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PARTNERING WITH INSURETECHS COULD BE THE ANSWER IN THE POST-COVID INSURANCE INDUSTRY

In this article, we share why the outbreak of Covid-19 also brings opportunity to insurance firms willing and able to seize it.

Rachel Helman, Oliver Smith
06 July 2020

KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS: BUILDING SMARTER FINANCIAL SERVICES

Within financial services, a lot of firms are still stuck in the past, using decades old tech to compete on a whole new data-driven playing field. These firms face growing challenges from regulators, and as part-fossilized data dinosaurs, they are threatened with extinction. In this paper, Capco’s Mark Kitson explores how knowledge graphs could be the answer to this problem.

Mark Kitson
03 July 2020

DIE ZUKUNFT DES WEALTH MANAGEMENTS

Global gesehen gibt es im Wealth Management langjährige, nahezu konstante Wachstumsraten, die zu der Annahme verleiten, dass das Geschäftsfeld floriert. Angesichts der Vielzahl von Risikofaktoren wie etwa verändertes Kundenverhalten, unsichere politische und wirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen sowie hohe regulatorische Anforderungen stellt sich jedoch die Frage, ob der Ausblick weiterhin so positiv ist wie angenommen.

Alexander Klüssendorf
03 July 2020

HOW TO GIVE YOUR INSTITUTIONAL AND PRIVATE WEALTH CLIENTS BETTER PORTFOLIO INSIGHT IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

More than ever, banks’ institutional and private wealth clients need clear insight and individual risk assessment to manage their investment portfolios effectively. In addition, their expectations of user experience are just as high. So, how can banks facilitate in a post-corona world?

Christian J. Hollmann, Lara Fries
02 July 2020

CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION PODCAST #75

Scalable Capital ermöglicht Traden zu einer Flatrate ermöglicht, was ist das besondere von Neobrokern, warum der US-Markt grundlegend anders funktioniert als Europa und Deutschland im Besonderen, warum Europa ein Friedhof für US-Unternehmen ist, Aktien- und Risikokultur in Deutschland und welchen Einfluss die Neobroker auf die etablierten Player in Deutschland haben.

Alexander Braun | Agnieszka Maria Walorska
01 July 2020

PROCESS MINING IM BACKOFFICE: MEHR TRANSPARENZ ÜBER MANUELLE ARBEITSABLÄUFE UND EIN SCHRITT IN RICHTUNG AUTOMATISIERUNG

Die IT-Landschaft im Back-Office von Asset Managern und Handelshäusern ist komplex und geprägt von manuellen Eingriffen. Mithilfe einer Root-Cause-Analyse kann das Process Mining manuelle Eingriffe transparent machen und schafft damit die Grundlage für standardisierte Datensätze, welche als Basis für eine Prozess-Automatisierung dienen können.

Anja Schaller, Lara Fries
01 July 2020

CLOUD OUTSOURCING: ESMA CONSULTS ON NEW GUIDELINES

The relevance of cloud adoption continues to grow strongly for financial market participants. Read how to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with ESMA’s new guidelines, while making the most of greater efficiencies and cost reduction offered by cloud.

Dr. Martin Rehker, Jan Leverenz
01 July 2020

CAPCO POV ON FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE FROM THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER: MAINTAINING SOUND CAPITAL MARKETS

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s recent written statement outlined the UK Government’s proposals for the implementation of EU regulations after the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020. Our Capital Markets regulatory experts’ offer their views.

Tej Patel
30 June 2020

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ISLAMIC FINANCE SECTOR: FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO STRATEGY

Islamic finance is at the cusp of a revolution due to favourable market and technological catalysts. In this report, we share the story of the sector so far, along with the key opportunities for its exponential growth.

Mohsin Khan, Arsilan Butt, Rahul Rajagopalan and Rahul Lalwani
01 July 2020

COVID-19: WINNERS AND LOSERS IN PAYMENTS

COVID-19 continues to demonstrate the vulnerability of the economy and businesses today. So is cash still king, or is the future of the wallet digital? We shed light on the performance of payments players during the crisis.

Ian Hooper
29 June 2020