Managers of Wealth Fintech

How Bitcoin and Blockchain are Impacting the Middle East

The UAE government elected to focus specifically on promoting the use, study, and investment in cryptocurrencies and their technologies.

India's Yes Bank nears deal to sell stake to tech firm - CEO

The board has given India’s fourth largest private lender the go ahead to raise more growth capital.

Digitisation essential for wealth managers says Nucoro

The report finds that this is being driven by the rise of automation facilitating scalable growth, and the transformation of customers where their expectations, needs, behaviours and demographics are changing.

Being Part of the In Crowd

How to harness the power of a connected network.

Five Signposts for Making Every Personalized Client Journey a Success

Twenty-five percent of consumers surveyed stopped doing business with a company not because of product problems, but because the firm didn’t personalize their experience.

Geneva WM on how technology is changing the industry

The asset management industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation.

AI ethics: A business imperative for boards and C-suites

What does responsible AI look like—and who owns it?

The fight against skimmers and scammers by Charles Randell, Chair of the FCA

Speech by Charles Randell, Chair of the FCA, delivered at the Cambridge Economic Crime Symposium.

Mastering the operational challenges of hybrid funds by Umer Malik, SS&C

The idea of having access to both liquid and illiquid investment strategies through a single vehicle is appealing to both individual and institutional investors.

SA: Sasbo wants moratorium on bank retrenchments

Sasbo general secretary Joe Kokela says: “We are not against digitalisation; it is how they have gone about it.

LGPS appoints tech firm to monitor investment costs and charges

Managers that sign up to the LGPS’ cost transparency code promise to “put in place the systems

How Blockchain technology is transforming financial services sector; the road ahead

Blockchain, primarily a distributed ledger technology (DLT), has emerged as one of the most groundbreaking application and has a tremendous potential to metamorphose the workings of financial sector in recent years.

AI-led hedge funds struggle for performance

While AI-focused hedge funds have lagged their peers over the last two years, they show strong outperformance on an annualized five-year basis.

What's Driving Financial Services Interest in Managed Services? by Mark Hepsworth, CEO Asset Control

Managed services work because the provider of the application will typically know their own applications best and will be best suited to configure the application for optimal use by the client.

Regtech firm sees surge in demand as financial services industry prepares for Brexit

One of the biggest issues that firms may face is the loss of passporting rights and the reliance upon equivalence instead.

Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: IoT, Robotics and Smart Cities

As IoT technologies continue to spread to all aspects of daily life, and even become embedded in the human body, questions about data ownership, accuracy and privacy protection take on greater importance.

Could Artificial Intelligence Spell Check-Mate for Money Laundering?

Criminals by their nature aren’t known for their tendency to follow rules.

Platform growth to continue despite end of DB 'sugar rush'

Data from the Lang Cat showed assets on advised platforms grew by 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year to £418.4bn but net flows were down 1.76 per cent in the quarter to £5.2bn.

Priorities to accelerate Africa’s technology transformation journey

South Africa endorses the focus on science, technology, and innovation as a priority theme for TICAD 7

Fintech, Fiber-optics, and Financial Inclusion

The spread of innovative financial technologies, known as fintech, has expanded financial opportunities to more and more people.

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