easyMarkets highlights three currencies to watch in times of political instability
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A snapshot of global financial markets: The Trumpflation rally, investor pit holes, small cap winners and emerging market losers?
By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist The Trumpflation rally A seven-session bear market on the Dow, in..
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Financial companies delivering better value for customers in loyalty programmes compared to other sectors
Cuts to loyalty programmes resulting from caps on interchange fees risk customer relationships A survey of 2,500 loyalty programme me..
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Jealous of your friend’s new dress? Chances are they’ll be selling it soon!
Over a quarter (28%) of British women will resell a fashion item within 6 months of purchase Almost one in four consumers fund new pu..
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Impact of New Cheque Clearing System Discussed at Leading Seminar
A number of delegates from a variety of the UK’s leading businesses were able to learn about the introduction and future impact of the..
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1 in 5 UK adults have no idea what a credit score is
One in five UK adults have no idea what a credit score is, despite many having been turned down for credit in the past, a new survey l..
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PSD2: What It Means, And Why We Should All Care
By Brian Spector, CEO at MIRACL The European payments market is on the cusp of a radical change. Due to come into effect in January 2..
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How can Financial Services Companies compete more effectively in times of uncertainty?
By-lined to Toby Hannon, Vice President, EMEA, Seal Software Change, change and more change. Nothing could be more true about the reg..
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The end of payments as we know it
André Stoorvogel, Head of Marketing, Rambus Bell ID Money 20/20 is over for another year. And as sore feet (and heads) recover and the..
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Accountants can’t afford to ignore Making Tax Digital
UK accountants are not ready to go digital, warns IRIS Software Group, with a lack of preparation for Making Tax Digital risking chaos..
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Mortgages for millennials
Banks should overhaul the mortgage process for a digital age before disruptors get there first, says Peter Veash, CEO of The BIO Agenc..
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5 Steps to successful supply chain finance
By Gopal Iyer, Sourcing & Supply Chain Consultant at4C Associates, an award winning management consultancy specialising in procure..
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‘Why preparation for new SWIFT cyber security standards needs to start now’
By Mike Fenton, CEO Redscan Cyber Security Ltd The impending publication of new security controls by The Society for Worldwide Interba..
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UK developers embrace new Brexit era sales & marketing strategy by attending Investorist Live event in tech-hub Shenzhen
“Only the most forward-thinking and nimble developers are changing and evolving their strategy in light of Brexit to become more..
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Brexit begins to bite Spanish holiday home budgets reports Kyero.com
62% of enquiries in September were for properties costing €150k or less Interest in properties costing €250k or more is falling Top 5..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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Top North East financial adviser firm talks corporation tax
Explore Wealth Management, one of the North East’s longest established independent financial advisers,has spoken about how businesses ..
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Innovative new dealCancellation product from easyMarkets to democratise trading like never before
66.6% of traders are NT (intuitive-thinking) types (Elite Trader) dealCancellation breaks through psychological barriers to trading f..
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Governments and central banks risk inflation, Bank of England has done its bit, now the politicians’ turn
Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist August is traditionally either a vague, directionless month for capita..
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Ready for the new EU payments value chain?
‘By Bruno Cambounet, VP Banking and Financial Services at Axway‘ 4 ways PSD2 can generate innovation, healthy ‘co-opetitio..
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EMVCo Streamlines Approval Process for Mobile Payment Devices
EMVCo now delivers formal industry testing and certification for contactless mobile payment-enabled devices Technical body, EMVCo, now..
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CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: DIGITAL STRATEGIES IN PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS
Grant de Leeuw, Global Sales Manager, TALKINGTECH Consumer behaviour and expectations have changed beyond all recognition in the past ..
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Putting SMEs first: the alternative to the overdraft
The regulatory landscape in the wake of the financial crisis has resulted in a significant portion of bankfunding being withdrawn – in..
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The collateral conundrum – mobilise!
Nerin Demir, Head of SIX Repo Ltd & Securities Finance at SIX Securities Services In the aftermath of the financial crisis, collat..
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Why a rules management system can untie financial services’ hands
By Mark Amstrong, VP and MD EMEA at Progress Regulation is the finance industry’s middle name. At a time when digital transformation h..
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With the Right Active Manager, You Really Do Get What You Pay For
In the world of investment management, it’s all too easy to get hung up on labels. Peter Askew For example, there’s the constant deba..
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Post Brexit – UK workers CAN have financial security
By Kesh Thukaram, Director, Best Insurance, www.bestinsurance.co.uk When the people of Britain voted in June to leave the EU it sent s..
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Worldpay heads down under with Australia licence
Worldpay expands payment processing in Australia with customers including ASOS, Expedia, Cathay Pacific and many more Worldpay, the gl..
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UK CARD FRAUD LOSSES CLIMBED 18 PERCENT IN 2015, LARGEST RISE IN EUROPE
Interactive map from FICO and Euromonitor International shows card fraud rose in 10 of 19 European countries last year HIGHLIGHTS: FIC..
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Post-crash banking regulation is transforming the world of corporate lending – for the better
Mia Drennan, CEO at GLAS When discussing the impact of financial regulation – particularly big, sweeping changes that encompass multip..
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What to make of the headlines? Brexit and Bank of England policy, EBA bank stress tests
By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategy As traders go on holiday and markets become thin, expect greater vol..
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Token, Inc. Launches London Office to Answer Demand from European Banks
Multiple trials and POCs underway with banks seeking to monetise PSD2 via revolutionary new payment rail Token, Inc., a new crypto-pa..
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PAR – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
David Worthington, VP, Business Development, Bell ID Whether it is EMV, NFC, HCE or TSP, there is certainly no shortage of acronyms wi..
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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..
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