10/02/2017
Regis-TR Commences Trade Repository Services in Switzerland
This regulation aims to increase transparency in the Swiss OTC derivatives market and to mitigate systemic, counterparty and operational risks.
FinTech
09/29/2017
PwC Luxembourg and Talkwalker announce strategic partnership
Talkwalker provides an advanced social listening platform that enables brands to monitor and analyse information across websites and social networks.
09/27/2017
Online wealth manager launches cost comparison tool
Transparency regarding the impact of fees on future investment returns is also highlighted as a priority in the Mifid II proposed regulations.
09/27/2017
RBC’s stab at fixing what’s broken in digital wealth management
Usage of such apps has never surpassed 10%, according to the tech research and advisory firm Celent.
09/26/2017
Envestnet to Acquire integrated wealth management technology firm
Combined firm will support nearly $2 trillion in platform assets and approximately 10 million investor accounts
09/26/2017
Irish tech firm launches robo-adviser
The solution enables digital distribution directly to the consumer or with the assistance of an intermediary.
09/26/2017
Peter Kurer to Advise Regtech Startup
Zuercher Kantonalbank and Tugboat also invested.
09/26/2017
Netwealth aims to reveal how much wealth managers really charge
Netwealth notes that many traditional wealth managers quote a single management fee
09/26/2017
HeiQ Sponsors High-tech Triathlon Suits at Super League Jersey Island
The Super League is introducing a brand new, fast-paced triathlon format to reach millions of people worldwide.
09/25/2017
In Blockchain We Trust? Not Yet, Say Consumers
“By using blockchain technology it is possible to cut through huge swathes of complexity.”
09/25/2017
Wealth management software firm releases MiFIDII upgrade
To complement this key regulatory reporting ability is a function for daily monitoring of portfolio performance such that a depreciation of 10%
09/25/2017
Ftech SIX Swiss Exchange joins xyt hub for tick data distribution and analytics
SIX and its trading participants can immediately access market-by-order granularity tick data and analytics.
09/25/2017
How to Survive Wall Street's Robot Revolution
But all hope is not lost.
09/25/2017
Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails
So far, six of Deloitte’s clients have been told their information was “impacted” by the hack. Deloitte’s internal review into the incident is ongoing.
09/21/2017
Switzerland's SIX looks at potential $2 billion sale of payments unit: sources
Zurich-based SIX helps process payments and provides debit and credit card terminals to retailers, restaurants and hotels.
09/21/2017
Social Media Giant Tencent Gets Into Old-School Finance
CICC, once dubbed the Goldman Sachs of China after it brought some of the country’s largest state-run firms to market
09/21/2017
UBS Invests Hundreds of Millions in Digitization
The investments in new technologies will affect personnel at Zurich-based UBS.
09/21/2017
GDPR - Should you be worried?
The legislation is known as the General Data Protection Regulation … GDPR for short.
09/21/2017
iCapital Network to Acquire US Private Equity Access Fund Platform from Deutsche Bank
Fund portfolio will double iCapital’s platform assets to nearly $5 billion
09/20/2017
SEI Teams Up With Leading Blockchain Company
The goal is to create a new asset transfer industry benchmark against which others competing in the space can be evaluated in terms of efficiency, costs, and security.