Fintech
Middle East | 11 May 16
Abu Dhabi aiming to be the Middle East’s new fintech hotspot
Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has proposed creating a framework that will allow financial technology (fintech) firms to conduct their activities in a controlled and cost-effective environment.
The rise of investment fintech
No longer the preserve of payment solutions developers, fintech startups are gaining ground and increasingly disrupting the investment management industry.
Hong Kong’s regulator sets up link with fintech firms
The Securities and Futures Commission has established a fintech contact point and set up an advisory group as fintech momentum builds.
Investment | 9 Feb 16
Global asset management CEOs confident about revenue growth
Despite only 30% of global asset management chief executives expecting the global economy to improve over the next 12 months; 90% are confident or very confident about revenue growth in 2016, rising to 95% when looking at the next three years.
Investment | 18 Jan 16
Asset managers see fintech opportunities
Asset managers across the UK are cautiously optimistic and expect business volumes, fee income, commissions, and investments to rise. They remain, however, acutely aware that their future is very much dependant on global equity markets and global economic conditions, according to PwC.