12/04/2017
Helvetic launches cryptocurrency fund
The fund has defined an industry standard for the insured, safe-keeping of crypto assets.
FinTech
12/03/2017
As Bitcoin Tops $11,000, Hedge Fund Leader Ken Griffin Joins the Bubble Brigade
Financial institutions and big corporations are experimenting with blockchain technology to improve global payments and supply chain management.
12/01/2017
Power Tools: How New Tech Will Upend Wealth Management
Major Advances Across The Financial Planner’s Toolkit Are Making These Tools More Efficient
12/01/2017
Robo-advisories lure wealthy investors with ultra-low fees
Yet fintech proponents argue that digital wealth-management platforms provide straightforward, low-fee investment strategies that are good for the bottom lines of wealthy and average investors alike.
11/30/2017
Offshore wealth management software provider inks cyber-security tie up
“The Panama Papers was a result of a security breach and it is clear with the recent Paradise Papers that the industry has failed to learn the lessons of the past. Given the nature of sensitive data that private banks and wealth managers have acces
11/30/2017
Vontobel launches first digital platform covering corporate finance themes
“With our new information portal, we want to promote dialogue and foster knowledge of corporate finance,” said Hanspeter Gehrer, Head of Vontobel Corporate Finance.
11/29/2017
Global Crypto-Currency Crackdown Sparks Search For Safe Havens
Confronted With National Regulators’ Intensifying Scrutiny Of Digital Currency Fund-Raising
11/29/2017
Deutsche Bank unveils mobile WM platform in Switzerland
The new solution will also calculate investment risk to ensure it is aligned with regulatory requirements.
11/29/2017
Global Crypto-Currency Crackdown Sparks Search For Safe Havens
Confronted With National Regulators’ Intensifying Scrutiny Of Digital Currency Fund-Raising
11/28/2017
Hedge Fund Chiefs Weigh-in on Bitcoin Frenzy
Cryptocurrencies have soared in popularity, there are now more than 1,000 in existence with an aggregate value greater than the market capitalisation of IBM.
11/28/2017
Wealthy Families, Target Of Cybercrime, Lack Proper Defenses, Report Shows
Many Families Fail To Audit Their Publicly Available Information
11/24/2017
Digital technology: Transforming approach to thematic investing
Technology and consumer behavior appear to be rapidly disrupting many industries.
11/23/2017
HSBC, like its competitors, is searching for the Holy Grail of digital banking, Google Bank
The search for the Holy Grail that is Google bank, has been going on ever since digital banking took hold.
11/23/2017
UBS Seeks to Expand Workforce in Artificial Intelligence
Future lies in ‘cognitive’ bank, head of innovation says
11/22/2017
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: November notifications 3.91%
Indicator data is based on actual investor redemption notifications received.
11/22/2017
Nutmeg assets hit £1bn as clients double
Nutmeg now claims it is one of the fastest-growing wealth management company in the UK.
11/22/2017
Robo-advice revolution comes at a cost
Nutmeg now manages £1bn of investor cash, but robos face growing competition
11/20/2017
HSBC, Societe Generale run into AI's production problems
“It’s been somewhat easy - in a funny way - to get going using sample data, [but] then you hit the real problems,” Roth said.
11/20/2017
AVALOQ wins Top Prize for Innovation at 2017 ‘Banque & Innovation’ Fair
The awards ceremony was part of the 2017 ‘Banque & Innovation’ fair that was recently held in Paris.
11/19/2017
Joint effort for Switzerland’s digital future
“Digitalisation changes the way we live, learn and work,” she is quoted as saying.