Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, is pleased to announce that JHC , the authors of the FIGARO product has connected to the Network for order-routing and reconciliations. Both of these services are fully integrated into FIGARO, which means that JHC’s clients will be able to trade funds and reconcile [...]
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JHC and Cofunds Announce a Fully Automated Interface
JHC is pleased to announce a major development to its market leading product FIGARO to enable fully automated straight through processing (STP) to Cofunds, the leading funds custodian. This replaces an earlier file transfer version currently used by some FIGARO users. The new interface provides a transmission and translation service for Cofunds Trade Input and [...]
JHC Newcastle Move into New Offices to Meet Expansion Plans
JHC has opened a new office in the prestigious St. Nicholas Building in the centre of Newcastle, with capacity for more than 50 staff. The new premises are a result of an overall growth in staff at JHC because of increased new business in major Wealth Management clients. This will lead to JHC expanding by [...]
Peak Performance
JHC would like to wish Andrew Butcher, Chief Operating Officer, Charles Stanley, good luck on his sponsored climb to the Base Camp of Everest and onward to the peak of Kala Pattar. JHC are pleased to be one of his sponsors for The Wooden Spoon charity, for which he is undertaking this ambitious feat. If [...]
Continued Success and Recognition for Figaro
At the prestigious Systems in the City 2011 event in front of Stockbrokers, Fund Managers and Investment Bankers at the Royal College of Surgeons, Stephen Pinner, the Managing Director of Goodacre UK, announced this year’s winners of the Systems in the City Awards. JHC’s Figaro was nominated in several categories and was the winner of [...]
JHC Awarded Industry Accreditation
JHC are amongst the first suppliers to be granted the “GoodAccreditation” standard. This standard is being allocated to supplier firms who deliver services or systems to the regulated financial markets, to an acceptable standard as determined by their customers. Stephen Pinner, Managing Director, Goodacre UK commented “We have received over 75 applications from companies keen [...]
Platforms are Back in Fashion
Retail investors increasingly require control of all their assets via a single provider. So, asks John Blackman in an article recently published in the APCIMS Quarterly, did platforms ever really go out of fashion?
JHC Run to Raise Funds for Pakistan Flood Victims
JHC entered a team in the Birmingham half-marathon to raise funds for those affected by the floods in Pakistan. Everybody completed the course and with over £2000 pledged so far, it marks a great effort by all those taking part. From left to right: Neil Delmer, Lucy Campbell, Bill Johnson, David Duffy, Chris White, Steve [...]
Focus on FigaroWEB
Figaro’s web platform, FigaroWEB is an internet application framework that allows Figaro users to provide a branded online platform for end-clients and fund managers. FigaroWEB incorporates
Figaro – Quality First
Figaro, the leading software application for Stockbrokers and Fund Managers, is one of the most comprehensive systems in the marketplace. Such a complex solution places extraordinary demands on the testing and quality process.
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