A Roadmap for Sustainable Capital Markets

The period 2014 to 2015 represents a vital opportunity for global decision makers in the financial and regulatory community to engage seriously with the task of creating sustainable capital markets. The purpose of this report is to provide people involved in policy making with specific suggestions as to how they can move the capital markets onto a more sustainable basis: by raising capital for sustainable uses, moving capital from unsustainable practices and harnessing the stewardship capabilities of investors.

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NEO-PRIVATE BANK & FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 3.0

whitePaper | April 25, 2022

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies are the underpinnings of a new financial infrastructure, similar to how the internet was the underpinning of a new information infrastructure. In this paper we present Ledgity, the Neo-Private Bank & Financial infrastructure dedicated to financial advisors and their clients, paving the way for a greater adoption of crypto asset investments and blockchain technology. Beyond the digitization of investors’ experience, we make it easy for financial advisors and their clients to widen their investment scope. For the first time crypto assets and tokenized financial products are easily accessible to traditional finance. Ledgity is the first digital wealth management infrastructure that harnesses the benefit of blockchain technology for the representation and the exchange of assets. Crypto asset investments opportunities and asset tokenization are offered to all, at a finger touch, on our fully integrated platform.

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DRIVING SALESFORCE FINANCIAL SERVICE CLOUD ADOPTION AT BANKS

whitePaper | September 29, 2022

While it may seem like common sense alone would influence end users to adopt the superior FSC tools that you are rolling out, we see many clients underestimate end user resistance.

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Reduce Paper & Costs with Invoice Automation

whitePaper | June 14, 2023

Manual invoicing is a costly, inefficient process that opens up companies to unnecessary risk. With the rising call to reduce paper usage and lower costs, it’s time to explore alternatives that can help controllers and accounts payable (AP) managers do more with less.

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CREATING A DATA PRIVACY ARCHITECTURE

whitePaper | August 14, 2020

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) fundamentally change the way an organization needs to store its data. These and other regulations tend to have several common elements. First, there is a requirement to protect all data, both from disasters and from cyber-attack. Second, there is a need to organize data in such a way that the organization can meet requirements to retain data for a specific time.

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CORPORATE BANKING MARKET SCAPE – BEYOND 2020

whitePaper | February 10, 2020

With corporate treasurers already adopting open banking in a strategic move to create further value in their organizations, it is now time for financial institutions (FIs) to both align their future product and servicing roadmaps to those of their clients, as well as begin to embrace the opportunities that present themselves in the open digital ecosystem.

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Hedging Risk and Setting Budget Rates

whitePaper | February 17, 2023

Managing a cross-border business brings with it a range of opportunities for growth, as well as some challenges! An informed approach to managing global payments and foreign currency exposure for one payment or thousands—will benefit your business, saving time, protecting your bottom line, and allowing you to take advantage of new opportunities. The foreign exchange market can feel, well, ‘foreign’. What moves markets? Why does one currency weaken and another rise? In the following pages, we’ll discuss some of the causes and effects of currency volatility, and strategies for staying on top of your foreign currency exposures and mitigating risk.

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Armstrong Watson

At Armstrong Watson, we value a close working advisory relationship with our clients. As a leading independent accountancy firm with 15 offices across the North of England and South West Scotland and global connections through our MSI membership, our size means that we are able to deliver a full range of services equal to top tier firms...

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