Technology will be the dominant driver of change in global financial services in the years to come, rather than regulation or the UKs decision to leave the EU.
Advances in technology are expected to have the greatest impact on investment institutions over the next ten years, creating major opportunities and threats.
Harnessing the power of blockchain could transform the way protection insurers create products, making them more relevant and appealing to the next generation.
The overwhelming majority of insurers worldwide are still in the early stages of assessing the impact of IFRS 17, with most struggling to find the talent needed to implement the accounting standard.
Financial firms responsible for assets of over $81.7trn (£61.3trn) have publicaly committed to support the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
UK consumer price inflation increased from 3% in October to 3.1% in November the highest rate recorded since March 2012, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
An increase in personal injury claim payouts, vehicle repair costs and thefts resulted in the third quarter of this year being the third most expensive on record for UK motor insurers.
Nearly a third of the UKs largest financial services firms have signalled their intention to move jobs out of the country as a direct consequence of Brexit.
Air quality standards and carbon prices are set to result in almost every coal plant in the EU losing money by 2030, with more than half already loss-making.
Retail investors continued to withdraw from UK equity funds in October, with political uncertainty thought to be fuelling a dash towards fixed income securities.
