FDM Group and Avaloq announce collaboration

LONDON - March 12, 2015 - PRLog -- International IT services provider, FDM Group, has unveiled its new partnership with the Avaloq group, a technology driven financial services provider. Avaloq has appointed FDM to provide IT skilled and Avaloq certified resources to support the Avaloq Community in its growth across Europe and Asia.

Avaloq is an international leader in integrated and comprehensive solutions for wealth management, universal and retail banks. The Avaloq Banking Suite comprises a fully integrated, modular banking solution of back, middle and front office functionalities and is successfully run in the most demanding financial centres in the world.

FDM is a leading graduate employer and specialises in providing clients with Consultants trained in core IT disciplines. Its award-winning Graduate Programme combines industry-relevant training with commercial experience representing FDM on one or more client sites.

Avaloq is already engaged with FDM Consultants who have been trained through the FDM Graduate Programme. FDM Consultants are trained in dedicated academies in the UK, USA, Canada or Germany and training covers the full software development lifecycle. The training is either business or technically focused depending on the individual’s skill set and once complete, trainees receive additional ACP training (Fundamentals of Avaloq customisation) to become Avaloq Certified Professionals.

On announcing the partnership, Francisco Fernandez, Avaloq CEO, comments, “With FDM we found a partner who helps us to drive our growth strategy. We are confident that the unique model of FDM supports Avaloq in delivering excellent performance to satisfy our customers’ business needs”.

FDM Germany’s Managing Director, Claus Damwerth adds, “We are delighted to be working with Avaloq. FDM’s strong link with universities across the globe as well as its solid and profound IT training and careers programme is a real asset for Avaloq to support its fast and strong growth outside of Switzerland. Furthermore, with Avaloq we have a partner who fits perfectly our large banking customer base.”

The start of this collaboration marks the extension of FDM’s network, already having an established relationship with Murex, a leading trading platform for investment banks.