KKR's Pillarstone Platform Strengthens its Outreach in Europe
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems, Investment Management, Infrastructure
KKR Credit unveils the further expansion of its Pillarstone platform in Europe through the signing of a binding agreement with Alpha Bank and Eurobank in Greece. The agreement builds on the successful progress of the Italian platform that was announced in June 2015.
Kroll Enhances its Team with New Appointments
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Security, People Moves
Kroll announced the appointment of four new Directors in its Cyber Security and Investigations practice – Devon Ackerman, Mari DeGrazia, Ron Dormido, and Ray Manna. Each of these individuals is a highly accomplished cyber security professional with deep subject matter expertise developed through years of experience handling complex and high profile cyber security incidents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Army...
Neyber Appoints Hardy Sohal as Head of Digital Acquisition
- 9 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Neyber, a provider of financial employee benefits, today announces the appointment of Hardy Sohal to the newly created role of Head of Digital Acquisition.
UBS and SigFig Collaborate on Wealth Management Technology Development
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Wealth Management
UBS Wealth Management Americas and SigFig have agreed to form a strategic alliance to develop financial technology for UBS WMA, its financial advisors and their clients.
Cashfloat Awarded Full Authorization Status in Short Term Credit Sector
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Alternative Finance
Cashfloat.co.uk has been awarded Full Authorization status in the highly regulated High Cost Short Term Credit sector, by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to protect consumers of the UK’s financial services industry, ensuring businesses are run with integrity and with the consumers’ best interests at heart.
Liquidity Finance Announces New Strategic Hire
- 9 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
-Liquidity Finance LP hires Cristiano Leao, who is joining from BTG Pactual, as the specialist trading firm continues to expand its Emerging Markets bond trading platform across geographies. Liquidity launched its US operations in 2013 and has built a strong team of experienced market professionals and a global institutional client base.
Barclays and Planixs Team Upt to Boost Global Intraday Liquidity and Funding
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems, Liquidity, Fund Management
Barclays and Planixs are collaborating in the creation of an improved global intraday liquidity and funding capability. The latest module has gone live and is providing more timely data and enhanced visibility of intraday positions across Barclays’ key locations. Barclays is using Realiti® across its global operations to: perform intraday liquidity management; optimise funding and forecasting activities, and deliver regulatory compliance with...
VocaLink Signs Five Year Deal with UnionPay International
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Payments
VocaLink, the international payment systems provider, today announces a five year deal with UnionPay International, which will enable UnionPay cardholders to access ATMs in the UK and continental Europe.
Equifax and BAE Systems Unveil Equifax Watchlist Check - AML Solution
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Security, AML and KYC
Equifax and BAE Systems, cyber security and anti-financial crime specialists, are launching the Equifax Watchlist Check to help companies fight money laundering and terrorist financing.
Reval Cloud Platform Becomes Reality for Treasury Managers
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Treasury, Risk Management
Corporate treasuries have more connectivity options for their growing operations, using new version 16.0 of the Reval Cloud Platform for treasury and risk management (TRM). The first of two annual releases, 16.0 introduces new straight-through processing capabilities, leveraging Reval’s recent partnerships with Oracle and SWIFT.
ACI Worldwide & Ovum Find Growing Competition in Payments
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Payments
In increasingly competitive markets, the payment experience has emerged as a critical factor to grow market share. Yet a new Global Payments Insight Study of consumer finance, higher education, insurance and other billing organization executives—conducted by ACI Worldwide and leading market research and advisory firm Ovum—found that most organizations lack the payments innovation necessary to win consumers. Principle findings of this study...
Great Western Bancorp Completes Acquisition of HF Financial Corp
- 9 years 8 months ago
- M&A Deals
Great Western Bancorp announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of HF Financial Corp. (“Home Federal”). The acquisition of Home Federal increases Great Western’s assets to approximately $11.3 billion, and will add 23 locations to its 155 branch network with a new presence in North Dakota and Minnesota. Great Western will be changing the existing Home Federal and Infinia branches over the next few weeks in...
CityPoint Chooses HID Global to Enhance its Security and Management Systems
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Management, Security
HID Global®, worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced it has been selected by CityPoint to streamline security and management systems for its 35-storey office building used by thousands of people on a daily basis in London,.
Pacific Commerce Bank and ProAmérica Bank Merge
- 9 years 8 months ago
- M&A Deals
Pacific Commerce Bancorp parent company of Pacific Commerce Bank, and ProAmérica Bank announced that their respective shareholders have approved the merger of the two banks. The transaction is expected to close as of May 20, 2016.
OpenLink & Baringa Release Whitepaper Exploring Treasury Management
- 9 years 8 months ago
- Commodity Trading Solutions, Treasury
OpenLink, the global leader in trading and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, and consultancy Baringa have launched a whitepaper exploring best practice in treasury management for commodity intensive corporates. The paper looks at the business case for integrated treasury and commodity risk management.
