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Credit Suisse proved that your money’s better off in equities than housing

Credit Suisse’s 2018 Yearbook revealed the adage we’re all used to – that housing provides a larger financial reward at lower risk – is wrong. Actually, since 1900, the quality-adjusted real capital ...

02 Mar 2018
Breana Patel

Blockchain in Capital Markets

How Blockchain Technology Helps With Trade Reporting With the interconnectivity of the global capital markets, U.S. multinational financial institutions must report to not only U.S. regulators but mus...

01 Mar 2018
Capital Markets Technology
Ivy Schmerken

Artificial Intelligence Gains Momentum: From Machine Learning to Deep Learning

Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from science fiction to digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri learning about our daily lives. A.I. applications are interpreting MRIs and will soon be o...

01 Mar 2018
Capital Markets Technology
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Five ways to optimise exchange connectivity latency

Every electronic trading algorithm has its own unique attributes impacting its operation. The general model is that the electronic trading algorithm takes in inputs, often composed of data disseminate...

01 Mar 2018
Fintech
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Investing Tips For Year-Round Tax Planning

At the start of every financial year, one major concern people have borders on taxes. As tax always has to be paid, this has remained a constant fear for all. While some people wait around till April ...

01 Mar 2018
Personal Finance
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The Growing Potential Of Artificial Intelligence To Transform Social Media Marketing

Artificial intelligence and social media are gradually becoming household names in modern day marketing. Both technologies are rapidly taking over the world of marketing, knocking out most traditional...

01 Mar 2018
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How to manage robots in a financial services workplace

To make the most of robots, firms should consider them as part of their virtual workforce. When it comes to robots, sci-fi has a lot to answer for. Love them or hate them, they create a vision of a f...

28 Feb 2018
Bo Harald

MyData driven service development - what is it and what does it mean?

For quite some time it has been clear that data is the new oil (not the best term - as oil is consumed while data improves when used) and trust the new currency. The opportunities to improve services ...

28 Feb 2018
Digital Banking Trends
Darrell Rials

Microservices: Why do they merit big attention?

The unrivalled agility and scalability offered by microservices enable change-ready growth for firms Business does not stand still. So, business software development can never rest. As the commercial...

28 Feb 2018
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Cooking the Bookings? How Airbnb Became Entangled in a Transaction Laundering Scandal

In 2008, Airbnb entered the international hospitality scene and, in no time, changed the shape of the industry – offering a non-traditional, traveler-friendly alternative to hotels and lodging, both s...

27 Feb 2018
Nick Mothershaw

Identity, trust and value. How an unbalanced investment in trust can be a detriment to you.

We can see in our research that most businesses are investing heavily in data and analytics to better understand their customers. This is great. The objective is to increase new customers and improve ...

27 Feb 2018
Personal Finance
John Findlay

You Need Empathy To Drive Digital Adoption

Digital adoption is usually looked at from a technological standpoint. What kind of tech can we build to make it more convenient to bank? What can we make easier, quicker, more cost effective? But the...

27 Feb 2018
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