Axion Swiss Bank and Avaloq sign long-term contract for BPO services
The specialised asset manager Axion Swiss Bank has signed a long-term contract with Avaloq for full Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)..
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Procurement in European private equity investment – adding value to the boardroom.
By Jeremy Smith, Client Director at 4C Associates, an award winning management consultancy specialising in procurement, savings delive..
FINANCE
MyHermes Boosts SMEs By Revising Cover Model And Excluded Items List
myHermes has revamped its cover scheme to give sole traders, SME retailers and consumers greater control over how they protect their i..
NEWS
The Midlands Engine meets the Northern Powerhouse
Birmingham investing in the future and maximising the potential of HS2 (PM Theresa May) Midlands economy has expanded 30% since the r..
NEWS
UK property market braced for influx of Chinese buyers as Golden Week approaches
Golden Week ‘most exciting time of the year’ for working with Chinese property buyers (Investorist) Chinese passenger num..
INVESTING
Influx of ‘one-time’ investors swapping stocks for bricks and mortar reports agency
Investors abandon institutional investment products for more favourable returns on capital (Surrenden Invest) We have seen an influx ..
INVESTING
Collegiate AC and Shuman Capital launch €300 million European Student Living Fund
Student accommodation market worth US$200 billion globally (JLL) New European Student Living Fund to support accommodation developmen..
LIFESTYLE
Investor appetite for Italy returns
Investor appetite for Italian property returned this summer. The country re-entered the top five most popular destinations on TheMoveC..
LIFESTYLE
iGTB launch Digital Transaction Banking available as SaaS
iGTB’s DTB solution launches on the cloud for easy, fast accessibility for any size bank Intellect iGTB, the organisation behind the w..
BANKING
Amid Evolving Cyber Risks, Aon Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Enterprise-Wide Cyber Solution For All Industries
Expanded approach offers integrated single form to address rapidly emerging needs of organisations As cyber risk continues to evolve b..
INSURANCE
The bank of me – why banks need to be totally customer centric
By Mark Roper, Commercial Director – Collinson Group It wasn’t all that long ago that a bank manager was more than a person who ran a ..
BANKING
Health Care Systems Show Moderate Decrease in Liability Claims, Find Correlation Between Worker Safety and Patient Safety
Nationwide, health care systems continue to experience a moderate decrease in the frequency of professional liability claims according..
INSURANCE
The Brexit Effect Hits UK Salaries, but Possibly Boosts Tourism
Nikolas Xenofontos, director of risk management at easyMarkets (www.easymarkets.com) The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the Europe..
NEWS
Cutting business costs: Pros of using commercial heat pumps in 2016
For over thirty years, businesses in Northern Europe have been using commercial heat pumps to provide cheap and reliable sources of he..
TECHNOLOGY
FIME launches the next generationof its EMV Level 3 test platform
Test tool significantly speeds up terminal integration testing and certification for acquirers, processors, merchants, VARs & ISVs..
TECHNOLOGY
IRIS acquisition enables accountants to add greater value to their clients
IRIS Software Group has agreed to acquire Level10 Ltd including its forecasting and reporting software Gearshift; enabling accountants..
TECHNOLOGY
Reorganising for the Age of Collaboration
Graham Donald, Managing Director of Equiniti Pancredit Over the past two years an unprecedented $25bn has been pumped into the global ..
FINANCE
Student finances exposed: How do they really spend their money?
More than half of students find managing money stressful, yet 39% still don’t create a budget (Natwest Student Living Index) Co..
FINANCE
From one Golden Week to another: easyMarkets looks at gold’s rollercoaster 2016
Gold futures up by 5.7% since China’s February 2016 Golden Week Highs of $1,400 per troy ounce possible in the short term US mo..
FINANCE
What is the future of IP Management?
Historically, IP management was labour intensive and required considerable manual focus and attention of IP professionals. However, w..
INVESTING
China ‘most promising source of funds’ for overseas developers, reveals Investorist
China ‘seeking property investment for both now and future years’ Enquiries up by 100% and more for agents selling UK pro..
INVESTING
Fear Of Failure Holding Back British Entrepreneurs, New Research Finds
New research from website building platform Weebly finds more than two thirds of British entrepreneurs think fear of failure prevents..
BUSINESS
HCSS Education bolsters consultant team with education expertise
A leading education finance company has hired two new senior consultants to provide valuable expertise as it continues to expand its o..
BUSINESS
Financial advice for starting your own business
Andrew Dark is the owner and co-founder of Custom Planet, a company that produces customised clothing and promotional products for bus..
BUSINESS
Incentive FM wins contract with global insurance services company
Incentive FM, the UK’s leading independent facilities company, has been awarded a 12 month rolling contract to provide total facilitie..
BUSINESS
Why compliance is the opposite of engagement
By Chris Barrington, managing director at employee communications agency, blue goose – www.bluegoose.co.uk Chris Barrington The..
BUSINESS
1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms
20% of workers believe there is a gender divide when it comes to uniforms in the workplace 45 to 55 year olds felt the most affected ..
BUSINESS
DueCourse secures £6.25m investment
The Manchester-based FinTech company raises investment to grow its lending to UK SMEs DueCourse, the cloud-based invoice financing ser..
BUSINESS
Incentive QAS Expands Retail Portfolio With Million Pound Shopping Centre Contract
Incentive QAS, the specialist cleaning business, has been awarded a million pound, three-year contract by leading property management ..
NEWS
IRIS Software Group appoints Sion Lewis as CEO of its accountancy division
IRIS Software Group, the UK’s leading provider of business critical software and services, is today announcing the appointment of Sion..
NEWS
Birmingham lines up post-Brexit housing plan, with a little help from its friends in China
Birmingham population grew 9.5% in past decade (Census data) Country Garden to invest £2 billion in Birmingham projects UK is most po..
LIFESTYLE
Setting the pace – Cognitive financial planning and analysis for business agility
By Paul Campion, Director, IBM Global Financing, UK&I Paul Campion The pace of change within, and without, a business is ever inc..
TECHNOLOGY
Life post Brexit – people must take precedent
Mike Laven, CEO of Currencycloud, explains what the future post-Brexit could look like Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and final..
BUSINESS
FinTech v the Banks: Uneasy Bedfellows or a Match Made in Heaven?
By Rahul Singh, President, Financial Services, HCL Technologies The rapid succession of macro and micro-economic forces unleashed in t..
BANKING
Why this Aussie entrepreneur is still bullish about British bricks & mortar post Brexit
Investorist Founder launches B Round Capital Raising to fund continued global expansion B2B trading platform eyes new office in North..
INVESTING
FICO Provides Decisioning Platform for Smartphone-Only buddybank in Italy
UniCredit will launch buddybank in early 2017 in Italy HIGHLIGHTS: FICO is providing the decision management platform forUniCredit’sb..
TECHNOLOGY
The rise of virtual agents: the future banking experience
Doug Overton, VP Consulting & Analysis at WDS Global, a Xerox company, explains how machine learning technology and virtual agents..
BANKING