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As an enabler for increased competition and customer choice, open banking is transforming the banking sector for consumers, challenger banks, FinTechs and traditional players alike. The UK’s version of the second Payment Services Directive…

Most of Nitin’s career has been involved with business model changes around disruptive technologies and M&A work in the TMT sector for companies around Silicon Valley. He has developed M&A strategies, conducted…

How has the wealth management landscape developed recently and what has influenced this? The thing I love the most about our industry is that it is always changing. In addition to changing market conditions, there are new products…

What are the benefits of having a third-party portfolio manager to manage one’s accounts? Ron Medley: Whether using a third party or an in-house portfolio manager, a key benefit is having a relationship with the portfolio manager in…

1. The 1673 Tulip Craze In 1593 tulips were first brought to The Netherlands from Turkey and quickly became widely sought after. After some time, tulips contracted a non-fatal tulip-specific mosaic virus, known as the ‘Tulip breaking…