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Cornering the Student Market: Personalisation Must Win Out over Stereotypes

20th September 2018
As brands think about targeting the student market, it would be very tempting to stereotype and develop marketing that is all about partying and watching daytime TV. This approach is doomed to fail because the student demographic is actually much more diverse and discerning. According to Creative Orchestra, less than 60% of students are under […]
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Trump Hits China With £150 Billion of Tariffs

19th September 2018
US President Donald Trump has forced more tariffs on Chinese goods worth £150 billion, as the trade war heightens. These new tariffs are the [third] and biggest yet as they will impact an estimated 6,000 goods, including rice and handbags. Some items that were expected to be affected, such as smart watches, have been exempted. […]
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Smart Scale for Challenger Banks to Avoid Tech Infrastructure Woes

18th September 2018
A new breed of ‘challenger banks’ has risen up around traditional institutions in the last few years. This catch-all phrase doesn’t capture the breadth of different offerings that have emerged, from mobile only banks such as Atom and Starling, to digital contenders looking to capture even more of the value chain by exploring links between […]
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Lehman Brothers' Final Weekend

17th September 2018
Following the 10 year anniversary of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, we take a look at former employees last moments working at the investment bank.
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RiskIQ Reveals $1,138,888 is Lost to Cybercrime Every Evil Internet Minute

17th September 2018
With cybercriminals costing the global economy $600 billion last year alone, global digital threat management leader RiskIQ tapped proprietary and third-party research to examine the growing volume of malicious activity on the internet to reveal the latest ‘Evil Internet Minute.’ The data shows that in a single evil internet minute, $1,138,888 is lost to cybercrime, […]
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Royals Lose Land Crown: UK's 50 Biggest Landowners Revealed

14th September 2018
In a recent study into Britain’s largest landowners, ABC Finance Ltd has uncovered who really owns the UK. Owning a lucrative property portfolio has become a dream for many people in the UK. This is unsurprising as the returns on savvy investments can be substantial. As of the start of 2018, there were upwards of […]
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Increasing US Buyers Descending on Thriving UK Tech Sector

13th September 2018
New research reveals a UK technology market which has attracted the eye of US businesses and seen a huge increase in transactions, with acquisitions of UK technology companies up 386% in 2017 than there were in 2009). Of the 247 UK companies to have exited into the US in 2017, almost a third (32.3%) of […]
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40% of Financial Services Firms Consider Renewable Energy a ‘Fad’

12th September 2018
New research from Haven Power, one of the UK’s largest business electricity suppliers, reveals two fifths of Financial Services firms think renewable energy is just a passing trend. A perception that is significantly higher than any other industry. Despite scepticism, almost two thirds of businesses in the sector are keen to start selling energy back […]
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The Need for Effective Third-Party Risk Management in Financial Services

12th September 2018
In the last few years we have seen the frequency and severity of third-party cyberattacks against global financial institutions continue to increase. According to Tom Turner, CEO at BitSight, there is a growing need for more effective risk management firms in the financial services sector. One of the biggest reported attacks against financial organisations occurred […]
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Barclays and the Government Launch £1 Billion Housing Development Fund

12th September 2018
Barclays has announced that it has teamed up with the UK Government to provide £1bn of development finance to help build thousands of new homes across England to help increase the pace and volume of housing provision. Loans ranging from £5 million to £100 million, which will be competitively priced, are available for developers and […]
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Ethereum Set to Be the Most Lucrative Investment

11th September 2018
Do you want to go from being a stock market dreamer to a high earner? A new tool could be what you need to transform your hindsight into insight. How Rich Would You Be? uses market data from the past 12 months to reveal exactly what you could have made if you invested in a […]
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How Can Regulation Keep Up as Technological Innovation Races Ahead?

11th September 2018
Technology advances have changed every aspect of financial markets. For consumers, this transformation has made financial services more affordable, accessible and tailored to our individual needs. For financial institutions, digital tools, including emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and analytics, have delivered huge opportunities to radically improve the efficiency and effectiveness of risk […]
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