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Thought Leader – Captive Insurance

26th January 2017
To find out about the biggest challenges that the captive insurance sector faces and the future of the industry, Finance Monthly reached out to Alan Fine - the Partner in Charge of Brown Smith Wallace’s Insurance Advisory Services practice, a subset of which is the Captive practice, which he also leads.  Brown Smith Wallace is […]
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Trump jump pushes Dow Jones through 20,000

26th January 2017
The Dow Jones index broke through the 20,000 mark for the first time yesterday, as markets continue to respond to the potentially stimulative economic policies of the new US President. The Dow Jones now stands at over three times the low it reached in March 2009, when it traded at a touch over 6,600 points. […]
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The White House Worth Just Shy of $400 Million

26th January 2017
As the new US President settles in, Zillow finds the value of the White House has appreciated 15% since Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009.
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If P2P Doesn’t Self-Police, it May Self-Destruct

26th January 2017
Here Finance Monthly benefits from an exclusive opinion piece authored by Chirag Shah, CEO of Nucleus Commercial Finance, who gives us his thoughts on the P2P market, financing and banks. The P2P market is attractive to consumers and investors because its mentality and practices are distinct from those of conventional retail banks. However, the desire […]
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Brexit, Trump & KYC: How is Compliance Shaping Up in 2017?

25th January 2017
Melaine Campbell, Managing Director at Dun & Bradstreet, discusses her compliance predictions for the year ahead. It is hard to ignore the impact that the one of the most turbulent political years in recent memory might have, not least on world of compliance. The overarching theme from the second half of 2016 seems to be […]
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Businesses See A Significant Rise In Fraud And Risk Incidents In 2016

25th January 2017
82% of executives surveyed worldwide experienced a fraud incident in the past year compared to 75% in 2015, according to the Kroll Annual Global Fraud and Risk Report. Fraud, cyber, and security incidents are now the "new normal" for companies across the world, according to the executives surveyed for the 2016/17 Kroll Annual Global Fraud […]
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Your Thoughts: UK to Leave Single Market

25th January 2017
Last week the news was flush with panic that following Theresa May’s infamous Brexit speech, the UK will soon be leaving the EU’s single market, meaning the end of tariff free trade throughout the European continent, as has been for the last few decades. According to the BBC, Theresa May stated that the UK “cannot […]
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HTC VIVE Launches $10 Million ‘VR For Impact’ Program in Davos

24th January 2017
HTC VIVE, the leader in room-scale Virtual Reality (VR), last week at the WEForum announced ‘VR For Impact’, a $10 Million program to drive VR content and technologies that will create positive impact and change in support of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Virtual Reality provides a tremendous opportunity to develop and share ideas in impactful ways […]
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What is the Future of Credit Scoring in an Open Banking World?

24th January 2017
This week Finance Monthly has heard from Rob Haslingden, Head of Product Marketing & Propositions at Experian UK&Ireland, who gives us an overview of global credit scoring, the right attitudes, and the evaluation of data management and governance controls. Some industry commentators have suggested that Open Banking is a death-knell for credit scores. After all, […]
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How are UK Inflation Spikes Affecting the Public?

24th January 2017
Last week reports indicated that UK inflation had reached its highest point in two-and-a-half years in December, after an unexpected rise in core prices pushed top levels upwards 1.6%. Here Finance Monthly benefits from an exclusive in-depth breakdown by Market Analyst Jonathan Watson at currencies.co.uk, who explains how recent spikes in inflation can have a […]
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Highlights from WEForum 2017 in Davos

23rd January 2017
Though the US’ 45th President, Donald J. Trump stole the headlines last week, Alpine resort Davos saw a sweep of discussions, announcements and interesting statements come from this year’s 47th World Economic Forum. Here below we have picked out some of the top highlights from the four-day annual forum. US-China Trade War Keynote speaker Chinese […]
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Hedge Fund Returns Reach Three-Year High in 2016

23rd January 2017
Industry made overall gains of 7.40% through the year, the highest annual performance seen since 2013. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted returns of 7.40% in 2016, marking the best performance year for the industry since 2013 and more than tripling the gains made through 2015 (+2.03%). Despite a volatile start to the year […]
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