I’m really pleased that the Treasury lends it's backing to the UK Asset Management industry. Following the final draft of the FCA report issued in 2017, the government has thrown it's hat into the ring to further highlight what a prominent role that the Asset Management industry plays not only because it represent around 1% of the UK's GDP, but also how the industry provides a solid tax, regulatory and innovative stronghold for the global investments industry. 

Less than six months from now, in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the current Data Protection Act. Described as the ‘biggest shake up’ of data protection laws for 20 years, the new rulings will change how organisations store and use personal data, while extending the responsibilities of organisations to protect it. Are you prepared – indeed, do you see this as relevant to you?

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 6 December 2017 – Datacenter.com, an exceptionally ambitious data center provider that paid over $500,000 to buy its domain name while planning a targeted global roll-out of large-scale colocation data centers, unveils its on-demand colocation services model designed to scale, Datacenter.com Start Direct Cabinets. With a month-to-month contract and no minimum term, the pay-as-you-go colocation offering provides cloud-like elasticity including highly flexible power and connectivity options.

Rapid7, a leading provider of analytics solutions for security and IT operations, today announced it has been named a Visionary in Gartner's 2017 Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management. Among the vendors included in the Visionaries quadrant, Rapid7 is positioned the highest for its ability to execute.

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is supplying the eSIM (embedded SIM) solution for Microsoft's Surface Pro with LTE Advanced, the most connected laptop in its class¹ which will begin shipping to business customers in December 2017. Gemalto's partnership with Microsoft enabled Surface to become the first fully integrated embedded SIM PC in the Windows​ ecosystem.

- Commerzbank's securities settlement operations will be transferred
- Cost savings and simpler processes tie in with "Commerzbank 4.0" strategy
- Due to go live by early 2020, once migration is complete

AFEX, one of the world's largest non-bank providers of global payment and risk management solutions, has partnered with Ascent Software, to enhance its award-winning straight-through processing pre-payment and post-payment software, Trident Connect.

According to Megan Butler, a Director at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), financial services firms and banks in the UK are not reporting successful cyber-attacks.

It is a known fact that technology and interconnectivity  have let to a vast explosion in the data available to organization’s of today. In recent years, the paradigm is shifting in favour of data-driven decision making versus instinctive judgement calls.