Last week the “Password Guru” Bill Burr admitted that he had “got it completely wrong” in his 2003 Password Bible. Our CEO, Greg Collins, was quick to remind everyone that his views on the issue had been clear from the outset.

Greg Collins explains why any potential relaxing of regulations is unlikely to affect the increasing requirements for trade reconstruction and outlines his vision of what the viable solution will look like.

What are the key features of an IT consultant? Do you have what it takes?

When the Brexit decision came in on 24th June last year the City of London’s reaction was largely pragmatic. Nobody knew what the revised EU relationship would look like, although most agreed that some level of employee relocation would take place.

The best-laid technology life-cycle plans of the IT manager can be disrupted when a vendor declares a product End of Life (EoL).

Blockchain looks set to become a disruptive technology in financial services. At least, the potential has been verified now that a clear demarcation has been drawn between Blockchain – a programmable distributed trust infrastructure, and Bitcoin, a tainted virtual currency.

Greg Collins argues that, catalyzed by the wider strategic background, this latest round of regulation could take the trading floor to a tipping point in technology adoption.

Last week the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) announced the forthcoming closure of most of its futures pits. Its options pits will keep trading due to the higher complexity of the trades but the “open-outcry” pit is in terminal decline.

Selecting real estate for financial services is all about location, location, location, isn’t it? Many firms are drawn towards established financial centers such as London or New York without considering other options. We compare recent reports on these two heavyweights, consider some key decision factors and propose that the right space could be as important […]

Data breaches and cyber security lead daily global headlines as more and more businesses fall victim to these cyber “snipers.” Businesses and public institutions need to take greater care, whatever their size or nature of their business.