Belfast-Marathon

Participating in the Belfast Marathon

Our fundraising efforts continued yesterday in glorious sunshine when our team of volunteers participated in the Belfast Marathon. After much deliberation in the office we named our team “Fund RunNURS” and when the team was finalised they embarked on months of extensive training – well some of them did!! Big thanks to Ellie McConnell, Rosie…

RegTech Trade Mission to New York

RegTech Trade Mission to New York

We are pleased to announce that we are taking part in the UK Department of International Trade’s RegTech trade mission to New York this week. This is the Department’s first RegTech trade mission to America and forms part of New York’s inaugural FinTech week that is being held between 24th and 28th April 2017. Hosted…

Prince2-Training

Prince2 Training

We had more staff carry out Prince2 training this week. Senior Risk and Compliance Managers Jason Worthington and Amy Johnston spent a week learning all about the project management methodology and completing the written examination. Given the high standard set by Rosie last year, there was some pressure for Jason and Amy to achieve high…

Fundraising for Red Nose Day

Fundraising for Red Nose Day

We had our own version of the Great British Bake Off in the Funds-Axis office today as the team donned their aprons and tolled away in their kitchens to bring in some delicious treats to raise funds for Red Nose Day. While it was not initially shown, it was clear from the efforts of our…

International Fund Management Conference

International Fund Management Conference

We were proud to sponsor and exhibit at the International Fund Management Conference in London on the 8th and 9th March 2017. Not only was it the first time this event was held but it was also the first time we have had a stand at a major fund management conference, so we were excited…

UCITS IV and AIFMD Derivatives and Risk Management Training

UCITS IV and AIFMD Derivatives and Risk Management Training

Our UCITS IV and AIFMD Derivatives and Risk Management training course was held in London on the 1st March. Like the UCITS Investment and Borrowing Rules course there was strong demand for places amongst Funds-Axis clients and UK asset managers. We also had several people fly in from Europe to attend the training. Overall 19…

UCITS Investment and Borrowing Rules Training

UCITS Investment and Borrowing Rules Training

We held our first training course of the year on UCITS Investment and Borrowing Rules in London on the 28th February. There was strong interest in attending the course from our clients and a range of other fund managers across the UK. In total 23 delegates were in attendance. The course was facilitated by our…

Work Experience and Placement Fair

Work Experience and Placement Fair

At Funds-Axis we think it is important to provide university students with the skills and experience to secure employment after they graduate. Due to our continued growth, we are also keen to employ talented students who would become our employees of the future after they graduate. To fulfil this commitment, we attended the Work Experience…

The Funds-Axis Team

The Funds-Axis Team

Our team at Funds-Axis towers has been growing significantly over the past year so we thought it would be a good time to let you see the people who deliver first class customer service to our clients. So here is a photo of the Funds-Axis team (minus a few people who were unfortunately off that…

PWC Ignite Accelerator Programme

PWC Ignite Accelerator Programme

We have been selected as one of only four companies to take part in the Ignite Accelerator Programme being run by PWC in Northern Ireland. The Programme was launched to help Northern Ireland’s young, high-potential, technology companies improve performance, ignite markets and drive growth. Over the course of the 1 year Programme participants will be attending…