06/02/2017
PlaySight Announces Investment from Verizon Ventures and Greg Norman
Strategic Partnership Will Aid in Global Expansion and Introduce Revolutionary Technology in Golf and New Sports Verticals
FinTech
06/01/2017
ACOLIN InfoTech AG launches new publishing platform
ACOLIN is accessing a new market segment and expands its service package for asset managers by the addition of another important building block.
06/01/2017
Cash Is Dead, Long Live Cash
The march toward a cashless society, it seems, is unstoppable. Young people especially, as well as the better off and better educated, are increasingly at ease paying by card or mobile phone.
06/01/2017
Wealth Managers' Big Data projects often fail due to poorly planned implementation strategies
Financial providers have looked for ways to leverage the power of Big Data by implementing new digital ecosystems intended to take advantage of increased data volume.
06/01/2017
UBS' Zeltner Is Set to Complete IT Project
The integration of the basic infrastructure generated an enormous advantage in terms of costs, Zeltner said.
05/31/2017
Banking On Wealth Tech
Several banks and global wealth management firms have made co-investments in wealth tech.
05/31/2017
Banking On Fintech: Where Incumbents Are Making Investments In Wealth Tech
Top firms are making bets in wealth tech including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Blackrock, and others.
05/30/2017
WeChat users can now buy luxury fashion goods through the app
Louis Vuitton and Dior brands are reportedly testing demands for their products through flash sales on the app.
05/30/2017
40,000+ downloads of e-money app deVere Vault by end of 2017
Nigel Green, the founder and CEO of deVere Group, comments: “Our extensive market research and our 15 years’ experience of offering cross—border financial advice to internationally-mobile individuals, globally-focused firms and expats in
05/30/2017
Vanguard to seize wealth management industry with its digital platform
Vanguard Personal Advisor Services has quietly amassed over $65 billion in assets under management in two short years
05/29/2017
Goal-based Investments in the Digital ERA
User experience is either satisfying and pleasant. Supporting goal-based investment processes: done.
05/29/2017
Wealth Platform Hits Record
The company’s growth has been underpinned by a strong team who are focussed on delivering better outcomes for advisers, their clients, licensees, fund managers, stockbrokers and shareholders.
05/29/2017
Robo advisors are taking the emotion out of wealth management — but not everyone thinks that’s a good thing
There’s no hand holding for times when markets sag and the frightened flee.
05/28/2017
New tool uses behaviour economics to figure out ‘wealth personality’
Technology helps advisors identify clients’ blind spots
05/26/2017
Boutique asset managers: The path to scale By Lee Burchell
Regulations (e.g. Basel III) have made banks more conscious of their costs and margins, so they are prioritising work with larger tier-one/tier-two asset management firms instead of boutiques.
05/25/2017
With $25 million in funding, Prumentum Group is building a “hybrid robo” wealth manager
Over the last 18 months, the team behind Prumentum has been working on a dual-track strategy to provide a mix of technology and human advice
05/25/2017
It’s time to stop robo-advice mislabelling
‘We are discretionary wealth managers, but the difference is we use technology for the investment model and the onboarding process as well.’
05/25/2017
Artificial Intelligence: Science fiction or a business reality?
Organisations already benefit from AI and we will likely see more businesses begin to implement the technology into their products moving forward.
05/24/2017
Dion Global launches Integrated Wealth Management and Trading Platform
Enabling stockbrokers to expand their business model into wealth management
05/23/2017
Bravura Solutions wins new client in South Africa with STANLIB Wealth
STANLIB is a leading South African wealth manager with a presence in nine African countries.