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This isn’t a ‘should it, shouldn’t it’ question. For pensions, savings and investment businesses, the move to next generation technology is a strategic imperative if they’re to respond effectively to ...
Loans have been harder to come by for SMEs since the financial crisis and larger companies, being lower risk, have taken the lion's share. Into the void have stepped alternative lenders providing opti...
Over the past 20 years, supply chain globalisation has fundamentally changed the face of business. New accounting, control, risk management, planning and reporting processes have been ushered in to sa...
The private company investment sphere has long been the traditional domain of private equity and venture capital firms. However, in recent years, many institutional and retail investors have increasin...
So, the September date looms for ESMA’s final clarification on unbundling. What seems evident is that payment for research with trading commissions is definitely going to be out. What seems less clear...
Mobile Money is the Way of the Future! Is Hedging Your Bets on Bitcoin the Right Idea? Bitcoin has proven to be the bête noir of some and the darling investment for others. Never before has such an in...
Over the past ten years, innovations in technology have dramatically changed how each industry operates and communicates, and the banking and finance sector is no different. The most recent disruptive...
The biggest transfer of wealth in human history is now underway, as “Baby Boomers” (those born from 1945 to 1965) pass their assets onto their children also known as “Millennials” (those born from 198...
Goldman Sachs recently forecasts that $4.7 trillion traditional financial services revenue could be at risk from disruption. As new entrants, supported by a $12 billion investment in Fintech, disrupt ...
It’s rare that a week goes by without seeing Mexican corruption broadcasts exposed in the media light. According to US State Department assessments, their drug trade is the principal established offen...
Data is becoming a bigger focus for asset managers as regulators seek clarity and assurances around risk management. Just last month the SEC was floating a proposal to get more data, and this against ...
The UK’s fintech sector is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. According to figures from Accenture, investment in fintech in the UK and Ireland rose from $264 million in 2013 to $623 milli...