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc., acted as a joint book-running manager in the underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock of Red Lion Hotels Corporation (RLHC), which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 249,999 shares. RLHC priced the 2.5 million shares of its common stock at...
TCF Bank Raises $50,000 for Make-A-Wish® Minnesota
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Investment, Investment Management
TCF National Bank (TCF Bank), a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) (NYSE: TCB), today announced that it raised more than $50,000 for Make-A-Wish Minnesota. Donations were accepted at all 98 TCF Bank branches in Minnesota and collected during team member fundraising events. During the past two years, TCF Bank customers and team members donated more than $150,000 to the
Financial Gravity Welcomes New Partner Office in Plymouth
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc. (OTC: POIL) is pleased to announce Charles Carrol Financial Planners in Plymouth, MA as a new partner. After many years serving in diverse roles at firms including Merrill Lynch and Fidelity, which included managing an international book of business in excess of $3 Billion, Carroll W. “Bill” Hayes, MBA, CFP® established Charles Carroll Financial Planners in 2008.
Seqr Breaks New Ground Within iGaming
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Vera&John is the first iGaming operator to offer Seqr as a payment tool to their customers. Initially customers can top up their accounts by using Seqr on their mobile. Moreover, new customers can register a gaming account at Vera&John in a very simple and fast way via the Seqr app. In the nearby future, payouts from the gaming account will also be handled by Seqr.
CreditEase Wealth Management Named China's "Best Non-Bank Private Wealth Product"
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Wealth Management
CreditEase Wealth Management was named winner of the "Best Non-Bank Private Wealth Product" by The Asian Banker, a Singapore-based leading provider of strategic intelligence on the financial services industry, on December 14. Being the only winner of the award conferred by the Asian Banker for wealth management products is a great honor of CreditEase Wealth Management.
Market Drivers and Forecast from Technavio
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Technavio analysts forecast the global analytics and risk compliance solutions for banking market to grow at a CAGR of more than 17% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global analytics and risk compliance solutions for banking market for 2016-2020. To determine the market size, the study considers revenue generated from the Americas, APAC, and...
The Founder of Bitcoin Foundation and Forbes Columnist Will Visit Blockchain Conference in Tallinn
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain, Bitcoins
In March of the coming year blockchain developers and entrepreneurs will get together at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn to listen to the founding director of Bitcoin Foundation, fintech columnist with Forbes Magazine Jon Matonis. The independent cryptocurrency and blockchain analyst whose career has included influential posts at VISA International and fintech companies will speak about prospects of blockchain consortiums.
QNB Group: Growth Is Expected To Slow As Government Stimulus Is Eased
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
QNB Group has published its China Economic Insight 2016 report. The report examines recent developments and the outlook for the Chinese economy as concerns about mounting corporate debt and overheating property prices force the government to scale back stimulus. Real GDP growth has fallen steadily in recent years, eroded by slower growth in private investment and weak external demand, which has prompted the government to support the economy...
Option Market Launches at Tehran Stock Exchange
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems, Foreign Exchange
Single Stock Option Contracts were introduced for the first time at Tehran Stock Exchange on 18 December 2016. The call option contracts started trading on the above date, and it is expected to shortly develop put option market as well. The existing option contracts are exercised as European options. On the first day of trading, more than 15000 contracts were traded in 270 transactions at the total value of IRR 25 Billion.
Ebix Acquires Rio De Janeiro Based WDEV
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- M&A Deals
Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, e-governance and healthcare industries, today announced that it has acquired Rio De Janeiro based WDev Soluções em Tecnologia S/A, with the goal of becoming the largest one-stop insurance software services provider in Brazil, while offering a wider repertoire of insurance related software services to prospective clients in...
