Managers of Wealth Americas

Apple Plans Peer-to-Peer Payment Service

The service, which could be ready as soon as next year, would compete with PayPal’s peer-to-peer payments app Venmo, and Square’s Square Cash.

Eze Software Investment Suite Named Best Integrated Front-Office Platform

The award recognizes technology platforms that can handle bulk management of OMS and EMS functions, modeling, analytics, compliance and multi-asset class coverage.

Broadridge Acquires QED Financial Systems, a Leading Provider of Investment Accounting Solutions

Acquisition will significantly expand Broadridge's ability to provide the asset management industry with key accounting and data management solutions

How do banks keep you secure after you log in? BioCatch has clever tech for that

While online banking tends to use two-factor authentication, making logins relatively secure, what happens if you walk away from your device and someone else hops on to wreak havoc with your money? What happens if a remote access trojan hijacks your sessi

Next industrial revolution: rise of the smart machines

We estimate the robots and AI artificial intelligence solutions market will grow to $153 billion by 2020, comprising $83 billion for robot and robotics, and $70 billion for AI-based analytic

KPMG: Boards Are Deepening Their Involvement In Strategy, Refining Oversight Of Risk As Global Volatility Rises

Ongoing challenges include linking strategy and risk, and addressing growing cyber security risks

SunGard posts Q3 results

SunGard Data Systems Inc., one of the world’s leading financial software companies, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

eBay CRM business sold to Zeta Interactive as e-commerce company shrinks

eBay agreed to sell that arm of its company to a group of private equity investors in July for $925 million.

Virtusa Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Majority Interest in Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd.

Virtusa and Polaris would together create a leading global provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions to banking and financial services industry segment.

With Dearth of Tech IPOs, Mutual Funds Look to the Private Market

These fund companies invest at the mid- to late-stage funding rounds

Financial Engines Buys The Mutual Fund Store for $560 Million

This acquisition advances our vision to provide independent advisory services to more people and we believe will also fuel significant future growth.

Informa Enhances Partnership with Accutech by Developing New Interface for PerformanceIQ®

Technology Upgrade Allows Accutech to Easily Transition Clients to New Trust Accounting Platform

Riskalyze Introduces the Real-Time Wealth Management Enterprise™

Compliance Cloud unveils new integration with Riskalyze, combining powerful data analytics on an enterprise's book of business

FOX Introduces Technology Consulting Services for Family Offices

The specialized nature of the family office business means there are few resources that have a clear understanding of the needs of these offices and a comprehensive view on the technologies and software that are available.

Tech industry heavyweights to lobby for financial innovation

Technology industry leaders Amazon, Apple, Google, Intuit and PayPal have formed a coalition to lobby for policy initiatives that will further the development of innovation in the financial services industry.

Mobile Malware Makes Mobile Banking Treacherous

Kaspersky Lab report shows rate of mobile malware occurrence exploding in Q3.

Cybersecurity simulation tests can help managers shut the back door

This led to the personally identifiable information of approximately 100,000 individuals, including thousands of its own clients, being compromised when the web server it used was hacked in July 2013

Advent: In a Diverse Industry, Customization is Key

Advisors can set up different profiles for individuals or groups of clients

Charles Stanley in Apple launch

Investment platform Charles Stanley Direct has launched a news App aimed at both current and prospective mobile clients, offering company news, commentary, analysis and opinion.

Goldman Sachs to Spin Out Mobile-Phone Software Projects Into Separate Venture

Goldman will take minority stake in new venture

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