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Wealth Management

Clayton Euro Risk announces alliance with The Dutch Mortgage Consultants

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
To focus on the residential mortgage market in the Netherlands March 7, 2017: As part of its plans to grow its business in the Netherlands, risk and due diligence expert Clayton Euro Risk has announced a strategic alliance with The Dutch Mortgage Consultants (TDMC). The move will support Clayton Euro Risk’s strategic focus on the...
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Banking

Ohpen gets FCA authorisation to operate in the UK

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The Dutch fintech and outsourcing provider is aiming to challenge incumbents February 1, 2017: Ohpen has gained approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to carry out its regulated activities in the United Kingdom (UK). The approval enables Ohpen to provide its software and outsourcing services to asset managers, banks and insurance companies in the...
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Banking

Euronet Worldwide acquires UK-based ATM operator YourCash

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Adds 5,000 ATMs across the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland October 11, 2016: Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT), a leading global electronic payments provider, has completed the acquisition of UK-based ATM operator YourCash Europe Limited. The acquisition includes approximately 5,000 ATMs across the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland. With the addition of YourCash, the combined businesses...
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Banking

ING to shed 7,000 jobs

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Jobs cuts to mainly take place in Belgium and The Netherlands IFM Correspondent October 4, 2016: Dutch bank ING, the country’s biggest lender, announced plans to shed 7,000 jobs, mainly in Belgium and The Netherlands. The plan is part of cost cutting measure for the company, which will help it save $1.01 billion by 2021....
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Banking

ABN AMRO engages with Verint Solutions

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Leverages solutions from Verint to improve response time and provide higher quality service September 14, 2016: Verint Systems announced that one of the Netherlands’ leading financial services organisations, ABN AMRO, is using its Verint Workforce Management software to enhance customer engagement processes. Leveraging the Verint solution, ABN AMRO has met an ambitious target of providing...
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Banking

KBL epb 2015 net profit rises 22%

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Full year net profit reaches €81 million; revenues rise to €548 million May 10, 2016: KBL European Private Bankers (KBL epb), headquartered in Luxembourg and operating in 50 cities in Europe, announced its positive financial results for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015. KBL epb reported a group net profit of €81 million for...
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Banking

KBL epb expands UK and Dutch operations

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by International Finance Desk
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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Economy

What to expect in 2017

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by International Finance Desk
OMFIF believes Trump’s ‘wayward behaviour and rhetoric’ will exacerbate the damage in geopolitics and economics IFM Correspondent January 2, 2017: The year 2016 was filled with action. The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), a research firm, expects 2017 to be along the same lines. Many lines of political and economic risk intersect the...
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Economy

Eurozone: What recovery?

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by International Finance Desk
Disappointing GDP data highlight a lack of improvement in the economy, but the ECB is likely to ignore calls for action as it continues to evaluate policies already enacted August 18, 2014: According to Eurostat’s flash estimate, Eurozone GDP showed 0.0% growth in the second quarter, down from 0.2% in the first quarter. The figure...
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