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Systemic risks feared as Amazon cloud eats finance

Group of world's largest fund managers latest to sign up to AWS, prompting concerns over industry safety

Systemic risks feared as Amazon cloud eats finance
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Technology experts have raised fresh concerns about the financial sector’s over-reliance on Amazon after it emerged several large asset managers have started using the e-commerce giant’s cloud platform.

Financial News has learnt that the US technology company, which already counts a slew of banks, regulators and fintech firms among its customer base, also works with four of the largest fund managers in the world.

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