Managers of Wealth Fintech

Millennials, not baby boomers, are the future for digital wealth platforms

The different age brackets were much more in agreement in their perceived value of face-to-face time with human advisors

Mideast firms ramping up investments with an AI on the future

Survey shows 95% believe that AI will have a positive impact on their firm

What is holding back challenger banks’ expansion?

Challenger banks’ big issue currently is they’re not actually banks and lack the experience to thrive, according to Alior Bank managing director Bruno Ferreira in a research interview with FinTech Global.

Central Banks apathy for blockchain is waning

During this year a number of interesting studies and reports have been launched, exploring the role of blockchain technology and digital currencies for central banks.

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 2.73 per cent for August

The August 2018 reading of 2.73 per cent continues the generally favourable trend in asset retention that we’ve seen over the past year and a half, indicating investor confidence in hedge funds remains high.

Digitising financial services still in early stages

This is important in the sense that acquiring clients has become more challenging and costly as competition increases.

How ecosystems in Asia are threatening Western banks

Learning from the Silicon Valley ecosystem is still an option, however, future leaders should rather study the business models of challenger banks in Asia and implement an ecosystem mindset for their digital transformation strategy.

Wealth Management Challenges: Client Retention in the Digital Age

Yet many of the traditional wealth managers still question whether the inheriting generation will really want or expect different services/solutions from wealth managers.

SS&C: Hedge Funds Return +0.97% In July

The SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index represents the monthly net of hedge fund subscriptions and redemptions administered by SS&C GlobeOp on the SS&C GlobeOp platform.

SoftBank's April-June profit multiplies on IT investments

The company did not provide a forecast for the full current fiscal year, citing business environment uncertainty.

Public cloud – myth vs reality

It’s becoming more commonplace for law firms to utilise Public Cloud services, with Taylor Wessing and Farrer & Co recently announcing their move to Azure.

Silicon Valley’s Unicorn Elite Are Sitting on $60 Billion in Untapped Wealth

Tech has long been a robust wealth creator: six of the 10 richest people on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index built their fortune in the industry.

Three Asia focused robo advisers compared

Three “robos” from the crucible of wealth tech share their data versus benchmarks

Mauritius – an evolving FinTech hub by Graham Patrick and Miro Metodiev

In recent years, Mauritius has gained a growing global reputation as the preferred gateway for investment into (and out of) Africa.

Coming of age digitally

Learning, leadership, and legacy

Coutts' Syed: Those not looking at blockchain are burying their heads in the sand

Too much fragmentation in wealth management

Crypto or Cryptic? Impacts of a growing industry by Greg Kok

The underlying technology, blockchain, was originally developed as a technological solution to support Bitcoin.

Africa’s challenger banks are set to surge ahead

Could spark a dramatic change in the established order.

Facebook in talks with banks to share customer details, expand customer service

Facebook, which has come under intense criticism for sharing user data with many app developers, was interested in information including bank card transactions, checking account balances, and where purchases were made, according to the source.

Cambodia’s finance minister: ‘Fintech may play critical role in supporting financial inclusion’

Fintech may play a critical role in supporting financial inclusion through the development of the country’s financial infrastructure

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