The Royal Mint and CME Group to Reveal Royal Mint Gold
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
The Royal Mint, the world's leading export mint, and CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced a collaboration to transform the way that market participants can trade gold. The Royal Mint, a 1,000-year-old institution owned by HM Treasury, has partnered with CME Group to build and launch a digitised gold offering called Royal Mint Gold (RMG). RMG will change the way traders and investors trade,...
Finimize Completes Seed Funding Round led by Passion Capital
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Investment
Finimize, the London-based start-up making finance more accessible for millennials, has raised £450k (US$590k) seed funding in a round led by Passion Capital. Other investors in the round include Jason Butler, one of the top 100 financial advisers in the UK and author of The Financial Times Guide to Wealth Management.
Nixu Supports Swedish Building Industry’s ID06 in the Cyber Fight Against economic crime
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
The construction sector in Sweden has been challenged by undeclared work and tax evasion, which leads to increased insecurity and personal safety risks at workplaces as well as government tax losses. As of January 2016, the law requires construction sites in Sweden to register contractors electronically. The aim is to reduce the incidence of undeclared labor and promote fair competition throughout the industry.
OpenLink Named ETRM and CTRM Software House of the Year
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Risk Management
OpenLink, the global leader in trading, treasury and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, has won the Energy Risk Asia Awards for both the ‘ETRM and CTRM Software House of the Year’ categories for its dedication to all Asian market participants from startup trading ventures to large companies.
Securian Enhances Suite of Annuity Solutions to Give Advisors, Clients More Options
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
Securian Financial Group has added four new annuity solutions to its suite of products designed to help financial advisors meet their clients’ retirement income needs. “The number of Americans seeking retirement income guarantees increases literally every day,” said Chris Owens, Securian’s national sales vice president for retail life insurance and annuities. “Securian’s new solutions give financial advisors more options to meet this growing...
Reckon One Goes Mobile With New App
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
Reckon Software today announces that the new free Reckon One App is now available for download on iOS and Android devices. The Reckon One App gives all the key functionality of the desktop version on the move.
Dagrofa and REMA 100 Tap Verifone
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Verifone, a global provider of payments and commerce solutions announced that Dagrofa, Denmark’s third largest retail company, and REMA 1000, the country’s fastest growing discount chain, have recently selected Verifone to enable more options for the way consumers shop and pay in their stores. Dagrofa and REMA 1000 represent significant wins and growing market share for Verifone.
Tagetik’s Autumn 2016 Release Extends Collaboration and Workflow; Adds NetSuite Integration
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
Tagetik, a leader in global performance management software solutions, furthers its commitment to providing the Office of Finance with a powerful, scalable and intuitive platform for managing financial processes, performance, and reporting. Tagetik’s focus on improving collaboration, within and outside the office of finance, was originally highlighted by its innovative Collaborative Disclosure Management (CDM) product that intuitively...
Access National Bank Opens Alexandria Banking Center
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Access National Bank is pleased to announce the opening of our new Alexandria Banking Center, located in the Carlyle District at 2050 Ballenger Avenue — steps away from the US Eastern District Courthouse and the USPTO main campus. The new office officially opened for business on November 22.
Standard Bank: Evolving Custodian Landscape
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
Today the role of the custodian in Africa has evolved. This is especially evident in the way custodians are focusing on meeting both business and client needs to initiate and enable development of the continent’s capital markets.
Sino-Ocean and KKR Invest in Capital Juda
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Investment
Leading Chinese property developer Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited (“Sino-Ocean”; HKEx: 3377) and global investment firm KKR have entered into a definitive agreement to invest in China leading retail outlets developer and operator Beijing Capital Juda Limited (“Capital Juda” or “The Company”; HKEx: 1329) through a combination of new ordinary shares and perpetual convertible bond securities for a total consideration of HKD1,477 million (US$191...
Andrew Miskin Named First Chair of Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
- 9 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Andrew Miskin, FCMA, CGMA, has been named the first chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), the new global accounting organisation to be formed early next year by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Miskin is the current president of CIMA and will continue to serve in that role concurrently. He will work closely with Tim...
Armin Sageder Named CEO of Playtech BGT Sports
- 9 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Playtech, the world's leading gaming content and software, systems and services supplier, is pleased to announce that BGT founder Dr. Armin Sageder has been appointed CEO of Playtech BGT Sports. The new division brings together Playtech Sports companies BGT, Geneity, Mobenga, Unilogic and Playtech's internal Sports Trading team and contains more than 600 employees based in Nicosia, Malmö, Vienna, London, Bremen and Sofia.
Boat Services Strengthens its Team with New Appointments
- 9 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
With business gaining momentum and more clients continuously committing to the Pan-European MiFID II multi-asset trade reporting service TRADEcho, Boat have appointed Carl Nilsen, former Head of Equities at Oslo Bors, as Director of Sales. Carl joins hot on the heels of Per Lovén, former Liquidnet Head of International Corporate Strategy.
KKR Credit Continues to Extend Sponsor-Led Financing and Direct Lending Activity to Companies
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
KKR today announced the closing of two direct lending transactions, which will provide financing for Roompot, a leading operator of holiday parks, and Exterion Media, a leading outdoor advertising company in the UK and Europe.
