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Mario Ricciardi appointed as managing director for Creechurch Capital

Company looks to expand both locally as well as internationally July 4, 2016: Creechurch Capital, the discretionary fund management house, has appointed Mario Ricciardi as its managing director. With more than five years of significant growth since its inception in 2010, Creechurch Capital is entering the next phase of progress, bringing in Ricciardi to head...
FinanceIslamic Banking

DP world launches Sukuk in LSE

Becomes the fourth Sukuk bond to have launched this year May 31, 2016: DP World on 27th May launched $1.2 billion Sukuk bond in London Stock Exchange (LSE). It now becomes the fourth Sukuk to be launched this year in LSE. This follows the first ever Sukuk from Islamic Corporation for the Development of the...
Economy

Republic of Panama to host Japanese delegation

To launch negotiations on bilateral agreement May 20, 2016: The Republic of Panama will host an official delegation from Japan visiting Panama City as both countries begin negotiations to establish a bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on Friday, May 20, 2016. The announcement follows a visit last month to Japan by Panama’s President Juan...
Fintech

TSYS enhances real-time fraud capabilities

Collaboration with Featurespace to provide next-generation detection May 20, 2016: TSYS announced an agreement with Featurespace, a global leader in adaptive behavioural analytics, that will reduce fraud for its clients with a revolutionary machine learning software platform — the ARIC engine — that monitors every individual — one customer at a time — to deliver...
FinanceIslamic Banking

Non-banking financial companies leading the way in India

An update on the status of Islamic finance in India Camille Paldi April 22, 2016: India is a continent full of entrepreneurs, accountants, lawyers, IT practitioners, bankers, finance professionals and more, and is projected to become one of the two largest economies alongside China in this century. Although operating in a caste system with a...
Banking

KBL epb expands UK and Dutch operations

Announces acquisition of Insinger de Beaufort April 14, 2016 : KBL European Private Bankers (KBL epb) – a pan-European network of private banks, present in the UK via its affiliate Brown Shipley – announced that it has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire Insinger de Beaufort, a leading private bank in the Netherlands that...
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FC Exchange joins Saxo Payments’ banking circle

This will help in expansion into new markets April 14, 2016: Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, is starting a new partnership with currency broker and international payments solution provider, FC Exchange. Under the new agreement, the Saxo Payments Banking Circle will help FC Exchange deliver sophisticated solutions, across multiple currencies, to its rapidly...
FinanceIslamic Banking

The global route for Islamic banks

Revamping IT architecture will be transformative for Islamic banks in 2016 Hans Tesselaar January 22, 2016: One of the fastest growing divisions of the international finance industry today is Islamic banking. The industry, mostly hailing from the Middle East, is estimated to value in excess of $1.48 trillion. Look ahead further into 2016 and we...
Banking

Measuring growth and spotting pitfalls in the UK mortgage market

Lenders must address the mortgage retention challenge if they are to aim for a sustainable future Damian Young January 13, 2016: Despite the Bank of England’s most recent vote against a rise in interest rates, many financial analysts remain confident that we will see a rate rise over the early stages of 2016. This confidence...
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UK property continues to surge ahead

Investor confidence rebounds in October but, the Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index indicates, caution remains in the market October 19, 2015: October saw a rebound in investor confidence, after September’s record falls, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index. Overall investor net sentiment for these areas became more positive...