12/12/2016
Gemma Godfrey partners with BlackRock for robo launch
Godfrey, a former head of investment strategy at Brooks Macdonald, revealed her intention to launch the online wealth firm, last September, targeting £2 million from investors.
FinTech
12/09/2016
Leveraging digital technologies to innovate in financial services
News from Deloitte Consulting
12/08/2016
The Russian App That Has Destroyed Privacy Forever
Imagine a smartphone app that lets anyone take a picture of anyone and then find that person on social networks
12/07/2016
People Will Walk a Mile for Good Advice, BofA CEO Says
BofA is builiding 200 to 300 new branches each year, adding that every single one of the existing branches is being refurbished to get up to the standards.
12/07/2016
Don’t Fear The Robo Reaper
Don’t fear technology, embrace it, own it because it’s not going away and you can control it
12/07/2016
Neiman Marcus digitizes beauty demonstrations via Memory Mirror counters
The Memory Mirror takes a 360-degree video of a client modeling a particular outfit.
12/05/2016
Mumbai and Tel Aviv are the rising financial centres as power shifts from the West, says Barclays chief
India, Singapore or Israel could be the financial technology capital of the future
12/05/2016
Jack Ma Wants to Turn Trendy Fintech Into Techfin
TechFin is to rebuild the system with technology.
12/05/2016
European VCs are going to make flying cars a reality
There’s 14 times the amount of later stage capital committed in the U.S. versus Europe
12/04/2016
How UBS built its 'robo advisor' SmartWealth like a fintech startup
Williams is the co-head of UBS' recently launched online wealth manager, SmartWealth
12/02/2016
Wealth managers respond to demand for ‘robo advice’
Brewin Dolphin the latest firm to offer a fully automated investment service
12/02/2016
This ATM Dispenses Free Swiss Chocolate
Clients can withdraw milk chocolate from chocomat «Sweetie» anytime the craving hits – day or night
12/02/2016
Private Wealth Systems Shortlisted for "Best Client Reporting" Award
Recognition based upon Private Wealth Systems' leadership in reshaping the future of private wealth reporting.
12/01/2016
China's about to unleash its roller-coaster tech market on the world
Authorities toyed with the idea of launching the link last year, but the plan was delayed following the August 2015 market crash — back when China's currency, the renminbi, was devalued.
12/01/2016
What would Gandhi have thought about Bitcoin?
Paytm is not Bitcoin but it is digital money that has reached mass scale in a huge market.
12/01/2016
Robo advisers have brand handicap
Discretionary portfolio managers would experience competition from digital providers
12/01/2016
Oakbrook Solutions Shortlisted for the Family Wealth Report Awards...
Our aim is to make these annual Awards one of the brightest, and keenly contested highlights in the wealth management calendar
12/01/2016
How to build a digital strategy for your business... (Part 6/6) by Mik Cons, CEO of Sammedia
Robo-Advice is coming.
12/01/2016
Morgan Stanley robo adviser? A future redefined
The project is led by Naureen Hassan, who joined the wirehouse from Charles Schwab, where she was critical in that firm’s development of its robo adviser platform.
11/30/2016
Wealth Management and Banking in the Digital Age – Are you taking Advantage of the Tools Available?
Technology placed such a comprehensive burden on business