Crypto AM turns two years old today – One week, four anniversaries! June 18, 2020 Two years ago on the 18th June the first edition of Crypto AM was published in London’s City AM newspaper as a double page spread. With Crypto AM as a weekly feature, City AM became the only mainstream publisher to do this, thus providing an educational voice for the industry to share knowledge with the [...]
City watchdog calls on internet giants to do more in fight against financial crime ‘epidemic’ September 5, 2019 The chair of the Financial Conduct Authority has called on internet giants to play a greater role in tackling financial crime which he said had reached “epidemic proportions” in the UK. Charles Randell told the Cambridge Economic Crime Symposium on Wednesday night that “financial crime, specifically fraud against individuals, has reached epidemic proportions”. Randell said [...]
Coronavirus to spark “severe” global recession March 20, 2020 The coronavirus is having a severe effect on global economic activity and amidst considerable uncertainty we have attempted to gauge the impact and updated our forecasts. We now expect to see the world economy contract this year by 3.1%, before rebounding by 7.2% in 2021. The forecast incorporates a severe recession in the first half [...]
Can AR bring shoppers back to the high street? January 16, 2020 Augmented reality shopping apps can provide consumers with richer experiences and greater value that can lead to increased store footfall and conversion rates for brick-and-mortar retailers, according to new research. The study, Enabling smart retail settings via mobile augmented reality shopping apps, published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, also found that AR apps can help to reduce [...]
Coronavirus: Do governments have any economic bullets left? April 28, 2020 From Beijing to London to New York, the trajectory of confirmed COVID-19 cases and its subsequent impact on economic growth has set off alarm bells across the world. China, which has contributed tremendously to global growth over recent decades, has seen its economy contract for the first time in more than 40 years, while Europe [...]
What are the long-term prospects for healthcare investing post Covid-19? July 16, 2020 The pandemic has shone a spotlight on healthcare but what happens when a vaccine is found? We asked Schroders’ investment experts for their views on the sector’s long-term prospects. The Covid-19 crisis has hurt most economic sectors this year. As of 30 June, healthcare was one of only three sectors to post positive year-to-date returns [...]
Government criticised for refusal to extend financial watchdog’s remit October 10, 2019 The government has been criticised for refusing to back a policy that would allow the financial regulator to recommend changes to its remit after the chair of the watchdog warned that regulatory loopholes were being exploited by “bad people”. In a report released in August, the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) had recommended the Financial Conduct [...]
What does the Conservatives’ victory mean for the UK economy and markets? December 20, 2019 The large majority for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party sees the pound and UK shares react positively, as investors welcome greater clarity on the policy backdrop. The pound climbs against other major currencies and stock markets gain as the scale of the Conservative win removes policy uncertainty. Within UK equities, companies whose operations focus on the [...]
Finalist November 9, 2022 Start-up of the Year supported by World Mobile Swash Swash is reinventing data ownership through new incentivisation streams and a collaborativedevelopment framework, governed by the ethos of Web 3. It enables individuals, developers, and businesses to cultivate new realities of data ownership and value creation. It is the largest data unionin the market with over [...]
Crypto is becoming more mainstream July 28, 2020 I’ve always been fascinated by technology and problem solving from a young age. I got my first computer when I was six years old and at 12yrs, I got my first Mac as I was an ardent gamer and I became hooked on coding. My career began as a freelance indie games developer in Greece [...]