Grayscale selects Coinbase to store $2.7bn worth of assets
Coinbase Custody had reached $1 billion in crypto AUM in May.
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Capital Markets Elite Group picks ERI’s Olympic core banking system
It will run all of its brokerage and wealth management operations.
Gatsby gets $1.5m funding for social trading
The platform is onboarding users gradually.
Bambu raises $10m to grow global team
The robo-advisory start-up will use it to offer more products.
Betterment faces regulatory scrutiny after new accounts launch
The savings account offers annual yields of 2.69%.
MeDirect chooses Crealogix for digital investment platform
The platform saw a successful launch in Belgium.
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
The Early Bird 10% discount deadline is 31 July 219, the awards close for entries on 31 August 2019
Moors and Cabot selects RBC as new clearing partner
This will enhance the firm’s back-office capabilities.
Nasdaq signs market tech agreement with Iraq Stock Exchange
Electro-trading was introduced for the first time in Iraq via Nasdaq’s platform in April 2009.
Turing Technology completes second funding round
Following the release of CryptoMood, an AI market data analysis tool.
TreasurySpring launches Fixed-Term Fund platform
The platform provides a digital pipeline for the wholesale money markets.
Banking Technology July/August 2019 issue out now
Drawing the curtains on a bright tomorrow.
BTG Pactual and Dalma Capital adopt Tezos for STOs
The Latin American investment bank launched ReitBZ STO earlier this year.
Covenant Capital signs up on Profidata’s e-AMIS
The wealth manager will be able to follow better independent tailored advice.
Broadridge takes over Northern Trust’s PE DLT platform
The move is viewed as a step towards an industry-wide PE blockchain solution.
Symphony goes global to the tune of $165m funding
Standard Chartered, MUFG and other existing investors participated in the round.
Digital investing service Wealthsimple raises $100m
Allianz X led the investment round.
ION Investment Group acquires majority stake in Acuris
BC Partners and Acuris management retain minority ownership.
Asset management firm AllianceBernstein picks OpenFin for new OS
A new desktop technology infrastructure, allowing integration and interoperability.
Liquidnet acquires RSRCHXchange for investment data insights
RSRCHXchange digitises content and provides a centralised hub for research access.
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Broadridge acquires Rockall for securities lending
Financial details were not disclosed.
AI and ML empower advisors by predicting their clients’ economic behaviour
The advisor’s role goes beyond managing money; it has shifted to managing lives.
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A five-year crypto plan: here’s what we can expect
Fintechs must stop squabbling with the regulators for real progress to be made.
TradeIt to be acquired by TradingView
The company will leverage TradeIt’s technology to bring mobile trading.
Case study: Information Builders and Millennium BCP
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Broadway Technology acquires Barracuda FX for wealthtech push
Broadway will retain the full Barracuda FX team, operating as an independent company.
Ellevest raises $33m from high profile female investors
Investors include Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures.
Canada Life moves to UK with Temenos’ tech support
The Multifonds Global Accounting platform will consolidate investment assets.
Wealth managers can adapt to digital assets and thrive
There are 2,000+ digital assets worth over $200bn, and a wide variety of digital investments on offer.
Envestnet | Yodlee to acquire PIEtech for $500m
This would be the tenth acquisition for the Chicago-based company.
CC&L chooses SimCorp to deliver integrated client communications
One of Canada’s largest firms in the sector, Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group manages over $55 billion in assets.
Edison Partners lights up $62m funding for YieldStreet
US digital wealth management platform gets delicious dollars.
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A win-win despite the trade war: why small-time foreign investors and US markets need each other
While the trade war looks set to escalate, it seems there may be a silver lining for the US economy.
Allianz X boosts fund size to €1bn for insurtech action
Looking for digital firms in insurance and asset management space.
Interview: Scott Cooper, CybiWealth – investing big for small pockets
Clever investment management, frustrations, and taking care of choices.
Morgan Stanley stocks up with $900m Solium acquisition
Wealthtech move marks its biggest deal since the financial crisis.
Analysis: openfunds − raise the standard
It’s surprising how haphazardly much of the data in investment funds is distributed.
