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Falcon group launches blockchain asset management service
12 July 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Falcon Group has become the first Swiss private bank to offer a blockchain asset management solution, through a partnership with Bitcoin Suisse AG

Bravura wins Scottish Friendly mandate
12 July 2017 Glasgow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Scottish Friendly Assurance Society, UK mutual life office, has gone live with the Bravura Solutions Sonata administration platform, for its life and pensions business

Hyperledger Fabric 1.0 goes live
12 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain developer Hyperledger has achieved a “huge milestone” with the launch of Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, according to IBM chief technology officer of open technology Chris Ferris

R3 working with Intel on Corda security
12 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

R3 is collaborating with Intel to improve data privacy and security for Corda, its distributed ledger technology platform

CFTC welcomes new chief innovation officer
11 July 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed Daniel Gorfine as director of LabCFTC and chief innovation officer, effective immediately

Broadridge makes data intelligence acquisition
11 July 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Broadridge is expanding its data and analytics solution with the acquisition of Spence Johnson, a provider of institutional data and intelligence to the asset management industry

Profile acquires treasury software provider
11 July 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial solution provider Profile Software is set to acquire 100 percent of Login, an international provider of treasury software

Multifonds: Asset management industry to innovate from the inside
11 July 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Innovation in asset management will come from within the industry, rather than from start-ups or disruptors, according to a survey from Multifonds

Private debt added to SimCorp Dimension
10 July 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SimCorp has added a private debt module to its SimCorp Dimension investment platform, in partnership with Danish pension fund PKA

New working group to champion innovation in French funds industry
10 July 2017 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Euroclear has launched a new working group exploring ways in which innovation can make French fund fund distribution more efficient, and more in line with international investor expectations

Hong Paterson joins RBC I&TS in Singapore
06 July 2017 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Royal Bank of Canada Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS) has poached J.P. Morgan’s Hong Paterson to lead its Singapore business

AxiomSL sees boost from strategic investment
06 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Data management and regulatory reporting technology provider AxiomSL has received its first institutional financing, with a strategic investment from TCV