Asset Management

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BNP Paribas begins negotiations to acquire AXA Investment Managers

The BNP Paribas Group announces today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to €850bn1 assets under management, together with an agreement for a long-term partnership to manage a large part of AXA’s assets.

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Core Banking Transformation: Enabling Future Growth at a Systemic Bank

Join FinextraTV at the Temenos Community Forum 2024 as Mick Fennell, Business Line Director - Payments, Temenos and Serge Munten, Head of Transformation, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg discuss their digital transformation project and the obstacles the bank faced when modernising core banking and payments capabilities. Scoping out the project, it is explored how BIL decided to completely revisit their IT landscape to enable the bank to manage higher transaction volumes, keep up with changing regulations and drive future growth.

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FE fundinfo finds only 15% of financial advisers across asset management currently use AI

New data from FE fundinfo, a leading financial data company connecting the asset management industry to distribution networks in the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific, reveals a significant uptake in technology among financial advisers, with 55% confirming they had increased spending on technology over the past year.

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Private Banking: Today’s Needs and Expectations

Join FinextraTV at the Temenos Community Forum 2024 as Shabi Shafei, IT Lead, ABN Amro & Marlou Jenniskens, Managing Director, Digital Wealth Products, ABN Amro, explore how the private banking landscape is changing and with that, banks like ABN AMRO are adapting their products and offerings to ensure they are meeting these shifting expectations. These altering needs are also resulting in changes in how banks leverage technology and collaborate with providers to meet goals.

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EBAday 2024: Next steps in instant payments, regulation, and liquidity management

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, experts came together to address new innovations and exciting prospects for the future of banking in Europe.

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Bitcoin halving may lead to price drop

On April 20th the bitcoin halving will take place, which is set in the cryptocurrency’s technology to cut the rate at which bitcoin is created. The event happens every leap year and is eagerly anticipated by crypto enthusiasts.

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eToro expands proxy voting to cover all asset classes

The trading and investment platform eToro has extended its proxy voting feature to all stocks listed on its platform after seeing massive engagement from users.

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FE fundinfo appoints cheif product officer

FE fundinfo, the international leader in investment product information and technology for the investment management community, announced the appointment of Joerg Grossmann as its new Chief Product Officer.

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PE software startup raises £11m

Pactio, a UK-based fintech focused on the private equity (PE) market has completed an £11m series A funding round

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Hong Kong set to approve first crypto ETF

Hong Kong's financial regulator is poised to give the green light to the first batch of bitcoin spot ETFs.

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GrtWines launches fine wine tokenisation platform

GrtWines (https://www.grtwines.com/), a Web3 wine marketplace for enthusiasts and investors, proudly announces the official launch of its digital platform to collect, trade, and store fine wines with asset backed tokens.

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Insurers target crypto market

The global insurance industry is turning its attention to the risks posed by cryptocurrencies and digital assets, judging by recent product announcements.

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Apex appoints exec to US division

Apex Group, the leading global financial services provider, announced the strengthening of its US team with a key senior hire.

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AMF revamps Financial Skills Certification Board

The system for verifying the skills and knowledge of the employees of investment services providers and of financial investment advisors relies on the services of the AMF and the Financial Skills Certification Board (HCCP).

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Linedata acquires French AI startup

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of asset management and credit technology, data, and services, today announces the acquisition of DreamQuark, a renowned French startup specializing in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and services for the financial services sector.

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Liquidnet recruits Morgan Stanley trading exec

Alex Grinfeld, an 11-year veteran and Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, has joined a noteworthy roster of senior futures sales-traders and analysts to have arrived at Liquidnet since 2022 as the technology-focused agency execution specialist, known for its dark pools, builds out its global listed derivatives offering.

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Indigita and Prometeia launch ESG e-learning course

Swiss regtech company Indigita SA, in collaboration with the global advisory firm Prometeia, announces the launch of a new e-Learning course focusing on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scoring.

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Asset managers embracing AI but need to go further - survey

While almost all asset managers are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment process, only a handful are using the tech for more advanced tasks, according to a recently published study.

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Fintel acquires ifaDASH

Fintel, the leading provider of fintech and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, has announced the acquisition of ifaDASH, a uniquely positioned practice digitisation solution supplier.

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Euroclear invests in blockchain company

Post-trade group Euroclear has acquired a stake in Iznes, a pan-European, blockchain-based network within the asset management market.