Having worked in the investment technology space for nearly two decades, and in broader financial services for another decade prior, writes Hugo Thorman, the last few weeks have confirmed a few things...
On the one hand, lockdown has shown the immense power of technology. And on the other, it's reaffirmed what I always knew: I'm not a natural techie. For many advisers up and down the country, it's probably as though you've had to entirely re-learn how to work in a very different, wholly digital world. And take it from me, I know what it feels like. Tools like Slack and Zoom have soared in popularity. They were already firm favourites among technology companies and start-ups the world over - including us here at Seccl, where, thanks to our cloud-based, serverless and paper-free set-up,...
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