Brave beginnings May 26, 2020 On Tuesday, 8 March 2016, Bitcoin was trading at $412.07 and Ethereum was hot on its heels at $10.86. The KR1 team had just inked a deal to take a dormant publicly listed former Romanian property investment company and turn it into a publicly listed crypto fund. Every single person involved in the process, whether [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on AAX May 26, 2020 AAX, the first digital asset exchange to be powered by LSEG Technology, and the first exchange to be a member of London Stock Exchange Group’s Partner Platform, is on a mission to connect crypto to global finance. From discussions over a forum and silent experimentation, Bitcoin and with it an entire industry has come a [...]
Good trading is about decision making May 26, 2020 Trading strategies aren’t really ‘picked’. They manifest and evolve based on skill level, risk tolerance, and market exposure; balancing technical expertise against fundamentals and often, a hunch, or gut feeling. Whether seeking a passive income, wealth preservation, or capital appreciation, your approach will be as unique as your style, budget, and needs. When picking a [...]
Balance sheet erosion and impact on share prices May 26, 2020 As the virus has grown, so balance sheets have shrunk. In this global health crisis, it is not just people who are ill. Against conditions already uncertain with a trade war and Brexit, this crisis has shaken the bones of the stock market, exposing fragile finances at more than a few firms. Some zombies, unable [...]
Trading the covid commodities contango May 26, 2020 In the last 12 years, the oil market has thrice collapsed and twice recovered. But this latest downturn, driven by a covid-tainted drop in demand and a Russo-Saudi price war, has analysts scratching their heads. Can the market rebound from this? The price of US oil turned negative for the first time in history last [...]
Telling your mental health story through film May 22, 2020 Over the last few years The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s This is Me initiative has been encouraging businesses to support employees to share their experiences of mental health at work. This might be an existing mental health issue, a recently diagnosed condition, something exacerbated by work or entirely unrelated. What we do know is that the [...]
MBAs help medics across the world facing pandemic May 21, 2020 Three Warwick Business School MBA students have set up a programme of free weekly online seminars for healthcare workers across the world to help them cope with the coronavirus crisis. Doctors Ali Mehdi (pictured) and Mathew Sewell plus dentist Omo Akoje Okonkwo, who are all studying the Executive MBA, wanted to pass on the knowledge from their [...]