10/10/2013
GBST Wins "Best Use of Platform Technology" at the 2013 Aberdeen Asset Management Platform Awards
The shortlist for the award was impressive with the judges selecting GBST and Aegon, UK
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10/10/2013
Hargeave Hale goes live on Dion corporate actions automation system
Dion's solution allows firms to easily identify the clients that are affected by corporate actions and act accordingly
10/09/2013
Asset manager Meag adopts SimCorp Dimension globally
MEAG will have a state-of-the-art solution to more easily comply with financial market regulations worldwide
10/09/2013
Pershing adds electronic re-registration capability for UK clients
Pershing's electronic re-registration platform will enable client assets to be transferred quickly and efficiently
10/08/2013
Leading French Asset Manager inks deal with CounterpartyLink
CounterpartyLink has been chosen by Oddo Asset Management, one of France’s leading Asset Managers, for the provision of legal entity data and supporting services
10/08/2013
7IM and Raymond James to Join Auto Re-Reg Move
Pershing to roll out automated systems for re-registration to platform clients later this year.
10/08/2013
MEAG Adopts SimCorp's Front-Office Suite Globally
One of Europe's largest asset managers to implement SimCorp Dimension across units in Munich, Hong Kong and New York.
10/07/2013
Why organizations are struggling to drive Digital Transformation - RESEARCH
The study – involving over 1,500 executives in 106 countries – shows that the opportunity offered by new digital technologies is clear.
10/07/2013
Man Group PLC : Computer-driven hedge fund Density to shut down
We aim for a niche in the CTA space but it's not worked out well at all ... We don't have the resources to continue fighting
10/06/2013
Cost Prevention Overtakes Compliance as Goal for Cloud-based Software
Over half of a company’s IT applications are predicted to be located in the ‘cloud’ within the next two years, according to industry analysts.
10/06/2013
International Capital Management introduces Profidata’s e-AMIS
International Capital Management AG, based in Liechtenstein, will implement the e-AMIS asset management and information system for their wealth management business.
10/03/2013
Replacing Legacy Investment Management Platforms
This technology is what is described as “legacy IT systems
10/03/2013
Survey shows uptick in IT budget growth expectations
Expectations of IT budgets of European companies rose by .1% to 3.7%, amid recovering macro economic environment.
10/01/2013
Cognizant buys French firm Equinox Consulting
Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. A Cognizant spokesperson said the company expects about $40 million of annual revenue from this acquisition.
09/30/2013
Brown Brothers Harriman to ditch traditional desktops as workers go mobile
US investment bank Brown Brothers Harriman expects to have abandoned traditional desktop computing within two years as employees move to mobile working, says CIO and partner Christopher Remondi.
09/30/2013
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ Reveals New Solution Suite at its 2013 European Client Conference
Summix incorporates Finance, Risk, Compliance and Performance solutions into one suite for global financial institutions
09/30/2013
AIM Software launches new Portfolio Pricing and Corporate Actions data management applications
These new applications are purpose-built, and designed for use by business operations with features that enable increased automation, flexibility for business users, and improved data quality.
09/29/2013
NatWest launches banking app in three offshore jurisdictions
NatWest has launched a free banking app for international and local clients holding accounts in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Gibraltar.
09/27/2013
IT jobs ‘not ruled out' of Barclays Wealth redundancies
IT jobs are at risk of redundancy after Barclays announced plans to close its wealth management services in 130 countries by 2016.
09/25/2013
Pitch Perfect, How Investors Choose Funds - Advent Software
Advent Software have announced the results of a survey on how investors select hedge funds titled, ‘Pitch Perfect, How Investors Choose Funds.’