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Skandia launches technical information hub for advisers

The range of historical and new materials available includes the specialist tax and financial planning support -

Nineyards Capital introduce Crowdstacker investment platform with backing of 'Grumpy entrepreneur' David Murray-Hundley

The news of Crowdstacker’s launch comes hot on the heels of Chancellor Osborne’s launch of ‘Innovate Finance’ at Canary Wharf’s ‘Level39’ incubator, and his announcement of new measures to support the FinTech sect

Role reversal as African technology expands in Europe

The M-Pesa mobile money transfer system which allows clients to send cash with their telephones has transformed how business is done in east Africa, and is now spreading to Romania.

Coutts separation from RBS could be eased by Avaloq transformation

Can avoid pitfalls of separation from core RBS IT systems

Global retail banking IT spending to reach $150bn by 2018

IT spending rises as banks transform their operations

Innovate Finance to bring radical transformation to Britain’s fintech sector

As further validation that British fintech has come of age, a new trade body has been announced to promote the UK’s rapidly growing fintech sector.

Suitability Standards and the World of Wealth Management by By Tomas Edwards, SS&C

Recently, a UK wealth manager announced a suitability-related review of historic account records.

Generation Y and the Wealth Transfer to Come by Michael Hunwick, SS&C Technologies

There is a growing list of well-known entrepreneurs like Warren Buffet, Bill & Melinda Gates and Michael Bloomberg who are donating significant proportions of their wealth to philanthropic causes. However, most wealthy individuals are still expected t

George Osborne embraces Bitcoin as London aims to be centre of global financial technology revolution

Treasury to undertake study on risks and opportunities posed by new currencies

Novus Signs Additional European Hedge Fund Clients

The addition of these two funds highlights a developing trend among emerging managers

OLYMPIC Banking System launched as Bank-in-a-Box Cloud Solution in the UK

The solution is offered as pay-as-you grow and enables start-up banks and wealth managers to deploy a full IT infrastructure in weeks.

Wealth managers look to next-generation automation for maximum efficiency - Dion

Whitepaper helps firms harness the full potential of technology to meet client demand

Lombard Risk expands team

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are introducing signed “regulatory attestations”

Financial Services Industry Must Move On From Regulation

Growth through innovation will increase productivity and will have a flow on effect to the economy

Eagle appoints new heads of sales for Americas, EMEA and APAC

Appointments made as Eagle continues to grow its global sales operations to meet increasing demand in the market for its products and services

Bravura Solutions expands Polish operations with new Warsaw office

The Warsaw office is one of eight global R&D centres of excellence, serving as a development hub for Bravura’s EMEA operations.

Confisio and Dion Global Solutions launch Collateral Valuation Solution

The new solution will be available across all asset classes for exchange traded and OTC derivatives and builds on Confisio’s successful EMIR trade reporting collaboration with Traiana.

Société Générale Private Banking Selects Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to Help Meet Basel III Requirements in Belgium

Société Générale Private Banking has also previously implemented Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ Risk Management and Regulatory Reporting solution

Hackers Attack European Central Bank's Website

Hackers have stolen e-mail addresses of thousands of website visitors and contacts of journalists and participants of ECB’s events, the bank’s officials said Thursday, adding that the police have started investigating the case.

Are Balance and Strategy the Keys to Success? by Tomas Edwards

July 5th saw the start – the Grand Départ – of the 2014 Tour de France, the world’s premier cycling race.