Managers of Wealth Fintech

Fintech firms must ‘collaborate or fail’ warns Capgemini

FinTechs drive revitalization of the financial services customer journey

How to manage the impending wealth transfer: A guide for advisors

Retaining younger clients with a longer time horizon can, in turn, enhance a firm’s value for succession or acquisition planning.

Banks must get their heads out of the sand and into the cloud

The Bank of England is signalling faster interest rate rises than previously expected, offering retail banks a greater interest margin.

Does technology equal doomsday for jobs?

The economists Daron Acemoglu and Pascual Restrepo agree with the doomsayers that automation will replace workers in tasks that they previously performed.

China, India Forge Online Fund Push

Asset managers will need to track developments and look out for the right partnership opportunities

The cyber insurance market: Responding to a risk with few boundaries

In the run-up to the OECD Conference on Unleashing the Potential of the Cyber Insurance Market on 22-23 February 2018, Bill Below and Leigh Wolfrom of the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs look at some of the challenges to insuring cyb

The “Big Tech” backlash - Schroders

Google also provides its Android operating system free of charge to third party device manufacturers (largely, of course, to secure its dominance in mobile search).

Calastone forecasts over £1.9bn savings for the mutual funds market in move to blockchain

Forrester’s research reveals that transaction automation through Calastone has delivered £458 million in savings over the previous six years.

Cybercrime takes an almost $600billion toll on the global economy - Research

This encourages employees to assume it’s a different field – outside of their control or a risk that can’t reach them.

Advisers' platform satisfaction declines

When it came to the services advisers saw as being most important, there was no change from last year, with existing business administration being placed first, new business administration second and online services third.

Universal basic income could be used to protect people from robots taking jobs — study

The plan is costed at £14.5bn a year if it is fully subscribed to, and a total of £462bn over 13 years.

More than Two-Thirds of American Digital Banking Users are Frustrated with Experience

Approximately one-third of digital banking users are willing to switch financial institutions for a better digital experience

Gender equality, still a startup at technology companies

Sangeeta Gupta, senior vice-president, Nasscom, says, "Conscious efforts towards creating diversity, better retention strategies and women-friendly work environments have paid off in creating the gender balance.

SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at 2.99 per cent in January

“This favourable result is consistent with other recent indicators showing that 2018 is off to a strong start for the hedge fund industry in terms of asset growth."

Federal Reserve Economists Deliver Answers to Questions About Cryptos

As the world or cryptos is on a path to meet the world of Federal Reserve oversight, two economists from the space take questions.

Global Banking Outlook 2018

Ten years after the financial crisis, banks are no longer overwhelmed by regulatory change programs or consumed by compliance requirements.

Capgemini acquires customer engagement firm

Capgemini reinforces its global leadership in digital with the acquisition of customer engagement firm LiquidHub

Embrace technology or face ‘treadmill to oblivion’, says report

Hedge funds and private equity groups ‘fail to adopt automation’

Jeff Bezos Adds $3.2 Billion To Fortune As Amazon Investors Cheer Record Profits

Bezos’ fortune rose on the back of blockbuster quarterly results from Amazon.

EY: Banks in Fight for Digital Talent

Tech giants and fintechs are snapping up the brightest of the digital workforce luring them away from banking careers. Is there a staffing crisis ahead for banks?