Uncovering Japan’s hidden gems March 25, 2021 Chern-Yeh Kwok, manager of the Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust, says there is real value in Japanese markets, but it is often overlooked by investors. Japanese companies are used to dealing with a tough backdrop and their natural caution served them well in 2020 The Japanese market thrived amid widespread volatility last year, rising 16% Japanese [...]
AS IT HAPPENED – LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson clings on as Tory rebellion gathers pace July 6, 2022 The prime minister is under increasing pressure to quit amid a series of high-profile cabinet resignations over the last 48 hours. Over the course of Wednesday’s drama, we followed all the latest news, opinion and analysis from Westminster on ourCity AM’s live blog. From resignations and letters of support, to the latest policy changes and [...]
The cost of an international office January 20, 2020 From expanding sales to mitigating Brexit risk, many companies are securing presence overseas. Some companies have already set up an office in the EU to avoid trade barriers in the future, others are considering a move or a satellite office in the EU or further afield to take advantage of new opportunities in emerging geographic [...]
Our three-year journey creating the INX token, the first SEC-registered Security Token IPO! December 7, 2020 It was considered an astronomical undertaking, but during the 2017 ICO boom, I knew that it was high time for a major shift to take place in capital markets: The regulation of blockchain assets under the Securities Act. ICO’s at that time were considered relatively new to financial markets, but since they weren’t IPO’s, they [...]
Brexit: how did we get here? January 30, 2020 How did the Brexit timeline lead us here, what impact has it had on the pound and how can the resulting foreign exchange risks be mitigated? The UK began preparations to withdraw from the European Union back in June of 2016. The process has had an undeniable impact on the volatility of the exchange market [...]
How global cities are promoting sustainability and helping to fight climate change December 9, 2019 The 2016 Paris Agreement gave the world a sense of hope that politicians could work together to limit temperature rises to 2 degrees centigrade. However, much has changed since the milestone agreement. More frequent extreme weather events, increasing political nationalism and growing economic inequality are making the goal of a carbon neutral world by 2050 [...]
Waiting on a good exchange rate? April 3, 2020 In time of uncertainty, currencies can be even more volatile. With the entire world ramping up efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic, the toll on people’s lives is tragic and immeasurable, but there is also huge economic uncertainty, having a profound effect on the markets never seen before, causing currency volatility. Market movements Even after [...]
Fashion Week highlights: The global outlook of the fashion and textile industry February 4, 2020 Counting the cost of international payments in uncertain times The arrival of London Fashion Week sees buyers looking to define the trends for the coming season but the nature of the buying cycle means that these are particularly challenging times for importers and exporters of textiles and fashion. Uncertainty in global trade created by Brexit [...]
ETFs are out of focus for most traders October 9, 2020 Investors, avert your eyes. This is for the traders amongst us. For years, if you wanted to trade an opinion on a particular industry, sector, or geography, your vehicle of choice was exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. They are transparent, relatively cheap, and allow high-level opinions to be traded in a single product. But, they’re not [...]
Veganism trend impacts global trade February 24, 2020 As more and more people go vegan for the environment, trade routes for food and drink are expanding Statistics show that the number of vegans and vegetarians is steadily growing. In the UK, it is estimated that one in eight people has ditched meat from their diet, with many more choosing only to eat meat [...]