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Hedge fund boss welcomes day when computers take over

The president of one of the world's largest hedge funds has told an audience of fund managers that he looks forward to the day when they will all be replaced by computers.

09 June 2016

Company update/Human resources

Wall Street Blockchain Alliance launches certification programme

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), in partnership with Positrust LLC, an industry leading technology company, has announced the unveiling of the WSBA Certification Framework (WCF).

06 June 2016

Company update/Human resources

SS&C acquires one-third interest in Nervanix

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSNC), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today announced the purchase of an interest in Nervanix, LLC, a Florida-based company that applies advances in the field of neuroscience to improve attention and focus to make learning more efficient and effective.

13 April 2016

News/Human resources

Barclays to close Texas tech centre

Barclays Bank is calling time on a technology centre it set up in McKinney, Texas less than two years after opening the site.

30 March 2016

News/Human resources

Deutsche Bank to issue update on IT overhaul - FT

The executive charged with the job of overhauling Deutsche Bank's IT systems is due to give her first progress report this Friday, according to the Financial Times.

29 March 2016

News/Human resources

Tech revolution to wipe out 7.1 million jobs over next five years - WEF

Up to 7.1 million jobs will be wiped out in 15 major economies during a fourth industrial revolution, as disruptive developments in artificial intelligence and machine-learning, robotics, nanotechnology, 3-D printing, and genetics and biotechnology come to the fore, says the World Economic Forum.

18 January 2016

Company update/Human resources

CommonBond launches "startup within a startup" internship program

CommonBond, a leading marketplace lender, today announced the introduction of the "MBA Accelerator" program, a unique summer internship experience that will select a team of the country's top MBA students to build a startup from the ground up inside of CommonBond.

13 January 2016

Company update/Human resources

Stockfuse announces first phase winners from Barclays trading game

Stockfuse, a revolutionary candidate evaluation and talent development platform, today announced the successful completion of the first period of the Barclays Markets Insight Game.

03 November 2015

News/Human resources

Immigration clampdown could harm UK's digital economy, warn fintech start-ups

A consortium of UK startup bosses have petitioned the government over plans to curb the numbers of skilled migrants, warning that such a clampdown could instead curb the growth of the UK's digital economy.

29 October 2015

News/Human resources

Lloyds creates digital skills training course for IT staffers

Lloyds Banking Group tech staff are to gain access to a bespoke 'Digital Foundations' course as part of a group-wide effort to equip employees with the tools and training necessary to drive innovation across the organisation.

22 October 2015

News/Human resources

Barclays hunts for new recruits with gamified trading platform

Barclays is to test the skills of budding traders with the opening of a virtual investment platform from US-based gamified recruitment startup Stockfuse.

14 September 2015

News/Human resources

Fintech sector lifts Irish jobs market

Ireland has received a timely boost to its employment figures thanks to the creation of almost 500 new jobs in the country's blossoming fintech industry.

22 July 2015

Company update/Human resources

Lloyds pledges 20,000 digital skills staffers on roster by 2017

As part of its 2015 Helping Britain Prosper Plan, Lloyds Banking Group has this week announced plans for around one in every four of its colleagues to be dedicated to helping people and organisations use the internet to improve digital skills and financial capability. This substantial commitment will deliver 20,000 Digital Champions by 2017.

02 April 2015

Company update/Human resources

Fintech veterans launch tech recruitment platform

untapt, the first automated recruiting platform exclusively focused on connecting financial services companies with top tech talent, launches today following a successful beta.

10 February 2015

News/Human resources

Lloyds cuts 645 jobs; closes Warrington call centre

Lloyds Banking Group is axing 645 jobs and closing a call centre in the town of Warrington, in a move branded "unjustified" by the Unite union.

21 May 2014

News/Human resources

BB&T turns to gamification for employee leadership training

US financial institution BB&T has developed a mobile gaming app designed to teach players valuable leadership skills.

18 October 2013

News/Human resources

Students to mentor Citi suits on digital strategies

In a twist on the mentor relationship, University of Miami students are preparing to take senior Citi bankers under their wings, teaching the suits about social media and digital technologies.

27 September 2013