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Financial Services and the Great Cloud Conundrum

30th January 2017
I read an interesting article recently that outlined the way in which cloud adoption has changed the business landscape, causing a seismic shift in how organisations operate. Depending on your source, UK cloud adoption rates are currently anywhere between 78% and 84%, and whilst cloud is no longer a new phenomenon, its importance to not […]
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Small Business Owners Optimistic About President Trump's First 100 Days Agenda

27th January 2017
National Write Your Congressman (NWYC) has found small business owners voicing high levels of optimism for the incoming administration's plans for the US economy and their own business prospects in its Q4 2016 Index. NWYC, an organization that gives small businesses a voice in American government, issued its Quarterly Index measuring small business owners and […]
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Will 2017 be Wild or Bland for Canadian Investors?

27th January 2017
While the outlook is for firmer and more geographically balanced growth in 2017, the Canadian economy faces major downside risks from the incoming Trump administration's trade policies and Republican-backed corporate tax reforms, finds a new report by CIBC Capital Markets. These risks will impede the Bank of Canada's ability to tighten monetary policy, the report […]
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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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