03/07/2017
Alibaba’s Jack Ma ranked No 3 in global tech innovation visionary survey by KPMG
Ma, who founded New York listed Alibaba in 1999, has been leading the way
FinTech
03/07/2017
Tax robots for stealing jobs?
How do you define a robot?
03/07/2017
Tax robots for stealing jobs?
One of the most pressing legal questions, of course, is: how do you define a robot? Does it have to walk and talk, or does an advanced computer count?
03/06/2017
Picking on robots won’t deal with job destruction
Robotics already help surgeons perform certain operations better than they can on their own.
03/06/2017
IT Risk Management practices – still fit for purpose?
A wave of change is coming that will make this challenge even more complex.
03/06/2017
Warren Buffett's advice 'doesn't work anymore,' robo-advisor CEO says
Betterment estimated its tax-loss harvesting service can add 0.77 percent to an average customer's after-tax returns annually.
03/06/2017
Robots are wealth creators and taxing them is illogical
Governments can offset lost jobs by investing in education and retraining
03/03/2017
This founder left his $4 billion company before the IPO because he had an even better idea
He made his stripes as an early Google employee, joining the search giant in 2003.
03/02/2017
Former UBS and SAP Global CIO Oliver Bussmann to head new Swiss blockchain association CVA
Crypto Valley’s mission is to shape an open, free, and prosperous financial services industry of the future.
03/02/2017
Fiserv wins 2017 Private Asset Management award for best technology platform
Unified Wealth Platform from Fiserv recognized as best in category for its innovation, robust capabilities, scalability, security and new user experience
03/02/2017
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management revamps mobile app
Available on both iPhone and Android devices, the improvements build on capabilities introduced late last year
03/01/2017
Bank blockchain choices may come down to IBM vs. Microsoft
On Tuesday morning Microsoft announced it’s part of a new consortium called the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
03/01/2017
Guernsey to host ‘the first ever’ private equity blockchain deployment
The blockchain is designed to provide real-time information and transparency to the private equity fund managers, their investors, as well as allowing regulatory access when required.
02/28/2017
Christie’s taps affluent Chinese market
The partnership will result in not just advertising from Christie’s, but also insight, commentary, analysis and themed round-ups.
02/28/2017
Ex-UBS Bankers Target Israeli Millionaires With Wealth Broker
Israel’s high-tech boom is creating a new generation of millionaires after the value of assets sold in 2016 rose to their highest level for four years, according to a report by IVC Research Center and Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal.
02/28/2017
Swiss insurer strikes partnership to back tech startups
The move makes it the latest established financial services company to set up a formal investing initiative for financial technology - known as fintech - as older and larger firms look to increase collaboration with innovative companies in the sector.
02/27/2017
UBS Wealth Chief: ‘We Are Embracing FinTech’
By doing so they are offering innovative digital tools for people interested in an alternative way of handling their finances.
02/27/2017
Los Angeles hopes Snap’s IPO will seed a tech wealth boom
Unlike the rival San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles hasn’t really cashed in on the technology boom. Real-estate agents, money managers and luxury-goods purveyors are hopeful the Snap stock offering will finally produce a wave of local tech milliona
02/27/2017
Numerai Launches Cryptocurrency and New Hedge Fund Built By Data Scientist Network
Numeraire is the first cryptocurrency to be mined with artificial intelligence, and turns Numerai into the first hedge fund with network effects.
02/24/2017
14 Surprising Services Offered at Banks in Europe
If you look at banks and financial services in emerging markets, you cannot help but notice the vast number of services provided by banks to their clients that U.S. banks fail to provide.