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Will your financial firm be Net Zero Carbon ready by 2050?
Energy efficiency and the race to having Net Zero Carbon Emissions has been trending over the past 6 months. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) during November 2021 really brought into sharp focus the challenges facing the world over Climate...
The Explosive Increase in Ransomware Attacks
In 2021, Ransomware was big business. Seemingly every month, major headlines told of malicious attacks on notable business colossi, including Polish video game studio CD Projekt Red, PC manufacturer ACER, and insurance company AXA. They made for explosive headlines,...
Our New Year’s Resolution for 2022: to be more sustainable
We thought we’d start the year as we mean to go on and that’s by becoming a more considerate and sustainable business. Chalkline is now a Living Wage employer The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Chalkline receive a minimum hourly wage of...
Hybrid working: the 3 security risks you need to be aware of
Forty percent of employers expect more than half of their workforce to work from home once the pandemic ends, according to CIPD. This is in stark contrast to pre-pandemic levels, where only five percent of employees worked from home regularly. This has led to a desire...
3 steps to hybrid working success: what you need to do now
'The future we envision for work allows for infinite virtual workspaces that will unlock social and economic opportunities for people, regardless of barriers like physical location. It will take time to get there, and we continue to build toward this.' – Andrew...
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Modern, secure authentication with AuthenTrend [partnership]
We are excited to announce our partnership with security key provider AuthenTrend. We have partnered with AuthenTrend to provide a selection of authentication hardware, including the ATKey.Pro (USB dongle) and ATKey.Card (credit card sized), to allow them to pick the...
4 technologies that will help you get back to the office
With restrictions lifting, employees are now beginning to go back to the office. But, as they do, companies will inevitably have a period of adjustment to handle. Challenges such as keeping workspaces clean and managing capacity of the office need...
7 best Power Automate templates for asset management firms
Eager to make the most out of Power Automate but don't know where to start? If your firm's not ready to dive in and create your own low-code flows just yet, don't sweat it. We've pulled out seven of the best Power Automate templates for your asset management firm to...
How asset managers can maximise productivity while hybrid working
An impressive 41 percent of employees say that they get more done working at home than in the office. However, CEOs are less confident in the productivity gains of hybrid working. Mixed reports like this underscore the inconsistent results firms are having with hybrid...
Key technology challenges for asset management firms in 2021
To give your asset management firm every chance of success in 2021, you'll have to overcome a few key technology challenges. Why? Because firms that avoid these challenges, or skirt around growing technology trends, risk falling behind those that do. Indeed, a...
How to promote wellbeing in the workplace with Microsoft Viva
Did you know that work-related stress, depression and anxiety accounts for 54 percent of lost working days? What’s more, 37 percent of respondents to one survey said that stress-related absence increased due to the...
3 processes Power Automate can improve at your asset management firm
Does your asset management firm suffer from slow, tedious processes? If your answer's 'yes', you'll be pleased to know that we have a simple solution. Microsoft's Power Automate is a workflow automation tool that transforms business processes with low-code,...