Theresa May, Brexit and risk and safe assets: A snapshot of global financial markets
By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategy Global financial markets are a little calmer. Solid jobs growth numbe..
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Are precious metals the only winner of the UK’s Brexit vote (aside from Theresa May)?
With the shock of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union beginning to fade into acceptance, and Theresa May bringing at l..
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Counterfeit coins: Would you be able to spot a fake pound coin?
New advice has been released by currency expert International Currency Exchange (ICE) on how to spot fake £1 coins, as it urges people..
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Payment Community Engagement in the Development of the EMV Specifications Increases
EMVCo welcomes 25 new organisations to its participation programme EMVCo, the global technical specification body, today reports that..
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Why markets need A-Players more than ever before
By Daniel Halstead, CEO Kite Consulting Group Daniel Halstead Shifts in Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) over the last 10 years ..
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Mazars to acquire financial modelling consultancy and training provider, Corality Financial Group
Realises the ambition to be the world leader in financial modelling, model audit and related training services for the infrastructure..
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Hermes secures long-term contract extension with kingstown associates
Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has been awarded a four-year contract extension to continue providing online delivery servic..
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In a rising market, are banking outsourcers pulling their weight?
Graham Donald, Managing Director, Credit Services, Equiniti Group The Quarterly Outsourcing Index[1] recently confirmed that outside t..
BANKING
Improving your IT team in four simple steps
Geoff Smith, Managing Director, Experis Europe Digital capability has fast become one of the most important differentiators in modern ..
BUSINESS
INCENTIVE FM GROUP STRENGTHENSWINDOW CLEANING PORTFOLIO WITH ACQUISITION
Leading independent facilities services organisation Incentive FM Group has acquired ARL Support Services, a specialist company provid..
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IMPROVING ONLINE VISIBILITY FOR INSURERS
By Jonathan Moore, Head of SEO at equimedia Jonathan Moore Every business wants to make it easy for new customers to find them online..
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GOLD, LONDON REAL ESTATE AND THE THERESA MAY EFFECT
Nikolas Xenofontos, director of risk at easyMarkets.com Britain’s decision to quit the European Union will have lasting repercussions ..
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ARE YOUR PAYMENT PROCESSES IN CHEQUE FOR THE NEW LEGISLATION?
Craig Smith, managing director of finance and administration at Parseq, explores the new cheque processing and clearing rules coming i..
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AON EMPOWERS CAT MODELLERS TO RUN ANY MODEL ON ITS ENHANCED ELEMENTS 10 PLATFORM
Ability to run insurers’ own or third party models – plus access to new flood models for US, Canada, Malaysia and Poland Impact ..
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PROPER, PRISTINE PADS, NOT PODS- TIPI DISPELS THE MYTHS OF BUILD TO RENT
Size matters when it comes to renting in the capital London’s Tipi showcases the value and services that build to rent can offe..
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GETTING OVER THE CLOUD HURDLE IN BANKING
By Ian Stone, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, Anaplan Across industries, conversations around the use of cloud are commonplace. T..
TECHNOLOGY
BUYERS SHUN CITY CENTRES FOR COUNTRY VILLAS WHEN IT COMES TO LIFESTYLE INVESTMENT IN IBERIA
Portugal offers 3rd highest non-urban yields in Europe (World First) Spain is most sought after European destination in 2016 (TheMov..
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UK TOURISM SECTOR ALREADY REAPING THE BENEFITS OF BREXIT
Sterling could drop as low as $1.15 (HSBC) US searches for UK holidays up 54% (Kayak) Overnight domestic trips hit record levels, up ..
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HOW MIFID II WILL IMPACT FINANCIAL ADVISOR COMMUNICATIONS
By Yasmin Zarabi, vice president of legal and compliance, Hearsay Social Even with the recent Brexit decision, it is still highly like..
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BLOCKCHAIN: A CASE FOR THE GENERAL LEDGER
Dennis Gada, Vice President and Global Client Partner at Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-gene..
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NEW BUSINESS LAUNCHES TO SUPPORT IT PROFESSIONALSFACING MISSION CRITCIAL SECTOR CHALLENGES
The Keysource Group has today announced the launch of a new independent consultancy business to support CEO’s, CIO’s and CTO’s facing ..
BUSINESS
WEMBLEY PARK: LONDON’S NEWEST ROUND-THE-CLOCK-ALL-ROUND DESTINATION
Night Tube service to begin in the Autumn 1,300 new residents and 2,000 students now living in Wembley Park Friday and Saturda..
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WILL GLOBAL COMMODITIES SUFFER AS A RESULT OF BREXIT? THE EXPERTS AT EASYMARKETS THINK NOT!
Agricultural commodities shrug off UK’s referendum result WTI Oil and Brent Crude prove somewhat more sensitive Gold comes out ..
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INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM CALLS IN VIATO CONNECT UK AND US OFFICES
An international law firm has deployed a new unified communications (UC) solution to ensure its UK and US-based employees can benefit ..
INVESTING
THE CHANGING FACE OF PEER-TO-PEER
By SaschaBreite, SIX Payment Services There has been a growing acceptance and uptake of new peer-to-peer (P2P) payment methods in rece..
BUSINESS
INFLUENCE OF THE RISE OF MACHINERY ON BRITAIN’S WORKFORCE
By Shaun Simmons, Managing Director for Cordant Technical Recruitment In a digitally forward culture, technology is fast becoming the ..
TECHNOLOGY
MANAGING THE HIDDEN SECURITY GAP IN FINANCIAL SERVICES: THE OFFICE PRINTER
James Stelfox, MD of QuoStar MDS, a managed document solutions and print management service The financial services industry is under ..
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AON ASSISTS FREDDIE MAC TO REACH $5BN RISK TRANSFER MILESTONE FOR U.S. MORTGAGE CREDIT BUSINESS
Milestone reached after completion of record $788m re/insurance transactions Aon Risk Solutions and Aon Benfield, the global risk mana..
INSURANCE
GOODBYE TO ALL VAT? EU INDIRECT TAX AFTER BREXIT
Nicholas Hallamchief executive of VAT consultancy Accordance considers VAT after Brexit A year or so ago, I asked DonatoRaponi, EU VAT..
FINANCE
INVESTING IN THE CITY THAT’S INVESTING IN ITSELF – WELCOME TO THE LIVERPOOL OF THE FUTURE!
Liverpool’s rental value expected to grow 5% per annum for the next several years (Sutton Kersch Rental Feasibility Report) New..
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AN APPLE A YEAR: HALF OF IPHONE USERS WILL UPGRADE TO THE IPHONE 7
Half (50%) of current iPhone users plan to upgrade to the new iPhone when it is released Only 19% plan on moving to Apple’s main comp..
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WHAT BREXIT MEAN FOR BRITISH BUYERS IN SPAIN
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union raises some important questions. Here’s how it will affect British buyers in..
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TURNING ‘BIG DATA’ COMPLIANCE INTO A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
‘Big data’ is widely discussed within the financial markets, as it is elsewhere; particularly concerning how it could and should be us..
TECHNOLOGY
DANICH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BANKS LAUNCH MOBILE WALLET POWERED BY NET’S NEW HCE AND TOKENISATION PLATFORM
Nordic digital payments specialist, Nets, has been selected by Danish banking collective, the BOKIS partnership, to launch a new NFC m..
BANKING
BREXIT: WHY INVESTORS MUST NOW ‘THINK GLOBAL’ TO MAXIMISE AND PROTECT WEALTH
By Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group The Brexit vote outcome continues to send shockwaves throughout the world. Nigel Gree..
FINANCE
WHY ARE INVESTORS CHECKING OUT OF UK BUY-TO-LET AND CHECKING IN TO HOTEL INVESTMENT?
Hotel investment up by 50% globally in 2015 (JLL) UK hotel investment at 9 year high of £8.1 billion (Savills) Low price point, 10% r..
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