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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?

Artificial intelligence: The time to act is now

Thanks to technological advances over the past few years, manufacturers are close to offering such leading-edge MRI solutions.

How to protect yourself from fraud - Coutts

The research, which involved studying real recordings and transcripts of scam calls, reinforces FFA UK’s week-long fraud campaign run with the UK government and backed by the banking industry.

Survey Reveals Investment Managers Greatest Implementation Challenge around MiFID II

In addition to concerns around MiFID II, the survey revealed that 65 percent of attendees expect the upcoming regulatory environment will demand an increasing amount of their time in 2018, compared to 2017.

Technology takes the lead in 2018 - Deloitte

The Deloitte Center for Financial Services has once again published our series of outlooks for the coming year in financial services.