Duncan Taylor, Author at Infinity Financial Solutions

Ransomware attacks on the rise: What to do if your business is targeted

Duncan Taylor — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:00:06 +0000

Ransomware attacks are a growing threat in today’s digital landscape, and no business is immune from their reach. While prevention is always better than cure, the ever-evolving tactics of cybercriminals mean that even the best-prepared organisations can fall victim. Duncan Taylor, Infinity’s Compliance Officer, highlights why having a well-thought-out strategy incorporating both prevention and response…

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Investment management: Different ways to invest ethically

Duncan Taylor — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:00:49 +0000

Many of us strive to invest more ethically but how do you do it? We take a look at the different approaches to ethical investment. What is ethical investing? Ethical investing, also known as socially responsible investing (SRI), is a values-based approach to building wealth. It allows investors to align their financial portfolios with their…

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Money laundering and human trafficking: Disrupting the cycle

Duncan Taylor — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:00:52 +0000

Human trafficking and money laundering are intrinsically linked. Infinity’s compliance officer, Duncan Taylor explains how Infinity is playing its part in the fight against this horrific crime. What is human trafficking? Human trafficking is the illegal act of recruiting, transporting, harbouring, or receiving people through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose…

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Environmental crime in Asia: How you can make a difference

Duncan Taylor — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:32:49 +0000

Environmental crime not only harms the planet but also poses a threat to global security. What can be done to help combat it? Duncan Taylor investigates. What is an environmental crime? Environmental crime is a term used to describe any illegal activities that harm the environment. These include illegal logging, fishing and mining, wildlife…

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The Financial Action Task Force: grey and black lists explained

Duncan Taylor — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:17:40 +0000

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global watchdog fighting against money laundering and terrorist financing. Its grey and black lists identify countries whose financial systems do not comply to its standards. Duncan Taylor, Infinity’s Compliance Officer, explains what these designations mean and the implications for investors. What is the Financial Action Task…

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A cybersecurity checklist for your business

Duncan Taylor — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:35:20 +0000

A cybersecurity checklist for your business Infinity’s dedicated compliance officer, Duncan Taylor, outlines some essential protection measures to protect businesses from increasingly prevalent cyberattacks. Security breach statistics for 2023 In case any business owner doubts the need for robust cybersecurity and constant vigilance, let’s just take a look at some statistics from 2023: 953…

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One in four Asian consumers are victims of online fraud: eight easy steps to protect yourself

Duncan Taylor — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:04:23 +0000

With the number of online fraud cases in Asia rising at an alarming rate, Infinity’s compliance officer, Duncan Taylor, outlines eight easy steps you can take to protect yourself from internet scams such as phishing. Online fraud in Asia: the stats There is a tendency to think online fraud won’t happen to us… until it…

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UK expats: deadline extended to top up NI contributions – should you or shouldn’t you?

Duncan Taylor — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:33:33 +0000

If you are a UK expat in Asia and you want to qualify for a full UK state pension, you can top up your National Insurance (NI) contributions as far back as 2006. And you now have until 5th April 2025 to do it. We tell you how. State pension rights for UK expats in…

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How The Insurance Industry Is Working To Protect Biodiversity

Duncan Taylor — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:00:47 +0000

The interdependency of humans and nature is becoming increasingly evident as the climate crisis looms ever larger. Every individual, business and industry is feeling the effects of biodiversity loss. Duncan Taylor, Infinity’s compliance offer, takes a look at how the insurance industry is addressing the challenges it faces as a result of climate-related events. The…

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Cybercrime In The Financial Services Industry: How AI Is Helping

Duncan Taylor — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:38:20 +0000

The technological revolution we are currently experiencing has brought many advantages to both businesses and individuals. However, where technology has encroached into every single part of our lives, cybercrime has quickly followed. It’s a major problem for the financial services industry and many financial institutions have turned to AI to tackle it. Cybercrime – a…

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