08/16/2018
Standalone robo-advisers struggling to survive
Has the wealth management industry reached peak robo?
FinTech
08/15/2018
Robo, blockchain and predictive analytics – applications in wealth management
FNZ first started in New Zealand in 2004 and is now headquartered in the UK where it is the market leader.
08/15/2018
First Direct takes the lead as banks now have to say if their own customers would recommend them
They will also have to send reminders to their customers when they make changes such as closing local branches or hiking charges.
08/14/2018
Bitcoin investing is creating tax predicaments for hedge funds
As a result, many funds have tried to minimize their liabilities without really knowing what the rules are.
08/14/2018
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.
08/14/2018
RegTech solutions for the digitisation of client onboarding
IMTF, with headquarters in Switzerland, offers to FIs across the world innovative and reliable RegTech solutions for automated onboarding, KYC/EDD, AML and Fraud helping them deliver a better client experience, increase efficiency, and achieve significant
08/14/2018
Adapting wealth management for a BigTech world
The rise of BigTech and consequent encroachment into wealth management is now inevitable
08/14/2018
UBS reduces IT outsourcing to Cognizant sharply
Cognizant and UBS have had over a decade-long relationship.
08/13/2018
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.
08/08/2018
'Time Traveler' Millionaire Wants to Open Australia's First Cryptocurrency Bank
Even though industry enthusiasts are well aware of the allure of decentralization, the masses are still getting there.
08/07/2018
Swissquote Buys European Rival
The purchase price includes goodwill of 25 percent.
08/07/2018
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.
08/06/2018
Swiss banks open for cryptocurrency assets
Only crypto assets from payments received for a service rendered or from mining successes can be kept with the bank.
08/02/2018
SS&C to acquire investment management solutions firm
Strategic move will strengthen SS&C’s front-to-back office suite of technology
08/02/2018
Swissquote Reports 25.7 Million Francs Profit After Adding Cryptocurrency Services
Swissquote Posts Profit of 25.7 Million Francs in H1 2018
08/02/2018
Iress improves compliance monitoring for licensees
The new capability has a range of reporting tools including interactive dashboards and visuals, which allow for user-friendly analysis and triaging.
07/30/2018
The importance of digital communications for wealth managers in Asia and beyond
Clients that prefer an online experience and are used to accessing information at the touch of an app - or click of a mouse are likely to be frustrated by paper documents and emails containing PDFs. Yet that is exactly how many wealth managers continue to
07/30/2018
SS&C Deliver 2018: Spotlight sessions for asset managers
Blockchain is widely considered to be the next disruptive technology.
07/30/2018
Another Guernsey first for ILS trend-setter
Last year Mr Edmonds announced that Dom Re IC, a cell of Solidum Re, had issued what was believed to be the first notes ever to have been digitised on a private blockchain.
07/30/2018
Aegon tasks 200 more people with tackling platform woes
Aegon bought Cofunds in 2016 for £140m and had been planning the integration of the two platforms ever since.