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Defined Benefit Transfers and Pensions in the UK

31st May 2018
To hear about defined benefit transfers and pensions in the UK, Finance Monthly connected with Chartered Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth Manager Pierre Coussey. With over 30 years of experience in financial services both within the largest providers in the UK and at the coal face within private practice, Pierre is also the current Chairman […]
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Beyond Biometrics: Do Fingerprints Represent Blueprint for the Future of Payments?

31st May 2018
The Biometrics Institute predicts that the development of biometrics over the next five years will shift towards online identity verification, government mobile applications, online payments, e-commerce, and healthcare. Biometrics has been viewed as a secure method for financial transactions and security in many walks of life, with fingerprints used for clocking in at work or verification for contactless payments, […]
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Adjusting the Ethical Code of Conduct in East African Organisations

31st May 2018
Finance Monthly explores corruption in East African organisations and FBW Group’s efforts towards upholding ethical standards within their offices.   According to the EY’s Europe, Middle East, India and Africa Fraud Survey 2017, companies need to work harder to encourage their staff to successfully uphold ethical standards all over the world.[1] 63% of Africans working […]
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Volvo: Finance Needs to Bet on the Future to Thrive in Digital Age

31st May 2018
Determined CFOs need to stay ahead of the game if they are to make an impact in an ever-changing market landscape, says Philippe Henriette, SVP of Finance, Processes and IT for Volvo Construction Equipment. Below Phillippe discusses the drive that’s needed to push finance into the digital age. The finance function has expanded from a […]
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Piecemeal Approach to Hosted IT will Haunt Firms through Lost Productivity

31st May 2018
Take a look at the inner workings of any modern enterprise, and there’s a good chance you’ll find IT silos - islands of departmental data only loosely connected across the organisation. Such isolation presents a potential regulatory risk and undermines the rich productivity gains that digitisation should be driving across commerce, and yet these silos […]
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M&S Needs to Think Like a Start-Up

30th May 2018
Pat Lynes is a business transformation expert, Founder and CEO of Sullivan & Stanley and the author of ‘The Interim Revolution’. Below he what disruptive technology can mean for companies like Marks & Spencer. If it wasn’t apparent that there’s a desperate need for businesses to build a strong transformation ability, then surely a monster […]
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BMW Recall: Key Considerations When Facing a Potential Product Recall

30th May 2018
Ordering a product recall can give even the hardiest CEO cold sweats, yet if the latest BMW recalls tells us anything it’s that a lengthy delay can cause even more problems. How should businesses approach a recall and what are the best ways of preventing a quality failure? Vincent Desmond, CEO of the Chartered Quality […]
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Ethereum vs. Ethereum Classic

29th May 2018
The battle between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic is not just an ideological one, it is also an ethical one. Therefore, to be able to understand the difference between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic, and to understand better what Ethereum Classic is, we need to understand a little bit of history.   DAO and the Attack A […]
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Your Thoughts: M&S to Close 100 Shops

29th May 2018
Recent news reports regarding Marks & Spencer’s shop closures have left other high street retailers feeling fearful about profits. With plans to close 100 stores by 2022, in what M&S bosses are calling a re-organization of the entire retail chain, the aim is to turn a third of its in-store sales into online sales. This […]
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Businesses Must Take the Backlash Against Globalism Seriously

29th May 2018
Is globalised trade in reverse? Is protectionism on the rise with the potential of a spreading trade war? These are questions at the top of many business leaders’ minds. The answer to both these questions is yes, and business models are going to have to change as a result. Dr Joe Zammit-Lucia, co-author of ‘Backlash: […]
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Islamic Finance to Soar with FinTech & Standardization

25th May 2018
In a report published titled "The Future Of Banking: Islamic Finance Needs Standardization And FinTech To Boost Growth," S&P Global Ratings says it believes the global Islamic finance industry will expand slowly in 2018 and 2019. We think standardization and financial technology (fintech) could help accelerate the industry's growth in the short to medium term. […]
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What Lessons Can Be Learned from TSB’s IT Meltdown?

25th May 2018
It has emerged that TSB could be facing £16 million in fines for the catastrophic meltdown of its online banking software which prevented customers from accessing their bank accounts and using their debit cards. On the back of our Your Thoughts this week, Yaron Morgenstern, CEO at Glassbox Digital, discusses the important lessons we can […]
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