By Olivia Munro, Eze Castle Integration – All too often we hear from firms before a IT and cybersecurity audit asking what they can do to make the audit process go as smoothly as possible. Fortunately, there are steps you can
Empaxis has selected InvestCloud to launch a new Turnkey Asset Management Platform, TAMP1, which has been designed to provide complete outsourcing of all operations for small- to medium-sized investment managers. Due to increased competition and even greater fee compression, smaller
By Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration – As 17 April (US) and 30 April (Canada) near, cyber scammers are pulling out all their tax scams to trick consumers and capitalise on the flurry of activity. Our friends over at
Strooga Consulting is pioneering new research on environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration by drawing on data solutions from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment (RI) solutions for the investment industry. ISS’ robust extra-financial
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has secured a Preliminary Injunction Order against Defendants Patrick K McDonnell and CabbageTech, d/b/a Coin Drop Markets (CDM) over a fraudulent virtual currency scheme. The Court’s decision stems from the CFTC’s 18 January 2018 Complaint charging Defendants with fraud and misappropriation
Omnia Markets, a one-stop platform aiming up to provide cryptocurrency-based data, proprietary and non-proprietary analytics, and market information and trends, has appointed JT Kostman, PhD to its advisory board. Dr Kostman is a specialist in the near-term impact of AI
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has won the Europe-wide tender of the German Environment Agency for the next German auction platform for CO2 emission allowances. Starting on 15 November 2018 for a period of three years, with the option to
Koger has enhanced its compliance technology to provide a comprehensive tool for financial crime prevention. The company’s KURE software handles all aspects of Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Client (AML/KYC) due diligence, as well as complete Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM).
OppenheimerFunds has partnered with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association to develop specialised alternative investment training for the firm’s client engagement teams and further serve the needs of high net worth (HNW) clients. In October 2017, OppenheimerFunds announced a joint
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force on 25 May 2018, there is an increased urgency for financial services businesses to improve the way data is managed and secured. However, new research from managed services provider Claranet
