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UNDER-SAVED AND UNDERPREPARED: WOMEN FACE CHALLENGES SAVING FOR RETIREMENT

UNDER-SAVED AND UNDERPREPARED: WOMEN FACE CHALLENGES SAVING FOR RETIREMENT

Aon research finds five out of six women are not saving enough for retirement Men and women are on equal footing when it comes to 401(..

Struggling Banks Need to Modernise and Improve Software Quality Management

Struggling Banks Need to Modernise and Improve Software Quality Management

By Lev Lesokhin, EVP Strategy and Analytics, CAST Lev Lesokhin Recent outages at the Post Office and the official EU Referendum voter..

ARE YOU GETTING WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR WHEN IT COMES TO CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE?

ARE YOU GETTING WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR WHEN IT COMES TO CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE?

Garry Sidaway, SVP Security Strategy & Alliances, NTT Com Security In the latest Global Threat intelligence Report (GTIR), over th..

To be or not to be?

To be or not to be?

BY RECKON TEAM  “To be or not to be (part of the European Union)… that is the question…” In a matter of days, UK voters are bein..

Is Google’s payday lender ad ban singling out the industry?

Is Google’s payday lender ad ban singling out the industry?

Daniel O’Boyle, Director at Provenir Google’s move to ban payday loan adverts has caused ripples throughout the industry and could pro..

Why are there so few apartments to rent in Liverpool city centre?

Why are there so few apartments to rent in Liverpool city centre?

70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050 (UN) A new home needs to be built every 4 minutes in the UK (UKI..

IFORCE’S ROUTE GENIE TO DRIVE EFFICIENT CARRIER MANAGEMENT FOR FREESTYLEXTREME

IFORCE’S ROUTE GENIE TO DRIVE EFFICIENT CARRIER MANAGEMENT FOR FREESTYLEXTREME

FreestyleXtreme, the action sports retailer, has replaced its existing carrier management platform with Route Genie as it looks to dri..

BRIEFING : LONDON ANTI-CORRUPTION SUMMIT,12 MAY 2016

BRIEFING : LONDON ANTI-CORRUPTION SUMMIT,12 MAY 2016

“We are talking about stopping the corrupt hiding their loot from authorities. When people steal from your country and hide it in mine..

HERMES EXTENDS PARCELSHOP NETWORK WITH DODDLE LOCATIONS

HERMES EXTENDS PARCELSHOP NETWORK WITH DODDLE LOCATIONS

In a move designed to continue to offer its customers unrivalled levels of choice and convenience, Hermes, the consumer delivery speci..

PREVENTING AN OPERATIONALLY CRIPPLING RANSOMWARE ATTACK – DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR RISK EXPOSURE LIES?

PREVENTING AN OPERATIONALLY CRIPPLING RANSOMWARE ATTACK – DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR RISK EXPOSURE LIES?

By Jim Culverwell, Vice President, Research & Development, ClusterSeven Given the fast pace of technological advancement and the g..

LEARNING THE LESSONS OF THE BANGLADESH BANK HEIST

LEARNING THE LESSONS OF THE BANGLADESH BANK HEIST

By Matt Middleton-Leal, regional director of UK & Ireland at CyberArk Banks remain a top target for cyber criminals given the vast..

TALK TO ME :THE CHANGING FACE OF CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS

TALK TO ME :THE CHANGING FACE OF CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS

JF Sullivan, CMO & EVP Enterprise, Xura JF Sullivan The financial sector has been going through a series of wholesale changes in ..

Consumer durables sector still feeling the effects of recession

Consumer durables sector still feeling the effects of recession

By Owen Bassett, Senior Underwriter for Risk Services at Atradius While on paper the recession is over, its legacy continues to challe..

Investment advice – moving towards a new model

Investment advice – moving towards a new model

Juan Colon, CEO and Founder of Darwinex Chances are, all of us have a few friends who are able to offer us sound investment advice. Bu..

The Impact of Debt On Your Health, And What You Can Do About It

The Impact of Debt On Your Health, And What You Can Do About It

To coincide with Men’s Health Awareness Week, the theme of which is stress, financial experts from Trust Deed Scotland discuss the imp..

How to use momentum analytics software to improve portfolio performance

How to use momentum analytics software to improve portfolio performance

By Rocco Pellegrinelli, CEO, Trendrating Rocco Pellegrinelli Active managers often enjoy a level of compensation that can seem incomp..

Matching digital adoption with cybersecurity in the financial services industry

Matching digital adoption with cybersecurity in the financial services industry

Trent Telford, Covata CEO and Founder As banks and financial services organisations search for ways to increase revenue, efficiency, c..

Move over PCL, Greater London’s suburbs take the lead this summer

Move over PCL, Greater London’s suburbs take the lead this summer

Pockets of the UK capital still undervalued and can offer investors attractive opportunities (Surrenden Invest) Rental yield in Mitch..

Trendrating 1.3 delivers faster data analysis and enhanced risk control tools

Trendrating 1.3 delivers faster data analysis and enhanced risk control tools

Trendrating, the leading provider of momentum analytics to fund managers worldwide, has announced today the release of the Trendrating..

ACCA Sets Out ‘Magnificent Seven’ Attributes

ACCA Sets Out ‘Magnificent Seven’ Attributes

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Speaking Clearly: The Case for Voice Biometrics

Speaking Clearly: The Case for Voice Biometrics

By Martin Hummel, Voice Biometrics Consultant, Soitron UK In 1891, a quiet revolution began when a Croatian-born police official calle..

FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES TO TECH START-UP ACCELERATOR

FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES TO TECH START-UP ACCELERATOR

Capital One Growth Labs programme  – entry deadline looming Capital One UK is urging start-up and high-growth companies interested in ..

Global disasters lead to at least $7bn in claims as insurers aid the recovery process following May wildfires, floods, and storms – Aon report

Global disasters lead to at least $7bn in claims as insurers aid the recovery process following May wildfires, floods, and storms – Aon report

Canada wildfires set to become costliest disaster in country’s history Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe mode..

Top 10 retro phone features we would like to see in modern smartphones

Top 10 retro phone features we would like to see in modern smartphones

With rumours circulating that Motorola is planning to bring back the much-loved flip phone at Lenovo’s Tech World event tomorrow, onli..

The biggest ever shake up of insurance law is finally here! Well…Almost.

The biggest ever shake up of insurance law is finally here! Well…Almost.

Michael Wood, a commercial litigator and insurance specialist at Keystone Law.  Michael Wood The long-awaited Insurance Act 2015 will..

INSURERS BEWARE: FRAUDSTERS LOVE DIGITAL!

INSURERS BEWARE: FRAUDSTERS LOVE DIGITAL!

David Hartley, Director Fraud and Financial Crime Practice, SAS EMEA & AP Insurers are embracing digital to meet the demands of th..

Improving risk management in the insurance industry

Improving risk management in the insurance industry

By Atul Sharma, Head of NIIT Insurance Technologies Ltd When it comes to the commercial insurance industry, one routine decision made ..

Health Tech takes off in the UK

Health Tech takes off in the UK

More and more people use apps and devices to manage health With over half of the UK population actively using health tech to manage th..

Owner of leading discount dining clubs tastecard and Gourmet Society appoints new Chairperson    

Owner of leading discount dining clubs tastecard and Gourmet Society appoints new Chairperson    

The Dining Club Group, owner of the UK’s largest dining clubs, tastecard and Gourmet Society, is delighted to announce that Annette Co..

The Fed’s rate hike that wasn’t and Brexit: a snapshot of global financial markets

The Fed’s rate hike that wasn’t and Brexit: a snapshot of global financial markets

By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist This week: That was the Fed summer rate hike that wasn’t. Brexit fe..

Corporate Social Responsibility Within The Festival Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility Within The Festival Industry

With Festival Season now in full swing, those within the festival industry will hopefully have considered their effect on the Environm..

55% OF PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY PLAY SPORT DON’T THINK BEING VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO ANOTHER PLAYER MAKES THEM A BAD SPORT

55% OF PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY PLAY SPORT DON’T THINK BEING VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO ANOTHER PLAYER MAKES THEM A BAD SPORT

19% of women would do ANYTHING to win compared to just 13% of men Amateur athletes in the South West are the most competitive in the ..

ACCA Sets Out ‘Magnificent Seven’ Attributes Vital to Success in Modern Business

ACCA Sets Out ‘Magnificent Seven’ Attributes Vital to Success in Modern Business

Major new international study from ACCA discovers what makes the ‘perfect professional’ in 2016 and beyond. Majority of people unawar..

INCENTIVE FM GROUP ANNOUNCES LATEST STRATEGIC M&E ACQUISITION

INCENTIVE FM GROUP ANNOUNCES LATEST STRATEGIC M&E ACQUISITION

Leading independent facilities services  organisation Incentive FM Group has acquired ACE Environmental Engineering Limited , an HVAC ..

PEPPERMINT TECHNOLOGY REVAMPS COMMUNICATIONS WITH VIA VOICE SOLUTION

PEPPERMINT TECHNOLOGY REVAMPS COMMUNICATIONS WITH VIA VOICE SOLUTION

Peppermint Technology, the provider of specialist legal software, has overhauled its communications system to drive further efficienci..

CFOs need a focus on forex in financial planning tools, Accountagility reveals

CFOs need a focus on forex in financial planning tools, Accountagility reveals

Recent research by Accountagility, a leading solutions provider for the finance function, has revealed that almost half of CFOs and Fi..

What next for Cheque Imaging?

What next for Cheque Imaging?

The good old reliable paper cheque has seen a renaissance over the last few months as it once again becomes a key element in what is t..