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The Automated Teller Machine has existed for over 50 years. Whilst it still looks pretty much the same, things have changed significantly on the inside: OS, multi-vendor environments as well as the networks that hide behind the ATM. Companies are forced to update test strategies if they want an efficient ATM estate. Understanding the complexities... read more

How Asset Management Firms are managing increasing complexity and regulation. In today's uncertain regulatory and market environment, business transformation is an imperative. Rising regulatory, vendor and data risk - along with cost and return pressures - mean you need more than "business as usual". By adopting flexible and nimble operational... read more

While nobody knows the future, insight into trends can help firms understand the constantly transforming asset management world and help them find solutions that can prepare them for growth amidst the changes. “The Road Ahead for Asset Management: The Experts Weigh In,” offers a detailed look at upcoming industry changes. Read it to learn more... read more

Before you trust your mid- and back-office operations—including finance and accounting—to an outside provider, you must know who you’re dealing with and what to expect. See how your potential partner measures up by asking the right questions (and listening for the right answers). This Q&A, “Ready to Choose a Transformation Partner?” can... read more

Asset management firms face a difficult competitive environment that’s constantly changing. For operations executives, this change provides an opportunity to take their firms’ growth and success to a higher level. Moving to a hosted or managed services operations platform can help many firms successfully meet the challenges they face. read more

Inside Secure’s Mobile Payment solution enables YourPay – allowing Issuing banks (and others) to easily deploy their own “Pays”. This allows them to complement their existing assets and customer relationships with a powerful, convenient and secure Mobile Payment solution. Inside Secure’s Mobile Payment Server manages the eco-system on... read more

For firms providing brokerage services, symbology data feeds enable the seamless on-boarding of new clients, who may use differing technologies for market data, order execution and portfolio management. Firms that use the Xymbology feed can gain a competitive advantage in winning new business, more often than not by a switch sale, with minimum... read more

If your business has made the decision to implement a CTRM system for the first time or replace and old system with a modern CTRM system, then you are going to need to start a selection process. How do you decide which CTRM system is right for your business? Fendahl's free guide on How to Choose a CTRM System is designed to give you a basic... read more

We have recently upgraded our global Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) database to the latest ISO 10962: 2015 standard. Our other essential MiFID II regulatory data attributes include traded series ISINs and new Base Product, Sub Product and Further Sub Product classifications. We will also maintain Aii to ISIN translation symbology for... read more

Beneficial ownership came to the fore recently with two high profile leaks – the Bahamas and the Panama Papers leaks, which saw the leaking of financial information for hundreds of thousands of offshore entities. This, along with heightened anxieties arising from a number of high profile terrorist activities, has resulted in a significant shift... read more