Managers of Wealth Americas

Deloitte Integrates Ripple and Banking Software for International Transfers

Ripple integration will enable banks to send payments directly and in real-time without relying on intermediaries.

Envestnet Tamarac Gives Third Parties Access to Advisor Xi

DePina said the decision was made from feedback with large RIAs moving to Tamarac that had already invested a good deal in technology outside of Tamarac’s core platform, such as CRM.

Will AI spark a wave of job losses in banking? This what the experts think

The typically conservative banking and finance sectors seem particularly ripe for some disruption.

ENSO Expands Product Offering With New Emerging Manager Platform

The launch of this new global platform will provide a scalable solution for the daily needs of a growing manager’s treasury and portfolio finance operations.

Rise of the billionaire robots: how algorithms have redefined hedge funds

The 25 best-paid hedge fund managers pocketed $13bn in 2015, and most of the big winners relied on programs, not contacts, for their big wins

Barclays and Planixs Are Collaborating in the Creation of an Improved Global Intraday Liquidity and Funding Capability

Barclays is using Realiti across its global operations to: perform intraday liquidity management; optimise funding and forecasting activities, and deliver regulatory compliance with the Basel committee’s BCBS248 intraday monitoring regime.

Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing

The move aligns Apple with Uber Technologies Inc's chief rival in China, as automakers and technology companies forge new alliances and make cross investments.

FinTech Startup WealthBar Raises $5.5 Million

Imagine your financial advisor showing up to your home, opening a massive binder full of funds and forms that you fill out while you have your kids running around the house and tugging on your arm.

Apple Pay Finally Embraced By Canadian Banks RBC, CIBC

Three more major banks – BMO, Scotiabank, and TD – have committed to join Apple Pay in the coming months.

Dyn raises $50 mln from Pamplona Capital

As part of Pamplona’s investment, Justin Perreault, a partner, has joined Dyn’s Board of Directors.

How Small Banks Can Partner with Fintech Firms

Digital technology changes the way consumers interact with their bank and finances. How are smaller banks expected to compete with the new market entrants and larger banks that have developed innovation labs and are investing directly in fintechs?

Northern Trust Enhances Solution for Fair Value Leveling

As regulations require asset owners to provide increasing levels of investment transparency, Northern Trust announced today it has collaborated with Interactive Data (IDC) to enhance its support for fair value level determination for fixed income securiti

Big banks respond to fintech challenge by cutting fees and offering new options

In response, earlier this year the Bank of Montreal launched its SmartFolio investment service, which offers a professionally managed portfolio online for a low fee.

FolioDynamix Platform Named Best Cutting-Edge Solution by FTF News

FolioDynamix offers wealth service providers and investment advisors the most comprehensive, truly unified web-based wealth management technology platform

30 Years of Radical Change in Fintech

The world has changed so radically and at the same time, so has financial services. In this day and age, you might not carry cash because you might not need cash.

InvestCloud Launches 'Star Wars' Themed App Suite

InvestCloud now supports 660 financial institutions which use the applets to manage a combined $1.5 trillion.

Pershing adds three new robo-advisers in latest push into digital advice

The firm is building out digital ecosystem of its own with partnerships with Jemstep, SigFig and Vanare

Robots Will Strike Asset Management Firms First

Of 775 investment pros surveyed by global association the CFA Institute, nearly two thirds are familiar with automated financial advice tools, with 16% not familiar at all.

Broadridge Launches Next Generation Global Post Trade Management Solution

The solution enables transformation by streamlining operations across asset classes, markets and business entities globally, and enhances banks’ and brokers’ financial and risk management and regulatory compliance capabilities.

Deloitte to build Ethereum-based 'digital bank' with New York City's ConsenSys

Deloitte, which works with each of the top 30 banks across its member firms globally, and ConsenSys Enterprise, the largest Ethereum-centric blockchain company in the world, uses its blockchain subject matter expertise to accelerate banks looking to trans