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German regulator calls on Allianz to improve controls – source

German regulator calls on Allianz to improve controls – source

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin has called on Allianz to improve its internal controls following ..

Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists

Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists

By Stephane Mahe and Manuel Ausloos SAINT-MAGNE, France (Reuters) – High temperatures and a worsening drought brought a high ris..

FTSE 100 climbs on smaller-than-expected GDP contraction, GSK rebound

FTSE 100 climbs on smaller-than-expected GDP contraction, GSK rebound

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 rose on Friday after data showed Britain’s economy contracted less t..

Flutter’s full-year earnings turnaround forecast sends shares higher

Flutter’s full-year earnings turnaround forecast sends shares higher

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Flutter posted a 20% fall in first-half earnings but saw no sign of cash-strapped customers betting less and expects..

Lending is behind the times – the need to modernise

Lending is behind the times – the need to modernise

  By Anna Porra, European Strategy Director at Marqeta The past two years have been unprecedented for both consumers and business..

The future of fintech and open source cloud solutions in the United Kingdom

The future of fintech and open source cloud solutions in the United Kingdom

  By Kris Sharma, Financial Services Sector Leader at Canonical, on why open source cloud is empowering the financia..

Why coding needs to be re-evaluated for sustainability objectives

Why coding needs to be re-evaluated for sustainability objectives

    By Pete Coulter, UK Regional Director, GFT Coding has changed immensely over the last decade, with its appl..

A Culture of Cyber Security Throughout Financial Services Organisations

A Culture of Cyber Security Throughout Financial Services Organisations

By Michael Cantor, CIO, Park Place Technologies Financial Services organisations have long been a top target for cyber-at..

Oil prices slip on cloudy demand outlook, but poised for weekly gain

Oil prices slip on cloudy demand outlook, but poised for weekly gain

By Sonali Paul and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped in Asia trade on Friday amid an uncertain demand outlook, thoug..

Walmart’s long-lasting challenge: luring budget shoppers back to its stores

Walmart’s long-lasting challenge: luring budget shoppers back to its stores

By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Walmart Inc could face an uphill battle to reclaim U.S. shoppers who opted ..

Switch from gas boosts oil demand, but economic headwinds loom – IEA

Switch from gas boosts oil demand, but economic headwinds loom – IEA

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) – Sweltering summer temperatures and soaring gas prices have boosted the use of oil in power g..

Australian state balks at energy company’s request for help with LNG import terminal

Australian state balks at energy company’s request for help with LNG import terminal

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian state of New South Wales on Thursday poured cold water on a proposal for gov..

Deutsche Telekom lifts profit view, aims for T-Mobile majority soon

Deutsche Telekom lifts profit view, aims for T-Mobile majority soon

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Deutsche Telekom on Thursday raised its annual earnings forecast for the second time after ..

S.Africa negotiates deal with EU to clear citrus blockage at ports

S.Africa negotiates deal with EU to clear citrus blockage at ports

GENEVA (Reuters) – South Africa has negotiated a settlement with the European Union to clear hundreds of shipping containers of ..

FTSE 100 stalls as Rio Tinto, healthcare stocks weigh

FTSE 100 stalls as Rio Tinto, healthcare stocks weigh

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s top share index dipped on Thursday, weighed down by Rio Tinto and healthcare stocks, whil..

Coca-Cola HBC flags one-time $195 million hit from Russian operations

Coca-Cola HBC flags one-time $195 million hit from Russian operations

By Amna Karimi (Reuters) -Coca-Cola HBC AG said on Thursday it took a one-time hit of 190 million euros ($195.4 million) in the first ..

Becoming agile starts by moving to the cloud

Becoming agile starts by moving to the cloud

By Michael Norring, President and CEO of GCSIT Creating an efficient and successful infrastructure is one of the most impo..

Stocks climb, yields fall with dollar on inflation data

Stocks climb, yields fall with dollar on inflation data

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street equities rallied and Treasury yields plunged after signs of sharply deceleratin..

Enterprise Training and the Future of Cloud Computing

Enterprise Training and the Future of Cloud Computing

Patrick Flanagan, CCO, Administrate What are some of the benefits that enterprises can expect from adopting cloud-based tr..

Is Africa being left behind in the push for a net zero world?

Is Africa being left behind in the push for a net zero world?

  By Brondwyn Douglas, Senior ESG Officer at SPEAR Capital The UK shooting past its record high daytime temperature in July was a..

How cloud computing saves businesses money

How cloud computing saves businesses money

By Michelle Stark, sales and marketing director of domain and server providers, Fasthosts. Is your business on the cloud?..

The growth of mobile fintech and the impact for mobile app marketers

The growth of mobile fintech and the impact for mobile app marketers

  By Alexandre Pham, Vice President, EMEA at Adjust In the fast-moving world of app marketing, 2021 saw yet another ..

Hotel Investors – should they be worried about a potential economic pause?’ delving into inflation, interest rates, recession etc

Hotel Investors – should they be worried about a potential economic pause?’ delving into inflation, interest rates, recession etc

  By Korosh Farazad, acting CEO of Farazad Investments As a hotel Investor, I see any opportunity within the sector t..

Don’t Play Second Fiddle: How Disruptor Banks Can Leverage Music and Audio

Don’t Play Second Fiddle: How Disruptor Banks Can Leverage Music and Audio

  By Marijn Roozemond, Director of Creative Strategy at MassiveMusic, global creative music and sound agency When you think about..

Deliveroo’s Financial Hot Potato: Time for new CFO to step up to the plate

Deliveroo’s Financial Hot Potato: Time for new CFO to step up to the plate

  By Lianne Gatti, Country Manager UK & I at Konsolidator Optimism was high for food delivery business Deliveroo prior to the..

IoT Platform Wells Up South Africa’s Silulumanzi Water Utility Power Asset Management Savings and Monitoring

IoT Platform Wells Up South Africa’s Silulumanzi Water Utility Power Asset Management Savings and Monitoring

By Michael C. Skurla, is the Chief Product Officer of Radix IoT When Silulumanzi, a subsidiary of South African Water Work..

Installing trust: What Intelligent Automation can do for the healthcare sector

Installing trust: What Intelligent Automation can do for the healthcare sector

By Neil Parker, GM EMEA, Laiye Healthcare organisations worldwide are due a revamp. As a result of COVID backlogs, the hea..

How can banks defend the latest generation of scam victims?

How can banks defend the latest generation of scam victims?

By Gemma Staite, Lead Threat Analyst, Biocatch Our daily routines are shifting online, and managing our finances is no exc..

Biden signs bill to boost U.S. chips, compete with China

Biden signs bill to boost U.S. chips, compete with China

By David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to provide $52.7 billio..

Russia puts Iranian satellite into orbit

Russia puts Iranian satellite into orbit

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia launched an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday from southern Kazakhstan, just three weeks after Presiden..

FBI searches Trump’s Florida home as part of presidential records probe

FBI searches Trump’s Florida home as part of presidential records probe

By Brian Ellsworth and Sarah N. Lynch PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago ..

impact.com Announces Appointment of Ning Wang to Board of Directors

impact.com Announces Appointment of Ning Wang to Board of Directors

Sponsored Feature Presented by impact.com Ning Wang London, UK — 2pm, 9th August, 2022 — impact.com, the leading partnersh..

Carta teams up with Vauban to launch the first digital solution aimed at venture capital investors creating Luxembourg-based funds

Carta teams up with Vauban to launch the first digital solution aimed at venture capital investors creating Luxembourg-based funds

Advert Disclaimer – The opinion expressed here is not investment advice – it is provided for informational purposes only. It doe..

Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash

Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – From a Chinese soy sauce maker to an Asia-focused asset manager, companies in China are ..

Wait and see: U.S. companies curb investment as they await Fed moves

Wait and see: U.S. companies curb investment as they await Fed moves

By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – Business investment appears to be an early victim of red-hot U.S. inflation and rising interest ra..

Factbox: Government measures to ease inflation pain

Factbox: Government measures to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruption to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine are co..

Russia bans Western investors from selling banking, key energy stakes

Russia bans Western investors from selling banking, key energy stakes

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW (Reuters) ..