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With the advent of technology people have become accustomed to improved experiences and better access to data. Digital distribution and reporting technology enables fund managers to transform their operations to be more collaborative with investors and be much more transparent.

Go back a few years and robo-advisors were the talk of wealth management. Panel discussions were often dominated by the prospects of robo-advisory, but nowadays they are rarely mentioned. What happened to the robo-advisor hype?

Decision-making is arguably one of the most important parts of a wealth manager’s workload. As advancements in technology continue to accelerate, these managers have the chance to drastically improve their output.

Cyber risk is showing no signs of stopping and the reliance on cloud-based systems makes potential ripple effects vast. It is crucial for the global insurance industry to efficiently measure cyber risk.

As the deadline for PSD2 looms and financial services frantically try to get systems ready, application programming interface (API) standardisation would ease challenges, according to a panel at the Global RegTech Summit 2019.

When talking about millennials, it is easy to think they are still quite young; however, some of those in the generation are already in their 40s. This is the perfect age for wealth managers to be onboarding them as clients, but have some firms missed the boat?

The market opportunity for trade surveillance systems is steadily rising. A recent report from The Insight Partners asserted that the market will reach $2.7bn by 2028 – rising from $850m in 2019. Back in 2014, Travis Schwab sensed there would be growing demand for the sector and decided to capitalise on the gap in the market by founding Eventus Systems.

UK-based banks and startups alike are preparing for the potential economic turbulence Britain’s departure from the EU might bring - but it’s the latter that are best prepared to react.

Travelling is often synonymous with finding oneself and not launching new businesses. However, an illness-ridden holiday led to the launch of Air Doctor, a travel InsurTech.

Monzo’s co-founder’s exit has prompted the FinTech industry to take a hard look at how it protects the mental health of its staff.