Innovation and decentralisation are key June 29, 2020 | Sponsored The financial services industry is held back by rules imposed after the 2008 crash. We need to move forward. To liberate the financial industry, decentralisation is the way ahead. One of the unexpected side effects of of social distancing and the lockdown has been the uncovering of a lot of pain points in the business [...]
Five ways to improve collaboration in Fintech June 29, 2020 | Sponsored In the shadow of the last global financial crisis, the Fintech industry emerged as a disruptive phenomenon that cut out the middleman. This transformative sector has had a massive impact on the perception of banking and money management. Fintech has established itself as a credible alternative, especially in these times of another looming financial crisis [...]
Not just for unicorns – Fintech services all June 29, 2020 | Sponsored Fintech is commonly associated with unicorn companies. But it is there to service a far wider part of the economic community as the recovery begins. As the country emerges from lockdown and turns its attention to rebuilding the economy, one resource that is of crucial importance is Fintech. A complex and diverse industry that is [...]
The City View: Race, diversity and leadership in business, with Julia Streets June 29, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In this episode Christian is joined by Julia Streets, founder of Streets consulting and host of the long-running DiverCity podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about corporate diversity and the importance of leadership at a time when businesses of all sizes are looking to their own track record in improving diversity in [...]
EY ‘failed to request Wirecard bank statements for three years’ June 26, 2020 EY failed to carry out a standard audit procedure on Wirecard for more than three years that could have uncovered colossal fraud at the fintech, it is claimed. The accounting firm, which has audited Wirecard for over a decade, has come under fire after the German fintech disclosed a €1.9bn black hole in its accounts. [...]
Reassuring pension savers in these turbulent times June 26, 2020 Millions of pension savers across the country are concerned about the state of their finances. Since lockdown began in March, the government’s protective measures have supported both employers and employees through a difficult time. As these measures begin to be eased back, there may be a higher possibility of company insolvencies, and thus reduced financial [...]
Three behavioural biases to watch out for during a crisis June 25, 2020 | City Talk Nick Kirrage walks us through the most common behavioural biases investors suffer from and how to overcome them. At the best of times, investors are at risk of succumbing to certain behavioural biases that can cloud judgment and impair decision-making. In highly stressful and unpredictable times like the Covid-19 crisis, there is a greater propensity [...]
The office is about to be transformed, not eliminated June 25, 2020 Are we seeing the demise of the office? Since lockdown measures spurred a working from home revolution in March, many commentators have predicted that this trend is here to stay. But offices are more than bricks and mortar. They play a vital role in forming the very ethos of a business and help shape the [...]
ActivTrades’ revenue set to climb to record high in H1 2020 June 25, 2020 | Sponsored London-based online brokerage ActivTrades is on track to post its best ever half-year results, thanks to an increase in trading volumes and strong growth in the number of clients. With only a few days to go to the end of the second quarter, the company has recorded £30 million in revenue for the first half of 2020, more than trebling [...]
