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Atos lands £350M beat keeping Met Police applications running
Six-year deal covers management and security, with options to add cloud and digital workplace services
APPG calls for FCA whistleblower probe after Andriesz death
A parliamentary group has called for an independent investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority's handling of whistleblowers following the death of former banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz.
National Friendly launches new short-term IP for mortgage payments
National Friendly has launched a new short-term income protection (IP) product, designed specifically to protect customers’ mortgage payments.
Atlassian warns of critical file access flaw in its datacenter products
Tells users ‘action required’ – but maybe don’t make that action a Jira ticket, because it has this bug
Finfluencers should be ‘rounded up and sent to Abu Dhabi’, says adviser
Financial advisers need to do more to counter the influence of unregulated social-media finfluencers as consumers increasingly turn to TikTok and artificial intelligence for financial guidance.
ASOS shares plummet after ‘hackers’ send threatening notification
ASOS customers have received a threatening notification through the retailer’s app amid reports that its systems may have been 'hacked'.
Microsoft flags renewed attacks on hospitality Wi-Fi networks
Compromised Wi-Fi login pages redirect victims to infrastructure controlled by Russia-linked attackers.
Anna Butcher: Why advisers need to understand neurodivergence
The world of financial services is changing, but we're looking in the wrong direction. Open LinkedIn on any given morning and you'd be forgiven for thinking the profession has become obsessed with AI.
Joe Simpson: Finding the middle ground between drawdown and annuities
Advisers and planners are familiar with the conventional trade-off between drawdown and annuities when engaged in retirement income planning. Drawdown offers their clients income flexibility, access to their capital and potential long-term growth of their wealth.
Only the finest Swedish Bork will do for Stockholm station
No, this is not GRUB of the meatball variety
The Morning Briefing: APPG calls for FCA whistleblower probe; National Friendly launches short-term mortgage IP
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200 new financial advisers join profession to support growing demand for advice
200 new financial advisers have joined the industry, graduating from the St. James’s Place (SJP) Financial Adviser Academy. Its 2026 Graduation Ceremony, held on 2 October, brought together SJP leaders, alumni and recent graduates to reflect on the opportunities ahead for the…
Scientists find planet made on new matter recipe, and it formed after a Red Giant ate a solar system
Death of a star may not be game over for the inner solar system after all
OpenAI rolls out weak sauce watermarking for AI text
Security researcher claims they found KVM guest-host escape flaw
Firecracker MicroVMs, which started at AWS, seem to be the problem
KPMG tells staff facing the axe: Here's £100, now zip it
Staff in AI, Cyber, SAP and Testing told the consultation is over, with notices due Friday
Schneider Electric drops $22.6B on PTC as datacenter boom rains money on infra companies
Part of a bigger play for smarter power infra
DNB to lay off 400 and expand use of AI agents
Norway's biggest bank, DNB, is set to lay off 400 staff in its technology teams while it increases its investment in AI agents.
Nobody’s Child and Elizabeth Scarlett return with ‘Collected Treasures’
Nobody’s Child and Elizabeth Scarlett are returning with a third collaboration, launching their Autumn Winter collection, Collected Treasures.
Belstaff profits jump 8% as Castore-owned brand narrows losses
British heritage fashion brand Belstaff has reported improved financial performance for 2025, with revenue rising and its pre-tax loss narrowing, although the business remains loss-making.
Citrix NetScaler security snafus get even worse amid more 0-day reports
The new vuln, CVE-2026-88779, is a memory overflow bug that leads to denial of service
Tokenization and Digital Assets: What is the Real End Goal?
At Sibos 2026, Swift’s Jack Pouderoyen reveals how a new blockchain ledger solves tokenization fragmentation for 24/7 global settlements.
French regulator targets crowdfunding platforms
France's financial watchdog, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has called on crowdfunding platforms to strengthen their practices in order to better protect investors.
T.M.Lewin steps up high street comeback with Victoria and Bluewater stores
T.M.Lewin is pushing ahead with its high street comeback, with two new stores set to open next month. The stores will open in London Victoria and at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent in November, taking its estate to seven stores.
Pinterest hires Amazon veteran James Dibbo as finance chief
Pinterest has named Amazon executive James Dibbo as its next chief financial officer. Dibbo will take up the role on 26 October, succeeding Julia Brau Donnelly, who is leaving Pinterest at the end of the month for a new position at a privately held early-stage company.
The returns paradox: 73% of shoppers support stricter policies but 32% admit to wardrobing
Free returns helped power ecommerce growth, but rising fraud and policy abuse are forcing retailers to rethink the bargain. The answer may lie in targeted, data-led controls rather than blanket restrictions, according to a new report.
Cohere offers to put agents in lockdown mode with strict ACLs
Dr Martens appoints Kate Vacovec as global commercial finance director
Dr Martens has appointed former Yum! Brands executive Kate Vacovec as its new global commercial finance director. Vacovec joins the footwear retailer in October after almost 15 years at Yum! Brands, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
ANZ completes cross-border tokenised deposit payment with Swift ledger
Australia's ANZ has carried out a live corporate treasury transactions using tokenised deposits and Swift’s blockchain ledger.
Anchorage Digital expands global services with Standard Chartered
Digital asset custody services provider Anchorage Digital has formed a partnership with Standard Chartered through which it will offer USD accounts and access to Swift wires, including transfers to and from third parties, to eligible non-US institutional clients.