The emergence of AI has had a positive impact on the financial industry and has enhanced productivity, in particular in the accounting and banking areas. Therefore I anticipate that machine learning will definitely be a significant area of investment in the near future for this sector. However, as with any change of this magnitude, the […]
Amidst a large swathe of planned job cuts at Lloyds, at the beginning of November the bank announced that there was a silver lining - a £3 billion investment programme that will see the country’s biggest high-street lender radically transform its digital strategy. While 6,000 existing roles are being cut from a broad range of […]
Given the long list of regulations that organisations need to comply with – CECL, IFRS9, MiFID II, SOX, CCPA, BCBS 239, SR 11-7, Solvency II, GDPR, CCPA, among others – investment by organisations in Regulatory Technology (RegTech) is estimated to grow by a whopping 45% annually on average over the next five years. This represents a […]
Private equity has gotten a bad rap throughout the years, thanks in part to the popular image of an uncaring operator who buys and sells companies without concern. For a truly successful modern PE company that accomplishes high multiples through attention and care, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In practice, a great private […]
Blockchain has been synonymous with crypto currencies for some time but its range of applications and roles in the wider digital transformation are now much more fully understood. This is certainly true of the financial industry, which is gradually shaking off its legacy systems and incorporating this revolutionary technology into an ever-growing number of uses. […]
Finance Monthly speaks to the Director of the Financial Planning Program at Stephen F. Austin State University - Banker Phares, who has been licensed to practice law in the State of Texas since 1964. He was founding member of the Estate Planning and Probate Specialty for the State Bar of Texas in 1977 and still […]
There’s always something exciting about travelling to a new destination – regardless of whether it’s for business or pleasure. A long-haul flight however can cast a shadow on that excitement - the thought of spending long hours breathing dry, recycled air, not moving enough or sitting in an uncomfortable position and eating unhealthy and bland […]
Headlines have raised fears in recent months that robots threaten many of our livelihoods. However, Jan Hoffmeister from Drooms says that those in the private equity (PE) industry should instead be encouraged by how Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology can give them an edge in a competitive marketplace. AI technology cannot replace human thinking in relation […]
To hear about the future of the finance function and the need for bringing a data scientist into the finance environment, Finance Monthly speaks with Angela Mazza Teufer, Senior Vice President of ERPM at Oracle. We are living in the age of data, one in which both traditional quantifiable information and unstructured data is being […]
In 2018 RAK ICC made two key appointments to its team. The appointment of Alan Bougourd as Registrar in February was followed in April by the appointment of Dr Sameer Al Ansari as CEO. These appointments were made as part of the firm’s journey towards achieving global brand recognition as a premium jurisdiction for company […]
Strategic risk management has long been lauded within businesses both large and small as a key contributor to successfully achieving business objectives. However communication between risk teams and a business can often be lost in translation. Richard Pike, Founder and CEO, Governor Software, argues that in order to link risks to objectives, businesses must transition […]
Proskauer and Grimaldi Studio Legale have represented funds managed and advised by BlueBay Asset Management in the €135 million financing provided to DADA, one of the leading names in the European domain and hosting segment. Proskauer and Grimaldi Studio Legale advised BlueBay as bondholder and Linklaters acted as English & Italian counsel to the company. DADA […]
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