Evercore Names John S. Weinberg as Executive Chairman
- 9 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
Evercore announced today that John S. Weinberg has joined Evercore as Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman. He joins a senior management team that now includes Roger Altman, who will become Founder and Senior Chairman, and Ralph Schlosstein, President and Chief Executive Officer. Both Mr. Altman and Mr. Schlosstein will remain on the Board of Directors.
How did Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Moscow Go?
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Bitcoins
On Thursday, the 10th of November, Moscow hosted Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia – the largest Eastern European annual conference on cryptocurrency and blockchain. Representatives of IBM, Microsoft, Sberbank, Skolkovo, as well as a number of entrepreneurs and founders of blockchain-based startups shared their views and developments.
London Stock Exchange Welcomes Edinburgh Fintech FreeAgent’s IPO
- 9 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
London Stock Exchange today welcomes the AIM flotation of FreeAgent, a provider of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service accounting software and mobile applications designed specifically for UK micro-businesses. The Edinburgh-based company raised £10.7 million at IPO, with a market capitalisation of £34million. To celebrate the listing, Ed Molyneux, CEO, FreeAgent and staff from the company opened trading on London Stock Exchange this morning.
Credit Union Named 2016 Best Overall Online Banking
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Online Banking
Navy Federal Credit Union was named the “2016 Best Overall Online Banking Leader,” according to Javelin Strategy & Research.
CMB International Implements Fidessa's Centralised Order Management and Execution System
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Trading Systems
Fidessa group announced that CMB International Capital Corporation Limited ("CMBI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), has implemented Fidessa’s centralised order management and execution system as its Asian trading platform to support the expansion of its equities business across Asia. Approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission ("CBRC"), CMBI is a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of CMB, endeavouring to provide...
VirtusaPolaris Unveils its OpenBank API Accelerator
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd., a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services, today announced the launch of the VirtusaPolaris OpenBank API Accelerator at the inaugural Singapore FinTech Festival.
Accenture Enters Into Stretegic Relationship with Partech Ventures
- 9 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Accenture has entered into a strategic relationship with Partech Ventures, a leading venture capitalist firm headquartered in Paris, France, with offices in Berlin, Germany and San Francisco, California. Under the agreement, Accenture will invest in two Partech funds and join its Advisory Committee, gaining early access to relevant startups and the opportunity to co-invest in early-stage companies. Financial details were not disclosed.
BW Unveils The Enneagram and the Evolution of Work
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Today BW launches its latest White Paper which presents the Enneagram: an untapped model for understanding the complexities of personality, supporting different types of workers, and informing more effective workplace design. Current trends that hit the headlines suggest a one size fits all approach to workplace design: The AstroTurf is rolled out, the beanbag chairs ordered, and of course the obligatory table tennis or foosball table. Yet...
Exegy Launches Managed Services Office in London
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Data, Infrastructure
GoldenSource Named Data Management Review 2016 ‘Best Sell-Side Enterprise Data Management Platform’
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Data Management
GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, has been named the Data Management Review 2016 award “Best Sell-Side Enterprise Data Management Platform.”
Cinkciarz Innovates Online Currency Exchange and Payments Markets
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Cinkciarz, a European pioneer in the online currency exchange market, has announced it will use the latest GPU technology from NVIDIA® as part of a groundbreaking project to transform the way people exchange currencies and pay online. Cinkciarz will be utilizing the NVIDIA DGX-1™, the world's first purpose-built system for deep learning and AI accelerated analytics, to help its users make smarter transactional decisions.
IHS Markit Welcomes Andrew Aziz as Global Head of Markit Analytics
- 9 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
IHS Markit , a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that Dr. Andrew Aziz has joined the firm as the global head of Markit Analytics, a provider of capital markets analytics and risk solutions delivered via multiple deployment models including software, managed services and utilities. Drawing on his two decades of experience in the financial technology industry, most recently at IBM, Andrew will have...
EDHEC-Risk Institute Welcomes Mark Fawcett as Chairman of its International Advisory Board
- 9 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
EDHEC-Risk Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fawcett as chairman of its international advisory board. He is Chief Investment Officer of NEST Corporation, the trustee body responsible for running NEST, the National Employment Savings Trust. NEST was set up specifically to support changes that meant UK employers now have to automatically enrol their workers into a workplace pension scheme.
UBS Partners with Clearstream and Citi For Innovative T2S Strategic Solution
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
In collaboration with UBS, Clearstream and Citi have designed an innovative market-side network model that enables banks and broker-dealers to optimise their operating models and reap the maximum benefit from TARGET2-Securities (T2S), the Pan-European settlement platform operated by the Eurosystem. The new solution will provide market participants with a single point of access to T2S, along with a single integrated and optimised collateral pool...
SWIFT Goes Live with New eLearning Platform
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Security and Compliance
SWIFT announces that its new eLearning platform, SWIFTSmart, is now live with more than 200 individual courses and videos, including customised training programmes for cyber security and financial crime compliance.
