Managers of Wealth

Fintech most popular sector for HNW investors: report

Fintech is the most popular sector among high net worth and professional investors, according to Capitama, a direct private investment platform.

Finance without frontiers

Technology is prevalent in most industries so the topics of fintech and regtech are of utmost importance to those working in financial services.

HNW investors favour fintech

“Our data shows that investors see real value in the companies operating in this space, and that they see a strong future for the UK fintech scene despite Brexit.”

Jack Ma’s Ant Financial to snag Carlyle for $10bn fund-raising

The funding will be mostly used for overseas expansion, the people said.

JHC to source market data from VMS

The partnership is a significant step for the US based market data provider which is looking to increase its European and MENA client base.

Robocalypse now? Don’t buy the panic over job-stealing AI

This concern over new technology has many of the classic characteristics of a moral panic.

Former Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn predicts global cryptocurrency in the future, but not bitcoin

Bitcoin has been heavily criticised for its volatility, previously shady connections and sudden changes in value, something that has made many people oppose it.

The FMS.next Banking platform available in Cloud and SaaS

Utilising cloud, banks gain a proven, secure and continuously supported infrastructure to manage their banking operations end-to-end, at any time, with 24/7 access, hassle-free.

Citi China introduces Voice Biometrics authentication

This Voice Biometrics authentication system has already been introduced in multiple countries in the Asia Pacific region with a customer base of around 4.48 million people.

Schroders announces Qwil Messenger as first fintech to join start-up programme

The Cobalt programme has been designed to help financial services-focused start-ups collaborate with Schroders to support their development.

Macquarie partners with wealth fintech

"Like us, Macquarie cares about creating great experiences for its clients and is setting the standard for the rest of the industry to follow when it comes to open banking," Ridd said.

IRESS wins in WealthBriefing European Awards with clients Saranac Partners

Every tool within the solution automatically populates from this central CRM data, so administration is kept to an absolute minimum and the client experience is optimised through every service channel.

FundCount Wins Best Client Accounting at the WealthBriefing European Awards

Dynamic nested entity functionality sets the firm apart

'Machine on Machine War' the Future of Cybercrime

“Many defences are to stop unauthorised persons, if the person is in fact authorised, that gets them over the first two or three hurdles.”

Amazon CEO Implies Spending His Billions on Space Travel Is Philanthropic

Unabashedly, Bezos responded to Dopfner’s query, saying “The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel. That is basically it.”

Wealth manager acquires Finland’s first robo-advisor wealth management company

The acquisition is subject to approval by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority. The acquisition is estimated to be realised in the first half of 2018.

Check Point co-founder Nacht invests in Swiss fintech firm Numbrs

Billionaire entrepreneur says digital banking platforms, independent of banks, can reshape the global financial sector

CAIS Selects SEI to Provide An Innovative Front-Office Technology Solution for Alternative Investment Platform

Strategic Relationship Significantly Enhances Advisor and Fund Manager Transaction Experience by Intelligently Digitizing Subscription Documents and Automating Manual Processes

Peter Thiel-Backed Venture to Help Big Investors Bet on Bitcoin

Tagomi expects to be the equivalent of a broker-dealer, executing orders to buy or sell cryptocurrencies

World’s first bank where robots manage everything

The bank says the new set up will be able to handle 90 percent of the cash and non-cash demands of traditional banking outlets.

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