Managers of Wealth Fintech

The Global Retail Banking Report: The age of co-existence

Fintechs’ dreams of disrupting the entire banking industry may disappoint.

Favourite tech brands of rich people in South Africa

High net worth individuals are defined as those having a personal income of R50,001+ per month, before deductions.

SAS And HSBC Are Launching A Big Data Analytics Degree For Managers

Program to combat dearth of graduates who can use analytics to make better decisions

IT Spending in Insurance: A Global Perspective, 2017

Using IT spending as a percentage of premium, Celent estimates that global IT spending by insurance companies will reach US$184.8 billion by the end of 2017.

deVere Group to shake-up banking sector with e-money app: deVere Vault

“This is a low-cost, e-money app designed for today’s globalised world.”

AI will dominate banking and less interaction will create a more human experience

Four in five bankers believe AI will "revolutionise" the way in which banks gather information

IBM Names Five Essential Qualities For Banks in Today's Digital and Cloud Environment

As banks face this environment, they must adopt a cloud-first disruptor mindset.

One third of financial institutions to acquire a FinTech firm in next 18 months

31% of banks and asset managers expect to acquire a FinTech firm within the next 18 months

Almost half of UK consumers aiming to switch banks amid customer service fears, GMC Software research shows

43 percent looking to switch in the next year, as 68 percent feel they are “Just a number” to their bank

Sage: Global Research Shows Tech Savvy Businesses Grow, Differentiate, Compete and Flex Better

The research follows the launch of Sage's second wave of cloud accounting solutions in 2017 at Sage Summit London.

Intermediaries still find portals difficult to use despite improvements – IRESS survey

A minority (16%) see robo-advice as an opportunity, 31% see it as a threat, but the majority (53%) were neutral.

Model Bank Award Winners Announced

Every year we feel privileged to receive so many amazing stories from financial institutions from all over the world, and a little daunted by the prospect of having to pick the most worthy award recipients

How can data quality and governance assist with counterparty exposure?

The 2007 Global Financial Crisis highlighted the shortfalls of risk assessment and management systems used by financial institutions

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says He Is Not Replacing Humans With Robots

Still, even with Fink's commitment to retaining human insight over computing power, the industry’s shift toward automation is already underway and seemingly inevitable.

Outsourcing risk management and information transparency

Creating value across the extended enterprise

8 Best Personal Finance Apps: Opportunity or Threat For Asset Management Companies?

Another job that has vanished due to technology is the tax collector, as companies chose to digitize their taxes, saving money that would’ve been otherwise spent on hiring more employees.

Managers prepare for MiFID II by shifting gears with research

Money management firms are grappling with a requirement under incoming rules that will change the way they access and pay for research. The second iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, a European regulation set to come into force J

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