Aberdeen Standard Investments is the latest to launch AI fund August 22, 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investment is the latest company to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help run funds. The Aberdeen Global Artificial Intelligence Global Equity SICSV will use machine learning to identify sources of potential returns. Global Head of Quantitative Solutions David Wickham said: "Recent innovations in AI, combined with rapid advances in computational power, have enabled [...]
Is the rise in city living paying off for smart investors? August 22, 2018 | Sponsored City living is experiencing a renaissance and it’s the perfect time for savvy investors to take advantage. As more people choose to leave the capital for a better quality of life in regional city centres, Birmingham has quickly become the top destination for those leaving London. Investing in a regional city such as Birmingham represents [...]
60 per cent of asset management firms ‘preparing for hard Brexit’ August 21, 2018 Almost 60 per cent of investment management firms are preparing for a hard Brexit "rather than wait for potential political solutions," new figures reveal. A total of 83 per cent of firms have a theoretical plan to respond to the UK exiting the European Union but only 43 per cent have put plans in action [...]
ICOs and strategic partnerships August 21, 2018 Last week we looked at being a true community member. This week I want to talk about Partnerships. Let’s look at partnerships in ICO projects. They can be incredibly powerful for an ICO, because both their perceived and strategic value are great indicators of success for the campaign and future of the company. Strategic partnerships [...]
City A.M.’s Crypto Insider meets Mirox Crypto’s Benjamin Beal August 21, 2018 While some investors scramble for the latest crypto opportunity, other more traditional types are on the fence, unconvinced of the risks and uncomfortable with losing their hard-earned capital in a young volatile and unregulated market. With this in mind, Mirox Crypto Ltd feels it has a created a unique concept, which provides a more managed [...]
Does London need some Dutch courage when it comes to Tokenization? August 21, 2018 Crypto founders are going out of their way when it comes to ensuring that their token classifies as a utility token. The fear of being regulated and having the government peek into their beloved project makes them shiver. In their opinion being regulated equals mountains of work to be done and keeping up with ever-stricter [...]
Sage shares plummet after Deutsche Bank’s investor warning August 20, 2018 Sage shares tumbled by as much as seven per cent on Monday following Deutsche Bank’s recommendation that investors sell the stock, saying the accounting software firm faced intense competition in its mid-market. The back office IT services business, which also offers enterprise resource planning and HR software, saw shares slip to £6.19 after the bank’s advisory [...]
Becoming a Community Member August 14, 2018 Last week we looked at MVPs. This week I want to talk about how getting properly involved in the ICO/Project’s community (usually via the Telegram App), is a great way to get a sense of the team and their chances of success. Many amateur ICO investors / participants have fallen into the trap of getting [...]
City A.M.’s Crypto Insider speaks to Andrew Rabbit, CEO of incuto.com August 14, 2018 I recently met up with Andrew Rabbitt, CEO of incuto.com, a banking technology platform for a new global network of community-focused, ethical challenger banks. Whilst mainstream banks suffer an expensive, legacy debt of technology, a large number of hard-pressed individuals are unbanked. “We saw an opportunity to combine a love of technology with addressing a [...]
Should you care how much cash you have in your pension? August 14, 2018 In the past you got a job, worked for a company and when you retired your employer gave you a pension. You had very little say over your pension arrangements, let alone any influence as to how or where it was invested. That has all changed and now, as never before, millions of people all [...]