10/26/2021
The future of fund technology
Nearly two-thirds of private capital funds plan to invest more in technology in the next five years – but where will these investments go? And who will be the pioneers?
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/26/2021
The role of private equity in supporting shareholder ambitions
Direct government support programmes and indirect schemes through banks and third-party funders such as the Bounce back loan scheme, Coronavirus (and Large) Business Interruption Loan Scheme
10/26/2021
VCT firms making 'millions' from extra fees
But in addition to charging a fee to investors, most VCT providers also levy charges on the companies in which they invest, FTAdviser has learnt.
10/25/2021
The UK as a global AI superpower
The Strategy aims to build on the UK’s current position in order to translate the tremendous potential of AI into better growth, prosperity and social benefits for the UK, and to help solve global challenges by using AI.
10/25/2021
Indestructible by Tim Price
The pound sterling has fared no better. Indeed every unbacked paper currency in history has ultimately failed. The dollar will be no different. It is only a question of time.
10/25/2021
NFT market will mushroom and morph and spread far beyond art
In the second in our series on NFTs, the Art Management team catches up with Kenny Schachter, art dealer, artist, curator and critic.
10/25/2021
Banking and insurance firm debt attractive, says Sanlam's Doherty
He said there were some alternatives to investing in these assets, but buyers would have to compromise by giving up some liquidity.
10/25/2021
Review of the week: Fortune-telling statistics
Official statistics are in flux as UK policymakers ponder their plans for the future. Meanwhile, third-quarter US company reporting is off to a great start.
10/24/2021
Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff
In early 2021, he was appointed to a new G-20 panel on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
10/22/2021
How stricter rules on foreign investment screening impact tech M&A in Europe
A new EU regulation effective since October 2020 provides some additional guidance on the supranational level to promote harmonisation and cooperation between the EU member states.
10/22/2021
Crypto investment frauds a ‘daily’ scourge
Pinto said that while AnotherDay is currently engaged in a further five crypto fraud investigations of similar value, there are many lower value cases his company is contacted about.
10/22/2021
Barclays Market Perspectives October 2021
Investors end summer in ebullient mood, though difficulties at Chinese real estate developer Evergrande cloud the outlook.
10/22/2021
New Global Rules Leave Just 10 Big EU Banks Short Of Capital, Draft Shows
The EBA said the banks in the test sample were from 17 EU countries and represented around 75% of total EU banks’ assets.
10/22/2021
COVID-19: Technology Adoption and Adaptation
This rapid technological adoption also changed the way businesses operate. HR transformation is a good example whereby onboarding, training, and salary were digitised to match the workforce realities during the pandemic.
10/22/2021
eFront releases latest Private Equity Performance Overview
The new edition of the eFront Insight Research Quarterly Report presents two sets of performance metrics.
10/21/2021
Tax deductions: how to optimise Pillar 2 buybacks
The principle behind buybacks is the ability to "catch up" on missed contributions.
10/21/2021
Transparency, impact and engagement
A few months after the SFDR regulation came into force, Morningstar published an initial study in which it estimated that funds classified as Article 9 represented 2.7% of the total assets of European funds, compared with 20.9% for Article 82.
10/21/2021
Why do people invest?
A look at the fundamentals of investor behaviour across Europe and Asia
10/21/2021
Digitalisation – the role of hybrid servicing
In the first in a series of blogs on the strategic imperatives driving digitalisation, we’d like to focus on the role of hybrid servicing.
10/21/2021
Gaining a holistic view of your firm’s CLM requirements
The challenge with that is that the edges of onboarding – the bit that happens before and the bit that happens afterwards – are fundamentally connected.