Tagged: wfh

UBS to Offer 100% Remote Work Option for Qualified US-based Professionals

UBS (SWX: UBSG) has announced the launch of its Virtual Worker Framework, which is described as a new approach to “flexible” working that will offer US workers in eligible roles with the opportunity “to work 100% remotely.” UBS will begin “a phased implementation of the… Read More

Robinhood Makes Work From Home Permanent

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has embraced the work from home (WFH) movement by making it permanent as the ongoing COVID health challenge and  new technology combine to create the perfect storm to make centralized offices superfluous. In a blog post, Robinhood said it would remain “primarily remote”… Read More

Zopa Tests Work From Home Movement by Allowing Employees to Work from Anywhere Including Abroad

Digital bank Zopa is rolling out a “test and learn approach” for the future of workers by allowing all employees to work from wherever they want – including up to 90 days abroad. COVID has forced most companies to reassess working arrangements as virtual offices… Read More

Formerly Rich Uncles, Modiv Looks to Redefine Real Estate Investing for Individual Investors

Modiv, formerly operating as Rich Uncles, is seeking to open up real estate investing for smaller investors with unlisted REITS. Recently, the company announced the filing of a registration statement for Modiv Acquisition Corp. or “MAC SPAC” – looking to gain entry into the hot… Read More

NextGen Workforce: Revolut Allows Employees to Work Abroad Two Months Out of the Year

The COVID-19 health crisis compelled many old-school firms to rapidly transition to a virtual office operation. While this may have been painful for firms used to centralized offices many younger firms found the transition relatively simple as they were already digitally native and comfortable with… Read More

Perspective: Managing Treasury Operations Safely and Securely from a Remote Environment

The events of 2020 have caused many people to reassess how they manage their businesses. Treasurers were forced into an unprecedented situation where they had to manage cash and international payments from suppliers and customers at a time of significant uncertainty and instability – all… Read More

50% of Financial Services Professionals Want to Continue Working from Home Following COVID Outbreak: Report

The COVID-19 crisis has led to major changes in how financial services professionals prefer to do their jobs in the future. Around 50% of workers in the financial sector say they would like to keep working from the comfort of their home for at least… Read More

Fintech Brex CFO Michael Tannenbaum Recommends Providing Special Benefits to Remote Workers so they Feel Valued during COVID-19 Crisis

Michael Tannenbaum, the chief financial officer at Brex, a Silicon Valley Fintech Unicorn, notes that many people today are working remotely. Tannenbaum, who’s also the chief business officer at Brex, says that we might be at risk in some ways of losing “the culture and… Read More

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