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Aviva adds to ESG profiling tool

Aviva has today announced further enhancements to their ESG Profiling tool on the Aviva Advised platform. ESG Profiler, powered by FNZ Impact, an ESG solution integrated into FNZ’s wider global wealth management platform, will now offer a downloadable customer report, enabling advisers to include ESG factors in client conversations. An additional ESG-focussed preference – Air Pollution – has also been added.

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CAIS and Advisor Group partner to provide alternative investment education

CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, today announced its selection by Advisor Group to provide a platform solution for improved alternative investment access, education and transaction workflow. Advisor Group is the nation’s largest network of independent wealth management firms with over 10,100 financial advisors overseeing more than $515 billion in client assets.

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LAB Group partners with Complii to simplify financial advice

Australia’s most connected account opening platform provider, LAB Group (“LAB” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Complii FinTech Solutions Ltd (ASX: CF1) (“Complii”) to streamline digital onboarding for Complii’s clients.

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Trulioo unveils resources to support modern security professionals

Global identity verification leader, Trulioo, today launched a set of resources to support modern security professionals as they shape safety and security practices in the digital world. Recent data found that compliance, risk and IT security professionals are critical to supporting business growth. These individuals are highlighted on the new Champions of Trust microsite, designed to support these professionals on their career paths, amplify their contributions and foster collaboration in an industry that is quickly becoming a driving force of innovation.

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Rathbones picks InvestCloud for client lifecycle management

InvestCloud, a global technology platform that is transforming the financial industry’s approach to digital, has been selected by Rathbones Group Plc (“Rathbones”), one of the UK’s largest discretionary wealth managers, to provide client lifecycle management (CLM), including digital prospecting, onboarding and servicing capabilities as well as client reporting solutions to help Rathbones improve operational efficiency and support its overall business strategy.

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FinClear to use Broadridge’s SFCM FastStart

To assist in optimising their securities finance offering, FinClear, the leading wealth management infrastructure provider in Australia, has selected Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader. Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) FastStart solution provides FinClear and its clients with enhanced functionalities in this area of the business.

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SteelEye reinforces commitment to SOC 2 compliance

SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has reinforced its commitment to ensuring institutional-grade data security by achieving System and Organisation Controls (SOC) 2 compliance.

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ZA Bank receives Type 1 SFC licence

Hong Kong’s No.1 virtual bank ZA Bank has expanded its footprint into investment business as the first local digital-only bank to be licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for Type 1 regulated activity (dealing in securities).

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Viola Money enters administration

On 21 December 2021, a special administration order was made by the Court, in relation to Viola Money (Europe) Limited, under the 2021 Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations.

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Barclays to operate as foreign ADI in Australia

Barclays today announced that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has authorised Barclays Bank PLC to operate as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia. Barclays Bank PLC Australia Branch is targeted to go-live as a foreign bank branch locally in April 2022.

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Broadridge proxy voting service goes live in France

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), and SLIB, a leading-edge software vendor in electronic voting and securities services based in France, have announced the live operational running of their joint cross-border proxy voting solution.

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GBG acquires Acuant

GB Group plc (AIM: GBG), the experts in digital location, identity and identity fraud software, has today announced that it has reached agreement to acquire Acuant, a leading identity verification and KYC/AML compliance provider, for a cash-free, debt-free enterprise value of $736 million. The acquisition of Acuant brings together two of the leaders in the global digital identity market with a combined revenue of c.£265 million.

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EY verifies Meniga's carbon footprint calculator

Meniga (www.meniga.com), the global leader in digital banking and personal finance solutions, today announced that the index underpinning its innovative green banking solution ‘Carbon Insight’ - which allows banking app users to track and reduce their carbon footprint - has been reviewed by EY, one of the “Big-4” accounting & professional services firms in the world.

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Willis Towers Watson and ITFA launch harmonised Basel III policy

After three years of effort and numerous negotiations with insurers, banks, law firms and brokage firms, ITFA has released a Basel III policy form which elevates policy wordings and enhances market efficiency based on an original policy form developed by Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WTW).

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BT launches solutions to help financial institutions utilise cloud

BT today announced a portfolio of industry-tailored solutions to help financial services firms take a controlled approach to adopting cloud. BT Cloud Control for Financial Services helps customers’ IT teams address the challenges they face in balancing the risks and rewards of moving their applications and secure data to the cloud; it helps chart the path to growth and delivering outstanding digital experiences.

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Nucleus Commercial Finance granted accreditation to offer RLS term loans

Nucleus Commercial Finance, the fintech revolutionising how UK SMEs access finance, has been accredited by the British Business Bank under the government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). Nucleus will be the first lender to offer interest-only on all RLS term loans.

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Cloud security solution provider ThycoticCentrify enhances devops offering

ThycoticCentrify, a leading provider of cloud identity security solutions formed by the merger of privileged access management (PAM) leaders Thycotic and Centrify, today announced enhancements to its PAM solution for DevOps, Thycotic DevOps Secrets Vault. The latest version offers certificate-based authentication and the ability to configure Time-to-Live (TTL) for secrets, leading to even tighter DevOps security and easier management.

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Total value of AML enforcement is skyhigh, reaching $2.2bn in 2020

Kroll, the world’s premier provider of services and digital products related to valuation, governance, risk and transparency, has today published new data showing that the COVID-19 pandemic has not stunted global enforcement action for anti-money laundering (AML) failings.

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Wahed receives license from South African regulator FSCA

Wahed Inc, (Wahed) parent company of a leading halal financial investment platform, has received a new regulatory license from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), the regulator of the South African financial markets.

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Goldex launches online academy for financial literacy around gold

Goldex, the award-winning multi-dealer marketplace for allocated physical gold, today announced that it has launched a free online academy to democratise financial literacy around gold. Goldex Academy hosts a dedicated vault of expert-backed content with everything an individual needs to know about investing in gold, regardless of their prior financial experience or background.