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German robo-advisor joins UK wealth invasion

Scalable Capital has already operated in Germany with a different team and the recent authorisation by the FCA marks the company's expansion into the UK.

FinTech boost for Saxo Bank’s pioneering SaxoTraderGO platform

A unique automated investment service called SaxoSelect - fully integrated into SaxoTraderGO - has also been launched in selected countries.

Corporate finance boutiques merge

NovitasFTCL provides M&A, capital raising and strategic advisory services.

Five UK fund houses explore blockchain technology

It is the first time asset managers have come together to experiment with blockchain, which is a giant, online public ledger.

Private banker Nordea integrates front to back office to drive efficiency and customer experience

On the customer facing side of the business the bank has replaced its complex ‘multi-system’ front-office workspace with a single workstation giving a 360 degree client view.

Deutsche Bank: Banks Must Partner with Fintech and Digital Currency Businesses or Risk Disappearing Altogether

Recently, Bank of America JPMorgan, UBS and Bank of England have also said that their respective banks are looking at ways to adapt blockchain technology for their own use.

Estonia picks Singapore for e-residency scheme

Estonian government and bank officials will travel to Singapore every quarter starting from April to issue e-resident cards and bank cards to those whose e-applications have been approved.

Wealth managers hire Donkey Kong coders to woo millennials

Magic jewels, power bars or golden nuggets are the conventional objects of desire for the video game devotee.

Microsoft Confirms SwiftKey Acquisition

Exit delivers exceptional returns to investors in UK’s largest venture capital trust

BNP Paribas completes blockchain for transaction banking hackathon

The bank says ideas that emerged will be put to further analysis over the course of the next year to assess their feasibility in a live business context.

‘Personalised’ robo-adviser poised for UK launch

The team would like to add mutual funds to the platform in the future.

Archer selects corfinancial’s post trade execution solution

Archer also uniquely provides selective operations outsourcing that provides managers the ability to choose services that fit their individual needs.

Bravura Launches Sonata CPPI Module With Integrated Risk Management Hedging

Barclays first bank to offer client risk management solution through Bravura platform that supports individualised protection for investment portfolios

Can robots replace human traders on the stock market?

This should be intriguing to followers of technology, because both these groups are essentially computerised investing.

IRESS enhances technology solutions ahead of MCD

The enhancements enable intermediaries to quickly and easily produce the required illustration documentation for any mortgage within one system.

Nordea Bank Luxembourg goes live with Temenos wealth management platform

The bank was supported in its implementation of WealthSuite by a team comprising consultants from Temenos and its partners Deloitte and Syncordis.

UK banks set to launch ‘robo-advisers’

Digital robo-advice is a lower-cost way of providing investment expertise to thousands of people with small savings pots who have been priced out of the advice market in the past few years.

Treasury Committee: UK Banks Need To Invest In IT To Stop Failures

Warning from head of parliament’s Treasury Committee comes after failures at three major high-street banks

Intrinsic and Tenet in takeover talks

The existing shareholders are understood to be looking to sell their investments in the business.

Eleven big banks test blockchain-based trading system

The banks are part of a consortium of 42 major lenders, brought together last year by New York-based software company R3