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Fintech

Real cost of data management

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Assessing the hidden costs of data management in an asset management firm October 15, 2015: The desire to pursue new, sophisticated investment strategies generates conflicting objectives. All firms wish to increase their business agility and shorten time to market. This must be weighed against the need to manage a growing body of complex data that...
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Fintech

Cyber Crime and Security – An ongoing battle

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Cybercrime can no longer be dismissed as the remit of the ‘young geek in the garage’ Liz Field February 2, 2015: The opportunities and threats represented by technology are something ever present in our daily lives and no less a cause for thoughtful consideration and handling in the wealth management industry, where it can be...
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Fintech

Scottish independence: The question of your data

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
If Scotland becomes independent, what does that mean for UK data sovereignty? Lubor Ptacek September 18,2014:Scotland goes to the polls on Thursday to vote on independence from the Union. If a yes vote is passed, it throws into question the impact on data sovereignty. It’s a curious notion, one that both Whitehall and Holyrood have...
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Home Depot’s payment system breached

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its US and Canadian stores September 9, 2014: The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, on Monday confirmed that its payment data systems have been breached, which could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its US and Canadian stores. There is no evidence that...
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Economy

FIFA World Cup fails to lift Brazil, shows apex bank data

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Monthly budget deficit in May almost touches all-time high while HSBC survey signals further deterioration in factory sector, reports Team IFM Sao Paolo, July 9: Brazil’s dalliance with  fiscal instability continued in May, data released by the country’s central bank on July 1 shows, sinking hopes that the ongoing FIFA World Cup would lift it...
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Fintech

Compliance Driving Information Governance

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Posted by Nick Patience 12th December 2013 If the explosion of big data were not enough to drive organizations to consider implementing an information governance strategy, the increasing number of regulations that businesses must comply with will certainly bring information governance to the forefront of every executive’s mind. Regulations such as Solvency II, Dodd-Frank, HIPAA,...
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Fintech

Discovering Dark Data

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
by Nick Patience. 21st November 2013 Dark data, otherwise known as unstructured, unmanaged, and categorized information is a major problem for many organisations (and many don’t even know it). Many organisations don’t have the will, systems or processes in place to automatically index and categorize their rapidly growing unstructured dark data and instead rely on...
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Fintech

Putting a Clause in the Contract for Electronic Discovery

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
by Drew Lewis. 21st November 2013 Let’s start with a not too shocking statement: the cloud offers many advantages for legal firms in terms of storage capacity, as well as reductions in IT, hardware and software costs.  Nothing controversial so far.  But for all of the convenience and benefit cloud storage and services offer, there...
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What’s the Impact of Big Data on E-Discovery?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
by Dean Gonsowski, 2th November 2013 Given the sheer volume of information, there’s no denying that big data poses particular challenges for eDiscovery. Writing inCanadian Lawyer, Dera Nevin, managing counsel, e discovery at TD Bank Group, explores these and other implications of big data for eDiscovery. Nevin talks about how how many of the systems...
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