Making the money world go round

Making the money world go round
Federal Reserve decisions will breathe life into stock exchanges around the world.
Paul McBeth
The United States Federal Reserve’s pivot will breathe new life into stock markets around the world after a moribund couple of years, but plenty of financial services firms have been quietly going about growing their businesses.One you’ve probably never heard of is Adminis. The Wellington-based fintech grew 40% last year and will hit $12 billion under administration this month, covering the whole gamut of back-end financial services to the likes of wealth managers and family offices.Just last week, the firm struck a deal with the Ba...

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