Tag: investment

stocks prediction 2020
April 30, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Stock prediction for 2020 - is it possible?

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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DFSA
November 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA fines Henderson Investment Funds Limited £1,867,900

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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FCA allows retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities
November 13, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Tron founder confirms investment in Poloniex Exchange

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 invests in oneZero Financial Systems
June 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Lovell Minnick Partners invests in oneZero Financial Systems

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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April 04, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

PayPal with its first investment in blockchain

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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FCA allows retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA allows retail investors greater access to long-term investments

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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New Broadridge portal automates and transforms the MBS Trade Assignment Process
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Financial services turn to FinTech partnerships for next wave of investment

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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FCA allows retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities
August 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Biggest motivator for investing is a ‘flexible lifestyle’

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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china
July 23, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Chinese city and its new $1.5 billion blockchain fund

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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