06/22/2018
Businesses in Hong Kong slow to adopt digital tech despite growing demand, finds HSBC survey
About three quarters of the companies surveyed recognise importance of digital tech, but only 28pc have plans to use it
Comment & Analysis
06/18/2018
‘Bitcoin Will Reach $60,000 in 2018,’ Predicts Hedge Fund CEO Phillip Nunn
Phillip Nunn, whose predictions about Bitcoin’s future have already partially come true, believes that in 2018 Bitcoin will be traded for $60,000.
06/14/2018
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at 1.57 per cent in May
“In fact, year to date 2018 flows are running slightly better than a year ago, indicating stability in overall capital movements.”
06/11/2018
How the tech tycoon you've never heard of changed the world
By the time Chang stepped down as CEO last week, at the age of 87 and after leading the company for 31 years
06/07/2018
Morgan Stanley Honors Technology Partners Delphix, Illumio and Qualtrics with Innovation Award at 18th TechWeek & CTO Innovation Summit
“Innovation is deeply embedded in Morgan Stanley’s DNA and crucial to driving our business forward,” said Robert Rooney, Morgan Stanley’s Global Head of Technology."
06/05/2018
Universities are starting to invest in crypto, according to an industry lawyer
New York-based Capital Fund Law Group specialises in providing legal services to the hedge fund industry and has advised around 30 cryptocurrency hedge funds on setting up over the last year, according to Lore.
06/05/2018
CEOs of Two Major European Banks Say Blockchain Will Revolutionise Industry
While cryptocurrencies have largely been seen by their proponents as a challenge to the traditional banking system
06/05/2018
Online investing becoming the norm as fintech rockets
Speaking ahead of BusinessCloud’s ‘Future of FinTech’ event heavyweight Nicola Horlick says FinTech's future looks bright
06/01/2018
Fintech in Africa: what investors are looking for
A recent study by McKinsey found room for growth in meeting unmet banking needs in Africa.
05/29/2018
Deutsche Buries Digital Bank Plan
Instead, Deutsche Bank harbors plans of a digital platform, and will provide further details in the fourth quarter.
05/22/2018
Artificial Intelligence Is South Africa Ready?
To participate in a digital future, business transformation is critical and increasingly urgent.
05/22/2018
National IFA group responds to FCA review of Robo Advice
This enables the human adviser to evaluate the consumer’s experience and understanding of the investment risks and to garner the ‘soft facts’ which may also bear influence on the advice given.
05/21/2018
Funds fight to focus on Iris in UK's biggest software buyout deal
Omers and ICG are vying to invest alongside Hg's Saturn fund in the UK's biggest-ever software sector buyout, Sky News learns.
05/15/2018
Private Equity’s Plan to Beat the Low-Cost Investing Robots
Under threat from automated rivals, financial advisers are getting bigger, and guess who’s there to profit from it all.
05/13/2018
What's better: robo-advisors or good old fashioned human beings?
They go through a client’s risk assessment and then provide the client with access to a diversified investment program that’s quick to set up and done so at a low cost, generally lower than those associated with mutual funds.
05/11/2018
Robocalypse now? Don’t buy the panic over job-stealing AI
This concern over new technology has many of the classic characteristics of a moral panic.
05/11/2018
Former Goldman Sachs president predicts global cryptocurrency in the future, but not bitcoin
Bitcoin has been heavily criticised for its volatility, previously shady connections and sudden changes in value, something that has made many people oppose it.
05/10/2018
‘Flipkart’s critical moment was when Binny became group CEO’
Having pumped $616 million over a period of six years the conglomerate
05/07/2018
Andrew Thorburn explains the fintech forces reshaping NAB
Like the tech giants themselves, NAB is pumping up technology spending with sums that would make wannabe disrupters salivate.
04/27/2018
Impact of technological advances highlighted at record breaking London conferences
Concern was also voiced in the sessions that ultra-high-net-worth families were overwhelmed by the march of regulation and the increasing need for transparency at the expense of privacy.