12/22/2017
UBS SmartWealth wins award
Investments are managed by the same global team of experts who manage the wealth of UBS’s high-net-worth client base.
FinTech
12/20/2017
The most mind-blowing cryptocurrency ICO of all time is going on right now
No matter how awesome and world-changing the blockchain platform or whatever the company might be developing might turn out to be, it won’t be connected to the tokens.
12/20/2017
TORA Launches AI-driven Pre-trade Analytics Tool
TORA’s new AI TCA product moves beyond traditional TCA by using AI techniques to accurately estimate price slippage for trades before they enter the market.
12/19/2017
Delio raises £1 million; appoints chief risk officer and CTO
The news comes as the company appoints two key signings to bolster its leadership team.
12/19/2017
Crypto Finance applies for Swiss banking licence
Crypto Finance currently employs 26 staff and runs a "cash-flow positive" trading desk says Brzezek.
12/18/2017
GFT and Deutsche Bank awarded first place for ‘Best Fintech partnership’ at prestigious Financial Innovation Awards
The strong relationship between GFT and Deutsche Bank saw the implementation of an innovative and ambitious project (dbPalace) with high levels of collaboration
12/17/2017
UBS boss says bitcoins ‘not money’, urges regulators to act
The main problem, he said, is that with no central bank and no issuer controlling the supply, the value is determined solely by demand, which leads to “huge price fluctuations in both directions.”
12/17/2017
Bob Diamond eyes banking return with £10m investment in Tandem
The deal, first reported by Sky News, would mark Diamond’s second high-profile move in Britain since he was forced out of Barclays in the wake of the Libor scandal five years ago.
12/15/2017
Robot investigators 'could be used to examine documents in criminal cases'
Decision comes after technology was used to analyse cache of 30 million documents disclosed by Rolls-Royce during major investigation
12/15/2017
German exchange Deutsche Boerse mulls launch of European bitcoin futures
German exchange Deutsche Boerse looking at launching bitcoin futures trading.
12/14/2017
Banks Lead Industry Preparations for MiFID II Reporting of OTC Derivatives Reference Data
Contract Submissions Suggest Changing Profile of DSB User Base
12/12/2017
Funds complete first secondary market securities trade on ILSBlockchain set up by Guernsey ICC
Solidum Re Director Cedric Edmonds said the trade was created, executed and confirmed on the ILSBlockchain in a matter of minutes.
12/12/2017
German challenger Penta comes out of private beta
Penta is funded by a number of senior banking executives from the UK and Germany, such as Richard Davies formerly the head of business banking and digital propositions globally at HSBC.
12/11/2017
Deutsche Bank: Blockchain Opportunities Are 'Huge'
While blockchain technology is promising, cryptocurrencies are less so, according to the presentation.
12/11/2017
Investing together for growth
Growth Capital Ventures is bringing new and exciting investment opportunities to a wider range of investors.
12/10/2017
Danske Bank's Wealth Management Robot Now Has 11,500 Clients
Customers encountering June for the first time are asked how much they want to invest (the limit is 1 million kroner, or about $160,000 per person).
12/10/2017
France to allow blockchain for trading
Several Asian nations have announced bans on using cryptocurrencies for trade purposes, including South Korea ruling out bitcoin for derivative products
12/06/2017
Innovation: Keeping speed with change
Multrees is partnering with the University of Surrey’s Centre for the Digital Economy to solve everyday problems for clients in the wealth management sector.
12/06/2017
Treasury predicts 16m people to benefit from robo-advice
The digital-only fund would reduce the number of intermediaries used and result in lower end-costs, the paper said.
12/05/2017
Nordea joins first blockchain-based trade finance platform as founding partner
The commercialisation of the platform is anticipated in Q2 2018