Wealth Tech

Disintermediation & disruption, fee compression, and the return to a lower return environment are the key challenges currently facing the UK wealth management industry, Patrick Lance, a wealth director at 1762 from Brewin Dolphin told the audience at the fourth annual eprivateclient Accountancy Dinner last week (01/10/2019)

Eight finalists have secured £50,000 each in funding to develop technological solutions to broaden access to legal services in England and Wales

Zedra, a global provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has launched an end to end solution for the purchase and sale of Bitcoin through an innovative escrow agreement.

Today sees the publication of the 2019 eprivateclient Guernsey Report – a whistle-stop analysis of the private wealth sector in Guernsey

Rachel Thompson's three year long battle with Apple to gain access to her late husband's account highlights the difficulty of navigating the terms and conditions of online service providers after death and is another example of how the law is struggling to keep up with the pace of technology, explains Howard Kennedy's Lauren Sieprath

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued guidance on cryptocurrencies.

The University of Oxford’s faculty of law has been awarded £1.2 million to explore the possibilities of using artificial intelligence (AI) to support legal services

The UK Government has launched a new course aimed at teaching members of the legal and accountancy professions how to protect themselves and their clients from cyber-attacks.

Specialist private client software developer, thewealthworks, has hired Jane Symonds from Top 25 Law Firm Wrigleys as the firm’s new UK products manager.

Private client software developers, thewealthworks, has become the first supplier to introduce a new module to assist financial institutions and professional firms with their obligations under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).