1270 Results from 2013
Jim Marous Publisher at The Financial Brand
According to PEW Research Center, tablet adoption has almost doubled over the past year and for the first time, a third (34%) of American adults currently own a tablet computing device, including almost half (49%) of those in their late thirties and early forties and a majority (56%) of those in higher income households. With this platform becomin...
11 November 2013 /retail
Retired Member
This is the second consultation paper issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and follows the July consultation on proposed changes to the FCA Handbook as a result of the transposition of CRD IV. It covers the following policy areas: · CRD IV remuneration (that is, limits on bonuses); · a change to the transitional provision on the counter...
11 November 2013 Financial Services Regulation
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
Smartphone use continues to increase. More than one third of Americans have dropped landlines and only use mobiles. It is very possible that within the next 10 years, the landline will be obsolete and we will all be wireless. And when there’s a major transition in technology, the newness of it all creates a perfect storm for scammers to attack the ...
11 November 2013 /security
Asset owners and investment managers across the globe are sitting on a goldmine of investment data which, if fully harnessed, can lead to better outcomes for investors and facilitate better decision making by investment managers. Over the past 18 months, asset owners and investment managers are coming to understand the importance of investment dat...
10 November 2013 /regulation
You’ve been here before: You’re at work, you get a notification via a popup, then an email, then a text reminding you of an appointment on your calendar. For most busy professionals, this is pretty normal because you know you need multiple points of contact to remind you of your schedule so you don’t look like a fool and miss an appointment. Onlin...
10 November 2013 /security
You probably know that iPhones are high on the wish list of thieves all over the country—so much so that data from the New York City Police Department reveals that iPhone and iPad thefts have soared 40 percent compared with the same period last year, according to CNET. A total of 11,447 cases of stolen Apple devices were reported to the city’s po...
People talk—A LOT. They can’t stop talking. Talking, getting something off your mind and out there feels good. Talking takes the pressure off one’s mind; our mouths are like relief valves for our heads. The problem has always been that people blurt out whatever is on their mind and say things that often get them in trouble. And yes, I’ve done it t...
It is becoming more and more difficult for traditional banks to compete in an increasingly digital marketplace. With most bank systems stuck in the last century, the conversion of legacy technologies to new platforms with total reliability, security and resilience is a massive challenge. How can today's banks evolve to a new model of servicing and...
09 November 2013
Have you IFTTT’d lately? Well, if you haven’t, you will be soon. You can forget about SnapChat and Pocket. They were so 3 months ago. If you’re not familiar with the app, IFTTT is a service that allows users to create a series of commands that get invoked when a predefined rule is met. Think of it is a virtual ‘If this alarm clock rings, then ...
09 November 2013 Innovation in Financial Services
Dan Barnes Writer at Information Corporation
Ockham’s Razor is one of the sharpest tools in the box of a journalist. The razor is a figurative tool, which identifies the truth as being the view that includes the fewest assumptions. The phrase “Just the facts Ma’am” sums up the implicit rejection of assumptions nicely. Applying the razor to the challenge that authorities and regulators face i...
08 November 2013 Future Finance
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