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Brexit: Pound’s turbulence unsettling British pensions

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Could drive pension pots worth hundreds of millions overseas Nigel Green October 31, 2016: The Brexit-battered pound has triggered a significant surge in people seeking advice on moving British pensions out of the UK. Since the UK’s historic vote to leave the EU, the sterling has fallen in value 14.5 per cent against the euro...
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SIX Swiss Exchange extends technology contract with Nasdaq

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It will leverage Nasdaq’s trading, market surveillance and pre-trade risk management technologies October 31, 2016: Nasdaq and Six Swiss Exchange announced the extension of their current technology contract, which includes X-stream INET Trading technology for all SIX markets, including equities, ETFs, structured products, funds and fixed income, as well as SMARTS Market Surveillance and Nasdaq Pre-Trade...
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Access to credit for ‘unscoreable’ consumers and entrepreneurs

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
New agreement between FICO and EFL can help millions of consumers in emerging markets October 26, 2016: As part of its FICO Financial Inclusion Initiative, analytic software firm FICO has announced a strategic partnership with EFL Global to expand credit scoring options for lenders and consumers in markets outside the US. FICO will offer EFL’s...
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Tapping the opportunities in Latam

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
HMC Capital has developed a complete platform of third party products and strategies, and proprietary products October 25, 2016: HMC Capital is a Latin American investment and financial advisory firm with offices in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and United States. With $5 billion under distribution (third party funds) and $1 billion under management, HMC provides...
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Europe may be at the mercy of US banks

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
US banks are about to surpass their European counterparts in the European investment bank market, which could, in the future, be dominated by the big five American banks Dirk Schoenmaker & Charles Goodhart October 25, 2016: The European banking system is downsizing. As a consequence, the big US investment banks are on the rise in...
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85% of remortgagors lowering their mortgage rates

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Spurred on by record low rates, two thirds of remortagagors plan to remortgage again in the next four years October 24, 2016: In September, 85% of remortgagors were able to lower their mortgage rate, according to LMS, one of the UK’s leading conveyancing panel management specialists. The findings illustrate why it is such a good...
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UK millennials uneasy sharing personal info to open bank accounts

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Nearly half of respondents expressed security concerns about entering and viewing banking information on a mobile device October 21, 2016: A new research report released found that while millennials depend on their digital devices, they are still uneasy sharing personal information to open bank accounts. The report, UK Millennial Study: Privacy vs. Customer Experience in...
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Bank consumers: Focus on service to keep me loyal

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Majority of consumers feel providers don’t value them October 21, 2016: A report released by marketing technology company, Wiraya highlights that businesses need to overhaul the way they communicate with customers or risk losing them to rivals. An overwhelming 86% of customers who left their bank, energy, mobile or insurance provider in the last six...
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Amicus applies for banking licence

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
May receive licence in 2017 October 19, 2016: Amicus Finance, a leading specialist financial services group, announced that it has submitted a banking licence application to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  Subject to authorisation it anticipates receiving its banking licence in 2017. The new banking licence will enable Amicus...
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Redwood submits banking licence application

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Initially, focus will be on UK SMEs in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire October 17, 2016: Acorn Financial Partners (AFP), a new venture founded and led by Jonathan Rowland, announced that it has submitted a banking licence application to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).  On authorisation AFP will be called...
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