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KPMG: Biometrics to play bigger role in 2016

People are being forced to adopt more and more convoluted passwords, while simultaneously trying to avoid the temptation to reuse those super strong passwords.

Monopolisation of wealth by UK super-rich accelerates

Its main findings showed that the total wealth of private households in the UK, which includes wealth from private pensions, was over £11 trillion.

Greeks remain wary over banking

As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, inset, braces for another round of tough negotiations with creditors, savers are still reluctant to bet their money that this year's talks will be less perilous for their country's place in the Eurozone th

Private equity beats bankers’ bonuses

Private equity employees are expecting to receive bonuses of just over £104,000 each for 2015, according to a survey by Astbury Marsden

GCC investors considering Poland's Lucrative Residential Property Sector

Zlota 44 is the most iconic building in Poland and will provide the most luxurious apartments

Another Lehman collapse is the biggest threat we face

Our big banks, still largely unreformed since the financial crisis in 2008, remain too-big-to-fail

Odey flags up threat of UK house bubble in fears for global economy

Crispin Odey said tougher conditions were likely to persist throughout the year

Coutts Global Markets Weekly: A year of contradictions and flat returns

We looked for global equities to come out ahead of ‘safe-haven’ government bonds, which they did, but not by much.

Economic growth will disappoint again in 2016, warns IMF's Christine Lagarde

Managing director tells central banks to consider 'spillover' effects from raising interest rates in an uncertain world

Buy German stocks, say strategists

Strategists predict the benchmark will rally in 2016 on optimism that low oil prices and a weak euro will benefit companies.

Moody's: France's creation of new senior debt category provides more clarity on bank resolution

The new debt category will consist of 'securities' subordinated to other senior obligations, but will rank senior to subordinated debt.

Italian premier says banking system not at risk

The government's rescue of the four small banks in central Italy has been criticized for exposing some bondholders to losses.

Britain's richest people see wealth rise by nearly £1bn

The Duke of Westminster was the highest placed Brit with a $14bn fortune, up $623m over the past 12 months

11 banks and finance firms that have definite hiring plans for 2016

Nomura is looking for M&A bankers on the other side of the Atlantic.

Goldman, JPMorgan Seen as Fintech Winners While AmEx Suffers

The two firms have the best track record of implementing technology and will be able to successfully learn from new entrants in payments, blockchain and automated investing

Nimbler Swiss Mid Caps Outpace Giants as UBS Wealth Says Buy

Mid caps depend more on the local economy, and the economy in Switzerland isn’t doing so poorly.

2016 outlook: China a key concern

Worryingly, Chinese growth is still slowing.

Only 7% of companies have fully digitised organisations

The need to digitise operations is more and more recognised by the business world, as an abundance of research pinpoint the advantages of digital technologies.

Barclays Compass: developed markets to lead growth opporunities in q1 2016

The Q1 2016 Compass report, which examines major asset classes globally, retained an overweight allocation on global equities compared to fixed income.

How 2015 was the year George Osborne sold off Britain – and it was POINTLESS

IN an effort to "pay down Britain's debt" George Osborne embarked on a selling spree in 2015, which some observers said echoed Margaret Thatcher in 1987.

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