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FCA Bans Promoting of Mini-Bonds to Small Investors

26th November 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it is set to ban the marketing of speculative mini-bonds to small investors using its product intervention powers.
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Head of Westpac Bank Quits Following Money Laundering Scandal

26th November 2019
The head of Australia’s second largest bank, Westpac, has quit following a money laundering scandal the bank became involved in.
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Investors Rally to Traditional Assets Amidst Political Uncertainty

26th November 2019
Butterfield Mortgages Limited (BML) recently commissioned an independent survey of more than 1,100 UK-based investors (all with investments in excess of £10,000) to find out what asset classes currently make up their financial portfolios and what factors are influencing their investment strategies in 2020.
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Supplier Assurance and Cybersecurity in the Front Line for FS

26th November 2019
Improving operational resilience has long been a goal of the banking and financial sector, and gained real focus and attention with the 2018 publication of ‘Building the UK financial sector’s operational resilience’ – the joint discussion paper by the Bank of England, PRA and FCA.
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Stop Blaming Brexit for Failure to Meet Economic Expectations

26th November 2019
Ask anyone today what the top reason for economic uncertainty is, and they’ll give you a one-word answer – Brexit. Indeed, Brexit is now cited in around a quarter of all profit warnings as being a contributor to poor financial performance.
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Schwab TD Ameritrade: Stock Deal of the Century?

25th November 2019
GlobalData banking editor Douglas Blakey reports on a breaking deal with a huge wow factor.
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6 Unconventional Ways to Achieve Financial Freedom

25th November 2019
Financial freedom has recently become a remarkable concept due to increasing living costs and little savings.
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Open Banking is Going Global With 87% Of Countries Having Open APIs

22nd November 2019
More than 87% of countries have already established some form of Open APIs in the banking industry. According to LearnBonds, there are over 10,000 financial institutions around the world with open banking implementations.
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What Could the UK General Election Mean for Business?

21st November 2019
Politicians are singing children’s songs, getting heckled in the street and facing cyber attacks. All this commotion can only mean one thing: Britain is going to the polls.
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There Aren't Enough Women in Blockchain, Let's Change That

21st November 2019
According to the WEF, the overall female presence in the crypto-economy is between 1%to 5% globally. How can the industry see women coming into parity with men? More importantly, how do we make the number climb quickly enough?
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Has California Lost Out to North Carolina for Tech Investment?

20th November 2019
The United States still has a great magnetism for British engineers, yet the nation’s traditional tech strongholds are facing serious competition from underdogs in the unlikeliest of places.
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Apple Card: How to Eliminate Sexism from Banking Algorithms

19th November 2019
A number of tweets earlier this week from some disgruntled customers revealed accusations that the Apple Card credit card managed by Goldman Sachs offered different credit limits for men and women with similar circumstances and backgrounds.
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