How we can be inspiring leaders as we emerge from the pandemic July 29, 2021 | Sponsored Coming back to the office will bring many challenges and our leaders have to consider and embrace all of them. It requires both considered thinking and an open mindset. It is important to be aware of the cobra effect. This is the unintended consequences of the decisions made and the actions taken. The term cobra [...]
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Investment managers increasingly seek sophisticated portals due to transparency and analytics needs July 29, 2021 | Sponsored Here’s the download on why you should move to a next-generation investor portal—and how to select a solution. As the investor community continues to require more transparency and access to up to date, in-depth reporting, fund managers need a communications portal that can keep pace. What’s more, choosing a platform that provides a positive experience [...]
Why UPS latest results make tech investors very nervous July 28, 2021 As Big Tech gets set to deliver their results, Systematic Ventures’ Max Wolff warns that package delivery company UPS’ earnings report has negative implications for tech companies that profited off home-bound consumers. Watch the full report.
Exclusive: Islamic fintech founder Junaid Wahedna on why the UK market is firmly on his radar July 28, 2021 The market for Islamic fintech is growing globally, and in the UK. Last month the Boubyan Bank Group announced that the world’s first Islamic international digital bank will be launched in the UK. The global Islamic fintech market is estimated to reach $128bn by 2025, a 161 per cent increase from 2020’s figure, according to [...]
Self-employed: women lost almost double the income than men during the pandemic, survey shows July 28, 2021 Self-employed women lost around 20 per cent of their income during the course of the pandemic, compared to 11 per cent for self-employed men. This is according to a new survey by the insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises Superscript, shared with City A.M. The poll surveyed 2,015 male and female sole-traders, freelancers and [...]
Three’s a party: Isle of Wight triplets all receive first-class degree in geography July 27, 2021 Three English brothers all received their first-class degrees in geography at the University of Portsmouth today. 21-year-old triplets – Charlie, Harry and Thomas White, from Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight – all chose to study the same subject at the same university without discussing it with each other. “One of our school teachers was a [...]
`Your network is your net worth´: seven tips to propel your career July 27, 2021 | City Talk My thought leadership speaking tours to the Middle East and Europe were postponed. To convince the organizers to host their events online, I went on a shopping spree and bought all kinds of audio and video equipment just before the first lockdown in Singapore. It wasn’t just me. Everyone, from students to senior professionals, needed [...]
Credit Suisse appoints new chief risk officer after Greensill and Archegos scandals July 27, 2021 Credit Suisse Group has appointed Goldman Sachs banker David Wildermuth as the new chief risk officer, following recent multibillion-dollar scandals. Wildermuth will replace Lara Warner, who was pushed out in April down as chief risk and compliance officer in the wake of the implosion of the Archegos family investment firm that cost the Swiss bank [...]
Tech stocks – slow-down or slump? July 27, 2021 | Sponsored With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the shift towards a digital-first world; technology stocks rose to all-time highs in 2020, as people spent more time online.1 However, as economies have begun to reopen following the rollout of highly effective coronavirus vaccines; tech stocks sold-off as investors rotated towards sectors set to benefit from reopening. In this [...]
