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When the Panama Papers were released, beneficial ownership was once again the topic de jour in financial news. Not only did their release bring the topic back into the spotlight but it also seemingly...
The Financial Times estimates that the market for funds advised by hybrid robo-human services will grow to $16.3 trillion worldwide in the next nine years. According to Swiss financial research compan...
In 2015, the U.S. Department of State issued 477,780 temporary work visas to foreign nationals. These people represent 0.3 percent of the U.S. labor force and are a largely untapped customer base for ...
The recently unveiled plan of European Money Markets Institute (EMMI) to enhance the robustness and viability of Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA), one of the major reference rates in European mone...
The phrase “you are only as strong as your weakest link” while true is just not enough in our technology-based society, where cyberinsecurity is pervasive. It is not a question of “if” a cyberattack ...
There is a lot of talk about digital transformation by banks but the reality is that despite what they say they are not doing it. What the vast majority of banks are actually doing is digital enableme...
The recent slew of exchange announcements introducing new dark trading facilities in response to MiFID II would appear to suggest that the regulation has triggered a whole raft of innovations. But is ...
For my first post, I thought I'd look at some of the issues that exist around managing trading data. After all, market trading generates phenomenal amounts of data. The NYSE, for example, saw more tha...
Even though studies are showing that an increasing number of users are giving the mobile wallet technology a try, only a few are reported to be using it on a continuous basis. Consumers say their top ...
How many times have you heard a comment around the office that “work would be so much easier without clients” which, whilst clearly tongue in cheek, does accurately reflect the tensions that can build...
It is very clear from the figures released by the various fraud prevention agencies that there is a dramatic increase in cybercrime and real-time fraud. Should the losses continue to persist at the cu...
For years, Google has worked to provide users with relevant, interesting content through its search engine. Its ranking algorithm inspects websites based on timeliness and quality, and not necessarily...