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Zopa targets £500m valuation

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa is reportedly planning another round of fund raising that could see its valuation exceed £500 million, making it one of the UK's highest valued fintech start-up.

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Investec Wealth & Investment goes live with Calastone Transfer Service

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that Investec Wealth & Investment, one of the UK’s largest private client wealth management firms, has gone live with Calastone’s recently launched Transfer Service.

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Investec opts for Euroclear UK & Ireland's automated fund service

Investec Wealth and Investment Ltd (‘IW&I’), a leading wealth manager with responsibility for in excess of £26 billion clients’ AUM, has adopted Euroclear UK & Ireland’s (EUI) automated settlement and custody service; CREST, for its UK investment fund flows.

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SunGard apologises for BNY Mellon system glitch

SunGard has issued a public apology to custody bank BNY Mellon for the outage of its InvestOne accounting system used by the bank to price thousands of funds.

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Financial Synergy Acruity to be introduced to Pillar Administration

Industry leading superannuation and investment software provider, Financial Synergy announces its largest Third Party Administrator (TPA) implementation with Pillar Administration (Pillar).

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SunGard system glitch causes havoc for BNY Mellon and US funds market

BNY Mellon and its fund manager clients are scrambling to assess the damage caused after a third party system run by SunGard and used by the bank to value assets worth billions of dollars broke down.

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ENSO appoints new CTO

ENSO Financial Analytics (ENSO), a provider of data-driven investment and operational insights for hedge funds, today announced that Michael McMahon has joined the firm as Chief Technology Officer.

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SapientNitro develops new iPad app for Fidelity

SapientNitro, part of Publicis.Sapient, and Fidelity Worldwide Investment, the worldwide asset management company, have launched an iPad app for all investors.

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P2P lenders target UK market ahead of new regulation

The UK could be swamped by P2P lenders after it emerged that more than 100 companies have sought regulatory authorisation while almost 200 are already operating via interim permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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PE fund for African and Asian fintech startups raises $150m

A London-based private equity firm, Apis Partners, has raised $157 million for a new fund focused on fintech startups in Africa and South Asia.

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BNP Paribas explores the blockchain; SocGen advertises bitcoin-related job

Further evidence has emerged that French investment banks are exploring the potential of blockchain technology in the capital markets.

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Plato explores commercial partnership with Turquoise

Plato Partnership today announces that it is entering into a period of exclusive discussions with Turquoise around a commercial collaboration.

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Nasdaq and Nyse propose mutual back-up plan

Two rival exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (Nyse) and Nasdaq OMX, are planning to provide back-up to each other's closing auctions in order to prevent a repeat of the outage that hit Nyse earlier this month.

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Deutsche Börse-backed bond trading startup closes after 3 months

Bondcube, an electronic trading platform for corporate debt, has filed for liquidation just three months after going live.

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Virtus selects SunGard for new hedge fund admin service

Virtus Partners has launched a new hedge fund administration service focused on credit and fixed income managers.

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Closir embarks on beta launch for 120 institutional investors

Today Closir Ltd., a London-based start-up that helps institutional investors worldwide to enhance communication and understanding of companies in emerging markets announced the beta release of its online platform.

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MIK increases office space in New York

MIK Fund Solutions, a leading provider of decision support software solutions for alternative asset managers, today announced that it has moved its New York offices to a full floor at 155 East 56 St.

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Milestone Group expands in Africa with Global ASP partnership

Milestone Group, the global provider of optimised fund processing solutions, has announced the establishment of ‘pControl Africa’.

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Bravura bolsters front-end portal proposition for fund managers

Bravura Solutions Pty Limited (Bravura), a trusted supplier of wealth management, life insurance and transfer agency software applications today announced the general launch of its taWeb front-end solution.

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Orc offers connectivity to Aequitas NEO Exchange

Orc, a trading technology firm, has expanded its coverage of the Canadian markets to include the Aequitas NEO Exchange, a newly launched Canadian stock market.