The rallies after bear markets make up most of the gains over the years. You have the advantage of “convexity” which is a fancy way of saying that the recovery is a much bigger percentage than the loss – for example if the market sells of by 1/3 (33.3%) and then you invest, you make…
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UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced yesterday that it has fined Henderson Investment Funds Limited (HIFL) £1,867,900. The company failed to treat fairly more than 4,500 retail investors in two of its funds: Henderson Japan Enhanced Equity Fund and Henderson North American Enhanced Equity Fund (the Japan and North American Funds). Back in 2011,…
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The founder of Tron, Justin Sun, admitted that he is one of the investors in Poloniex crypto exchange that was recently acquired by Circle. Sun initially denied the investment. While the investment came through, Poloniex is operated independently from Tron. The comment was made during a joint Tron-Poloniex event that was live-streamed via Twitter on…
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Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, including related technology and business services companies, announced that it has completed a significant minority investment in software and technology solutions provider oneZero Financial Systems. LeapRate reminds that just a week ago, oneZero Financial Systems released Liquidity Hub…
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PayPal has been getting up to speed with blockchain lately. The online payments giant has officially made its first investment in the blockchain “world”. The company has joined the Series A funding of a blockchain-based company that helps its clients (namely financial institutions and different corporations) with managing sensitive data – all through blockchain. According…
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The cryptocurrency world may have seen better days, given the fact that the crypto world just collapsed, as Bitcoin’s price is again the $4,000 price level and the crypto market cap losing $8 billion. And while ICOs are “regulated” in a variety of ways across the world, some cryptocurrency companies are getting real “muscle” behind…
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Right after publishing its Quarterly KPIs, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has informed the public that it is going to allow retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities. Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, commented: We are proposing changes to allow retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities.…
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Financial services companies are prioritizing collaboration and direct engagement with FinTechs, particularly for payments technology, according to a new report by law firm DLA Piper - Digital Transformation in Financial Services. 61% OF FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES PLAN TO COLLABORATE WITH FINTECHS TO IMPROVE SERVICES 41% PRIORITIZING INVESTMENT IN PAYMENTS TECHNOLOGY APIs AND OPEN BANKING MOST…
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Chasing a flexible lifestyle is the number one reason for investing or trading in the stock markets according to research carried out for Financial Technology group, ayondo. Highlights include: A survey of UK equity investors reveals: 60% say the opportunity to generate a secondary income or to make money to give them a more flexible…
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Nanjing City, one of China’s most historic cities, is launching a $1.5 billion blockchain fund with the aim of boosting the digital currency economy and support public projects based on blockchain. China was one of the first countries to ban domestic cryptocurrency exchanges back in the summer of 2017. As a global player in almost…
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