NorthWall Capital partners Broadridge for Sentry portfolio management solution
The UK-based firm will leverage Sentry to streamline and scale its credit investment operations.
Investment, Asset & Fund Management
Nick Parsons named new Calastone chief technology officer
Calastone has also hired Adam Belding as chief architect of its Digital Investments programme.
CGS International in Singapore taps Broadridge for securities finance platform
The firm will leverage Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) solution.
Online pension provider PensionBee announces US expansion plan
PensionBee is partnering with an unnamed US financial institution to enter the US market.
Pension and investment mutual Royal London appoints Peter Josse as new group COO
Josse has most recently served as Barclays’ chief information officer, and the group’s digital CIO.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 1 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Webull, Citi, Blackstone, Enfuce and more.
Webull set for Nasdaq public listing via $7.3bn SPAC merger
The merger between Webull and SK Growth Opportunities is due to close in H2 2024.
Citi names former JP Morgan exec Viswas Raghavan as new head of banking
Raghavan is due to take charge of the group’s investment, corporate and commercial banking unit.
Cross River Bank Group launches new investment banking unit
The group’s new investment banking unit will be co-led by Benjamin Samuels and Henry Pinnell.
Blackstone buys $1.1bn of US credit card debt from Barclays
Barclays says it will use the proceeds of the sale to fund an extension of its US lending activities.
Security Bank selects Avaloq to digitise wealth management business
The bank will leverage the Avaloq Core platform and its Relationship Manager Workplace solution.
FHLBank of Pittsburgh selects SimCorp Dimension for investment management
The bank has signed an eight-year agreement with the vendor for SimCorp Dimension.
The convergence of finance and technology in online trading
The seamless fusion of finance and tech to unlock new dimensions of online trading efficiency and intelligence.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 16 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, Virgin Money, Bank of America and more.
LPL Financial snaps up Atria Wealth Solutions for $805m
The acquisition will see LPL Financial take ownership of Atria’s seven broker-dealer subsidiaries.
Virgin Money buys out Abrdn stake in investments joint venture
The pair expect to close the all-cash transaction in April.
Schroders Personal Wealth announces launch of new investment platform
The proposed platform is set to arrive in the summer, along with a new client mobile app in Q2.
Armenia’s Ardshinbank selects ERI’s Olympic Banking System for securities and forex
Ardshinbank will also integrate the vendor’s tech to strengthen its retail mobile app.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 26 January 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Abrdn, Kashable, Synchrony and more.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 12 January 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Zilo, Ant Group, FirstOntario and more.
Cartoon: Pyrrhic victory
A new cartoon illustrating what’s next for Bitcoin following the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US.
InvestCloud names Motive Partners’ Jeff Yabuki as new CEO and chairman
Yabuki also currently serves as chairman and founding partner of Motive Partners.
WealthCo Asset Management taps Duco to automate manual data tasks
WealthCo says the Duco platform has helped it build “volume-agnostic” automated processes.
Bill Crager to step down as CEO of Envestnet
Crager is due to transition into the role of senior advisor upon his departure from the company’s leadership.
Amethis buys majority stake in Capital Banking Solutions
Amethis plans to help CBS to “accelerate its organic growth, especially internationally”.
UK fintech start-up Zilo lands £25m in Series A funding
The funding was led by FISV and Portage, with participation from State Street and Citi.
US fintech Vestwell secures $125m in Series D funding round
CEO and founder Aaron Schumm says the raise is “one of the largest Series D SaaS rounds in the US this year”.
TSX operator TMX Group snaps up remaining 78% stake in VettaFi for $848m
The group initially paid $175 million for approximately 22% of VettaFi back in January.
Apex Fintech Solutions files draft statement for IPO with US SEC
Apex says the number of shares to be offered and the price range have not yet been determined.
ABN Amro to acquire Dutch neobroker Bux for undisclosed sum
ABN Amro hopes the deal will help it gain a foothold in the retail investment space.
Report: Trends in technology for the wealth management community
Delving into the wealth management industry issues, competing priorities, budget, expertise and culture – now and in the future.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: January, Spade, Keyless and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US fintech Pontera secures $60m in fresh funding round led by new investor Iconiq Growth
This latest investment brings Pontera’s total funding to date to $160 million.
Germany’s Scalable Capital secures $65m in Series E extension
The raise follows on from the company’s $180 million Series E round in June 2021.
New UK fintech start-up Kaldi aims to help millennials and Gen Z save and invest
Through an “easy-to-understand” app, Kaldi hopes to encourage people to start saving and investing earlier.
Metro Bank to axe 20% of jobs and review branch opening hours in push to cut costs
The bank is due to cut around 800 jobs as it looks to save up to £50 million per year in costs.
US stock trading app Webull enters Mexico with Flink acquisition
The deal also includes Mexican brokerage house Vifaru Casa de Bolsa, which Flink agreed to purchase in 2022.
Fintel makes double acquisition of VouchedFor and AKG for combined £9.1m
The deals mark Fintel’s third and fourth acquisitions of the year, following deals for Micap and Competent Adviser.
US fintech Carta reportedly conducts third round of layoffs this year
The cuts were first reported by Fortune, but the total number of employees impacted is currently unknown.
SC Ventures and SBI Holdings to jointly launch digital asset investment firm in UAE
The joint venture will initially receive a $100 million capitalisation from both companies.
