Congratulations, students – welcome to a broken system August 17, 2018 It is hard to think of a more eccentrically British fixation than the national obsession with A-level results day. And there’s something for everyone in the results announced yesterday A rise in the proportion of students achieving As and A*s (“exams have become too easy”), a fall in the numbers achieving above a C grade [...]
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 [...]
Being an entrepreneur isn’t a real job – or is it? August 10, 2018 THE NEW SERIES of Dragons’ Den starts on Sunday, bringing with it an assortment of budding entrepreneurs, all pitching for cash investments from the beady-eyed “Dragons”. The show, now in its 16th series, is a brilliant opportunity – for the right candidate. Being television, naturally it has to be entertaining, which it is, [...]
Be selfishly generous in business – it pays off August 10, 2018 In 2014, at a rather pompous event in the City, I met Fred. In a room full of big characters straight out of a Tom Wolfe novel, the two of us – office-looking and hassled – clearly stood out. I wore a dress that I also used as a blanket on overnight flights; he had [...]
Can you learn from the “rebalancing” trick used by professional investors? August 8, 2018 | City Talk It can be hard to hold your nerve when investing in the stockmarket. Share price gyrations, sudden market drops and fear of missing out can unsettle the steeliest investor. Such tribulations can undermine the discipline needed to make the regular savings needed to build a nest egg for the future. So how should the long-term [...]
Financial Conduct Authority launches ‘global fintech sandbox’ August 7, 2018 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has joined financial regulators from around the world to create a new global network to boost fintech innovation. The Global Finance Innovation Network (GFIN) will aim to provide a more efficient method for innovative fintech firms to interact with regulators. The City watchdog has launched a consultation on the main [...]
ICOs and MVPs August 7, 2018 Last week we looked at Brand. This week I want to talk about why it’s now more important than ever that an ICO has an MVP. News Flash! To be in business, you need a product. It’s no longer acceptable for an ICO project to have no more than a White Paper and expect to [...]
City A.M.’s Crypto Insider speaks to Christopher Woodrow, CEO of Entertainment Financing Platform MovieCoin August 7, 2018 Despite its foray into the 21st Century with digital streaming and special effects, the $2 trillion global entertainment industry’s backend is in dire need of an upgrade. Poor transparency and an overreliance on “middlemen,” for example, present several cost and efficiency challenges that need addressing if the industry will ever realize its full potential. I [...]
