Blog

  • 26
    Feb

    In today’s financial investment services industry, companies manage a diverse range of products and client needs, from unit trusts and pension funds to multi-currency investments and LISP-type fund supermarkets. Traditionally, each of these financial offerings has relied on separate systems or platforms, leading to complexity,......

  • 10
    Jul

    Over the decades, IT developers have been referred to as the geeks who are hidden away in the basement or worked remotely and often from home.  This work arrangement was accepted with ease, as anyone dealing with IT developers know that the work-load and deadlines......

  • 14
    Dec

    Financial institutions in our capital market manage payments daily at an increasing rate. The immediacy of transactions needs ongoing real-time reconciliation solutions, especially with the demand and competition in this sector. Before reconciled data existed, banks used the traditional method of end-of-day processing. The inevitable......

  • 18
    Oct

    The right data in the right place at the right time – why compliance systems are critical for your business Walther Behrens, Co-founder of FINWorks Over the past decade, we have seen the rise and adoption of regulatory compliance technology. Tech-based regulatory compliance solutions automate......

  • 13
    May

    Our previous blog focused on how coding becomes a handbrake for your business and the importance of clean code with insights on how to maintain it. If you are an investment manager who don’t do coding yourself, but still carry the responsibility of creating a......

  • 01
    Apr

    There is an unstoppable demand for the release of new software. The result is often rushed coding, with no time to clean up loose ends. These loose ends build up over time, making systems expensive to change.  Other effects on your business is that functionality......

  • 20
    Oct

    Wealth management traditionally focuses on investment planning and financial planning. The emphasis has however shifted from these two focus areas to include a more holistic wealth approach and increased value proposition to clients. Holistic wealth management looks at more than just the numbers. Rather than......

  • 31
    Aug

    Part 1 An article published last week highlighted how investors and large corporates benefit from fintech companies.  Flexibility of services is a key influencer and deal maker for these partnerships or projects.  Fintech has brought accessibility, convenience and more transparency to wealth management. Transition &......

  • 06
    Jul

    We’ve experienced over time that a high value proposition, of independent agencies such as ourselves, is only part of the solution that makes partnerships work.  Long-term commitment and mutual trust is as important on the human side as is the expertise on the development side. ......

  • 14
    Apr

    The discipline to develop a financial administration system that is sustainable, with the ability to change, is rarely mentioned.  It leans a little to the big white elephant in the room no one wants to talk about.  This goes for large and smaller financial businesses......