FinoComp Blog
Learn more about life at FinoComp HQ, our news and views, and our thoughts on the world of WealthTech.
Maths, bugs and groovy code – Amelia Lee
I met Ray and Leanne at the UOW Careers Expo in August 2018. I had just one and a half Java subjects up my sleeve and the world of programming was a mysterious dark cloud in my mind. They didn’t yet have an internship program set up, but they clearly had a vision and a deep passion for their work....
How a summer in the hinterland reaffirmed my career change – Andrea Burazor
Hi, I’m Andrea. I’m a first year Bachelor of Computer Science student at UOW and a 29 year old intern. I know what you’re thinking, and it’s okay, there’s really no need to be jealous. Ahem. But, jokes aside, let me lay a few truths on you. You might not like working in your field of study......
Agile and the remote worker: David Dodds
How do you believe the business has adapted during Covid? Have you implemented many structural changes to pivot to this new reality ? FinoComp has adapted brilliantly despite the impacts of Covid. Senior leadership made the call on a Monday to take the team fully remote, and it was implemented on...
Happy Dance – MIFID II Ex Post Costs & Charges Disclosures
I recently had an interview with Ellie Duncan of FT Adviser which was published. Amusingly, the title referred to the Fact that I was so happy with the FCA Interim Report that I did a “Happy Dance” through the office. Those who are familiar with or have observed my talents in the fine art of dance...
MIFID II – Ex-Post
MIFID II, is it over with yet?! Like a guest at a dinner party overstaying their welcome, MIFID II is still absorbing the resources of regulated firms throughout Europe. One of the remaining hurdles poses quite a challenge and, of all the changes under MIFID II, the one which will most likely...
An audience with the FCA…
As three snowflakes showered London on Monday, creating apocalyptic scenes, we braved it and travelled over to Canary Wharf to an audience with the FCA, specifically, their RegTech team. Now, it’s not often the FCA receive positive feedback, but the latest initiative to look at how technology can...
MicroService Architecture – The New Frontier for Wealth Management
I often speak about our strategy of building a suite of software components as microservices and being able to deploy them independently or for them to be able to co-exist together and interact with each other. There are very few players in the Wealth Management software arena who are genuinely...
Continuous Integration Pedestrian Light
Pedestrian Light? Knowing when things go wrong is crucial for any company, and FinoComp is certainly no exception. As part of our mission to produce top quality software, our whole team needs to be notified when an issue is detected in our builds. To this end, we have combined cutting edge...
Introducing The FinoComp Blog…
Who Are FinoComp and Why A Blog… So, who is FinoComp? We are a software development company focused on building, maintaining and supporting excellent software for the UK Wealth Management industry. Our development centre (we call it our Finovation centre) is in Australia and our clients and...