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The rise of the hand-me-down bank

The rise of the hand-me-down bank

Consumers copy their family members when deciding where to bank, study finds  More than half of consumers (55%) follow their parents a..

What the nation thinks different professions earn

What the nation thinks different professions earn

New research reveals people think solicitors earn 20% more than their actual salary Brits think teachers earn 7% more than they actua..

Will Time Derail ‘Fiduciary’ Delay’s Arrival?

Will Time Derail ‘Fiduciary’ Delay’s Arrival?

DOL FABulously Pledges to “Mind the Gap” on Enforcement On Friday, March 10, the Department of Labor (“DOL” or “Department..

Veeam Participates as ‘Availability Solutions Partner’ at MEFTECH 2017 in Abu Dhabi

Veeam Participates as ‘Availability Solutions Partner’ at MEFTECH 2017 in Abu Dhabi

Veeam® Software today announced that it is participating as ‘Availability Solutions Partner’ at MEFTECH, the largest and most prestigi..

Coinsource Completes Historic Bulk Installation on West Coast

Coinsource Completes Historic Bulk Installation on West Coast

World’s largest bitcoin ATM network becomes leading operator in California with 35 machines Coinsource, the world’s leading bitcoin AT..

2017 – The year of the Internet of ‘SOME’ Things

2017 – The year of the Internet of ‘SOME’ Things

Nassar Hussain, managing director Europe & South Africa, SOTI  2016 has seen IoT continue its meteoric rise through the technology..

Enhancements to Accountex App to help accountants maximise their visit 

Enhancements to Accountex App to help accountants maximise their visit 

New scheduling capabilities enable accountants to plan their day   MyFirmsApp, the world leader in App and mobile technology in the ac..

Sun Park Offers A Bright Light For Homebuyers

Sun Park Offers A Bright Light For Homebuyers

Current homebuyers put off by stamp duty charges now have an excellent opportunity to make their desired move without having to pay th..

Hundreds attend Venturefest South as start-ups pitch for £26m in funding

Hundreds attend Venturefest South as start-ups pitch for £26m in funding

900 sign-ups to organisation and over 500 attendees to event Keynotes from the likes of Uber and Innovate UK 34 innovators showcasing..

Advisers Increasingly Turning To Multi-Asset Funds For Income

Advisers Increasingly Turning To Multi-Asset Funds For Income

39% of advisers have moved income clients from single asset to multi asset income funds in order to achieve more reliable long term i..

How to Navigate the ERP Purchase Decision-Making Process

How to Navigate the ERP Purchase Decision-Making Process

Monzer Tohme, regional vice president, sales, Middle East & Africa, Epicor Software When purchasing a strategic software solution ..

A third of all business owners are not taking measures to make their office eco-friendly

A third of all business owners are not taking measures to make their office eco-friendly

1 in 5 business owners don’t consider how energy efficient equipment is when purchasing it A fifth of UK business owners don’t know ..

PBSA demand at all-time high in “structurally undersupplied student market” – Plymouth 

PBSA demand at all-time high in “structurally undersupplied student market” – Plymouth 

£3.1 billion invested in the UK PBSA market in 2016 (Knight Frank) Student accommodation from Plymouth University caters for just 12%..

Early start to severe weather season takes its toll on US economy in February

Early start to severe weather season takes its toll on US economy in February

Insurers face USD1.0+ billion toll from severe weather events in Australia and the US Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastr..

In the driving seat: Reshaping the CFO role in 2017

In the driving seat: Reshaping the CFO role in 2017

Matt Weston, Director, at Robert Half, looks at how digital transformation and automation are shaping the mandate of the CFO and the r..

Stroock’s Tax Practice Adds Noted Transactional Advisor Michelle M. Jewett as Partner in New York

Stroock’s Tax Practice Adds Noted Transactional Advisor Michelle M. Jewett as Partner in New York

Adding a prominent transactional advisor to its tax practice, Stroock announced the arrival of Michelle M. Jewett, an attorney with su..

McDermott Further Expands its Private Equity Practice in Chicago

McDermott Further Expands its Private Equity Practice in Chicago

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Gregory Metz as a partner in the Firm’s Chicago office.  Mr. Metz has..

Cigna Appoints Alison Meckiffe as Chief Marketing Officer for Global IPMI

Cigna Appoints Alison Meckiffe as Chief Marketing Officer for Global IPMI

Cigna have appointed Alison Meckiffe as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for their Global Individual Private Medical Insurance business (..

Max Verstappen and Exact prolong their partnership

Max Verstappen and Exact prolong their partnership

Exact and Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen today announced the extension of the partnership between the two through to the end of 2019...

Niu Solutions partners with the BBA to help UK banks solve their compliance challenges

Niu Solutions partners with the BBA to help UK banks solve their compliance challenges

Niu Solutions, the leading provider of IT consultancy and infrastructure services, today announces a new partnership with the British ..

Westminster City Council and 4C launch joint venture to help public sector organisations address financial squeeze

Westminster City Council and 4C launch joint venture to help public sector organisations address financial squeeze

Westminster City Council delivered year-on-year savings of more than £120m New consultancy will help public sector organisations to b..

HAMMOND’S BUDGET PUNISHES AMBITION, UNDERMINES ASPIRATION AND WILL BACKFIRE ON BREXIT BRITAIN

HAMMOND’S BUDGET PUNISHES AMBITION, UNDERMINES ASPIRATION AND WILL BACKFIRE ON BREXIT BRITAIN

The Chancellor’s Budget punishes ambition, undermines aspiration and will backfire on Brexit Britain, affirms the CEO of one of the wo..

Accountagility unveils the latest edition to its ORYX Solutions Suite, ORYX HR

Accountagility unveils the latest edition to its ORYX Solutions Suite, ORYX HR

Innovative solution will help bridge the gap between the finance and HR departments  Accountagility, the leading solutions provider fo..

Picture Perfect Thatched Show Home Opening InGaydon

Picture Perfect Thatched Show Home Opening InGaydon

Quintessential thatched country cottages are perennially popular, with a recent survey by Curtains.com revealing them to be the most c..

Bucket list on a budget: Scuba dive in Thailand for the price of your daily Diet Coke

Bucket list on a budget: Scuba dive in Thailand for the price of your daily Diet Coke

Brits are used to the rising cost of leisure activities, but new research shows your spare cash could buy you something a little more ..

Auriga urges banks to exploit strong UK public support for their ATM banking services spelled out in new industry research

Auriga urges banks to exploit strong UK public support for their ATM banking services spelled out in new industry research

New revenue streams & customer loyalty key advantages of transforming the ATM experience Auriga, a leading European software solut..

Raiffeisen chooses iGTB to provide digital trade finance platform

Raiffeisen chooses iGTB to provide digital trade finance platform

iGTB to implement advanced front-to-back platform for the European bank’s trade finance services iGTB, the Global Transaction Banking ..

Financial management is the biggest concern for small businesses

Financial management is the biggest concern for small businesses

A quarter of small businesses (23%) admit that day to day financial management is one of their biggest concerns. In a recent study of ..

UK Firms Adapt to ‘New Normal’ of International Trade

UK Firms Adapt to ‘New Normal’ of International Trade

35% of SMEs have increased prices as a response to post-Brexit Sterling slump 54% of firms rank currency risk as biggest challenge to..

SAVING For Retirement, For the Future

SAVING For Retirement, For the Future

By Peter Askew, Fund Manager and CEO at T. Bailey Asset Management Limited That Time of Year As we are in the two month ‘sweet spot’ o..

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of CISOs see security governance and compliance management as their biggest investment priority, data from Network Group Events shows

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of CISOs see security governance and compliance management as their biggest investment priority, data from Network Group Events shows

Survey conducted at the Financial Services Information Security Network event highlights the top security concerns amongst CISOs in t..

AI will power 95% of customer interactions by 2025

AI will power 95% of customer interactions by 2025

Businesses must begin adapting to technologies including AI, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Holograms or face failure  Busines..

Intec presents measurement solutions for Super Vectoring and G.fast at CeBIT 2017

Intec presents measurement solutions for Super Vectoring and G.fast at CeBIT 2017

Intec, the leading European provider of xDSL, Ethernet and IP measurement technology, is presenting its high-end ARGUS® multifunction ..

Investors often ignore capital gains tax, but should consider selling now to avoid a higher future tax

Investors often ignore capital gains tax, but should consider selling now to avoid a higher future tax

Phil Cook, Private Client Partner at Thomas Miller Investment, comments on the potential increase in capital gains tax “With the Chanc..

New survey finds cloud analytics now mainstream and riding a wave of governed self-service

New survey finds cloud analytics now mainstream and riding a wave of governed self-service

EMA State of Cloud Analytics 2016 report reveals 70 per cent of companies now consider cloud a key part of analytics strategy  Informa..

Make it a Budget for Businesses: Abolish Stamp Duty on Private Share Transactions

Make it a Budget for Businesses: Abolish Stamp Duty on Private Share Transactions

Stuart Lucas, Co-CEO of Asset Match, for Finance Digest The Spring Budget is always one of the standout events on the financial and po..

Families Flock To Prospect East

Families Flock To Prospect East

According to Zoopla[1], the average asking price for a four-bedroom house in the East London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hackney is ..