Proptech — aka real estate-related technology — is poised to become the next hot, tech-suffixed buzzword. Much of the early days of proptech has been focused on residential real estate, but commercial real estate, too, is now slowly but surely adopting tech innovations into its industry.
Read MoreThe Head of Asset Servicing, Americas at Northern Trust discusses the trend toward bringing investment decisions in-house. The reasons relate to fees, controls, efficiencies, and investment performance. Funny, isn’t it, since those sound much like the rationale for outsourcing?
Read MoreBanks and traditional financial firms have been hearing how they will soon be made obsolete by the slew of fintech barbarians at the gate to steal their customers. But by and large, customers are still staying with their traditional banking relationships. Still, banks can’t rest on their laurels.
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