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Redmayne-Bentley outsources technology to Phoenix

Redmayne-Bentley has handed Phoenix the contract for an outsourced managed IT service for the next three years.

Aberdeen’s Gilbert meets Google to discuss tech challenges

Aberdeen Asset Management chief executive Martin Gilbert has met Google executives in a bid to better understand the technological challenges facing the fund industry

International Wealth Platform Acordias rebrands

Ardan International was recently acquired by Rowan Dartington the independent wealth manager,

Backbase and Accenture ally for digital engagement

Accenture and Backbase, a leading provider of customer experience management technology solutions, have entered into an alliance agreement in financial services to enable banking clients to improve customer engagement through digital channels.

SEI Introduces AIFMD Annex IV Reporting Solution

Many Private Fund Managers Face Jan. 31 Deadline for Filing Year-End Reports

Banking Regulations Shifts Risk To The Buy Side

For all the deleveraging that banks are doing, new regulations aren’t reducing the amount of risk in the financial system so much as shifting it onto the buy side, says a new report from financial software firm Misys.

Northern Trust adopts RiskFirst risk analytics system

Northern Trust has enhanced its suite of asset-liability reporting solutions, enabling pension funds to gain deeper insights into their risk exposure with a cross-balance sheet view of their assets and liabilities.

PayPal poses bigger threat to UK lenders than ‘challenger’ banks

The UK’s biggest high street lenders face a greater threat of losing customers to PayPal than to new “challenger” banks or technology giants, according to research by YouGov and law firm Pinsent Masons.

Euroclear provides UniCredit access to Eurosystem liquidity via its Triparty platform

This industry first takes advantage of the recent changes in Eurosystem rules that allow central banks to provide Eurosystem liquidity via a triparty platform.

RFA Expands London Office

The opening of RFA's data centre facilities located outside of London will allow us to deliver the same quality services we currently offer to our clients in the United States

Banks urged to reveal full scale of cybercrime

Banks are under new pressure to reveal the true scale of cyberfraud affecting their customers.

KPMG announces offer to acquire Crimsonwing

KPMG has made an offer to acquire Crimsonwing, an international IT company focusing on Microsoft Dynamics and e-Commerce business solutions.

Microgen Acquires Jersey-Based Software firm

"This acquisition provides the Financial Systems business with an increased client and recurring revenue base in one of its core sectors together with an office in Jersey, a key geographical market for its products," the company said in a statem

Crédit Agricole Launches Derivatives Post-Trade Utility with FIS

FIS will also have to standardize the platform to make it a utility for the industry

Data accuracy a major burden for investment managers when reporting - Vermilion Software

The white paper, entitled ‘Catalysts for Change in Client Reporting’, was based on a survey of over 100 senior financial technology and data decision makers in investment management, conducted on behalf of Vermilion Software.

Clearstream and BNP Paribas finalise T2S collaboration

Clearstream and BNP Paribas have finalised their partnership to provide settlement services under TARGET2-Securities (T2S).

Payments modernisation seen as top priority for banking industry

More than two-thirds of banks plan to modernise their payments systems to accommodate demand for mobile and immediate payments and head off competition from disruptive competitors

IBM Signs Cloud Agreement with ABN AMRO

IBM and ABN AMRO have signed a 10-year, multibillion-dollar services agreement to manage the IT infrastructure that supports the bank's operations globally.

Capco appoints ex-IBM financial services lead Ian Bentinck as partner

Capco, the global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Ian Bentinck as Partner.

Pensions regulator hires Capgemini to deploy £2.4m document management system

The Pensions Regulator has awarded outsourcer Capgemini a seven year £2.4 million contract to implement and support an integrated case and document management system.

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