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Mark Carney's biggest speech of the year is going to be about fintech and the technology behind bitcoin

The fact that Carney is making it the topic of his Mansion House speech is a huge endorsement of fintech.

€200 Billion to Flow into Sub-Advised Funds in Europe by 2020

Growing Emphasis on Multi-Asset, Non-Traditional Income, and Alternative Strategies

Is overstated inflation hitting pensions and salaries? - Schroders

As long as indices such as the CPI fail to accurately capture the effects of changing consumer preferences and technological advances, they are likely to overstate inflation.

Segment or Die? Let Clients Decide

Segmentation. That wonderful human instinct of categorising, stratifying and ordering the world in ways that makes sense. But to whom does it make sense and why is it important (if at all)?

Informe Business Angels AEBAN 2016

The report highlights that female participation in business angels is still extremely low, with women accounting for just 8% of investors.

69% of customers demand innovation from banks

From the findings, customers are happy to switch if they find better offerings demonstrating that playing it safe is the riskiest strategy of all.

A History of Malware and Viruses (Part 2)

In my last article I covered the growth of early viruses. In this article I’ll cover more recent viruses and the steps you should take to protect yourself from falling victim.

The Netherlands is a top EU tax haven - RESEARCH

The Netherlands is a top EU tax haven for corporations, an Oxfam analysis of European Commission data shows.

Global investment banks see 'slowest start to the year' since financial crisis

For the 12 banks as a whole, the Investment Banking division saw a 25 percent drop in revenues to $7.8 billion in the first quarter from the same period last year

St. James’s Place - "The three big risks in 2016"

On alert

Valuation is a flawed tool for value investing – Margaret Lawson, SVM UK Growth Fund

This points to favouring a good business, with opportunity to deploy the cash it generates. A contrarian approach can help identify good entry points to buy these types of shares.

Sovereign funds seek out yield in illiquid private debt funds

The draw for SWFs, increasingly facing calls from governments to help fund budget deficits, is simply the yield that private debt offers.

Deloitte just trashed the hype around a $180 billion fintech market

The report concludes that the platforms "will not be significant players in terms of overall volume or share."

UK banks ditching fintech, foreign customers to cut costs

Banks have faced a welter of new regulation since the financial crisis, burdening them with new costs and making them more cautious. Lenders have also been fined hefty sums for breaching anti money-laundering rules.

The AIM of chocolate by Penny Lovell

It’s said that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella weren’t particularly impressed when Christopher Columbus returned from his voyage to America and presented the royal couple with this strange new ‘cacao’ bean.

Listed UK hedge funds lose two-thirds of their assets

The brokerage blamed the problems affecting the sector on listed hedge funds’ reputation for high fees, poor performance and limited transparency.

Europeans investing in gold, but are they buying the real stuff?

As more common people become first-time buyers of gold coins, counterfeiters have invested in sophisticated means to fool them with fakes.

Debit Cards to Overtake Cash Payments by 2021

Over 72,000 payments made every minute in the UK last year

‘Aiming for A’ investor coalition guides Shell to strategic resilience for 2035 and beyond

The Paris Agreement has provided a major incentive for carbon intensive companies to assess and report on the risks and opportunities facing their organisations as a result of climate change. Investors like Rathbone Greenbank are now bringing the realitie

Opportunity knocks by Tim Price

Value investing works. Buy bargains.” - Seth Klarman

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