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Jacob Mallinder

Hi, I'm Jacob, the Editor for our Online Content. Feel free to email me at editorial.dept@finance-monthly.com if you have any questions or interesting content to send over!

Articles by Jacob Mallinder

4 Most Effective Ways to Avoid Going Bankrupt

2nd December 2019
The number of personal bankruptcies has been declining over the past few years. This is mostly due to the improved economy and awareness programs that have helped people find a way out of bankruptcy.
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Serena Williams Takes 10 Hours to Earn the Average Salary

29th November 2019
Professional male sports players are notorious for their astonishing annual salaries, with the likes of football, boxing and Formula 1 racers earning players millions of pounds each year.
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Are Business Models Changing Too Quickly for Banks to Keep Up?

28th November 2019
For hundreds of years, banks have been following a simple yet effective business model – they take money in from depositors and lend it out to borrowers. Despite public consensus, there is nothing more complex than that.
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Is Now the Perfect Time to Invest in Bitcoin?

28th November 2019
The wise early investors of bitcoin managed to reap the rewards by cashing in when the digital currency spiked in value in 2017.
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Institutional Investors Putting Financial Integrity Under Due Diligence Microscope

27th November 2019
A global survey of institutional investors commissioned by BlackLine, Inc. reveals that 82% of global investors believe companies in their portfolio often resort to legal but ‘creative’ accounting tactics in order to attract or satisfy investors, causing investors to increase scrutiny over portfolio company financials.
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Why We Can't Forget About 'VAT Carousel' Fraud

27th November 2019
From the characteristics of MITC fraud arrangements to the tangible damage that such schemes can cause, below Jérôme Bryssinck, Head of Government Solutions at Quantexa, talks Finance Monthly through the options for fighting VAT carousel fraud. Europol believes that missing trader intra-community (MITC) fraud (usually known as ‘VAT Carousel’ fraud) costs authorities around €60 billion […]
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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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