Crypto AM reshines its Spotlight on CUDOS – The infrastructure token for web 3.0 January 19, 2021 Back in September, I was invited to write an Industry Voices article for CryptoAM.io, titled; Timing a Token Launch. As a global community of crypto and blockchain enthusiasts, we had all been affected by the pandemic over the previous 6-8 months and so I took the opportunity to share why we had paused our token [...]
London housing market bearish in face of Brexit, chartered surveyors say April 11, 2019 Sentiment among London’s chartered surveyors is among the worst in the country, with house prices expected to fall in the capital over the next year, new figures show. In a poll of its members, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found London and the South East were the only two parts of the country [...]
Focus on Willesden: A well-connected area where North London buyers can upsize November 1, 2019 One of the universally acknowledged truths of the London housing market is that needing more space often means moving further out. But it need not mean going all the way out into the sticks – and the North West London neighbourhood of Willesden is testament to that. While it is on the zone two-three border [...]
As DeFi gathers momentum, how will regulators protect investors? – CityAM : CityAM August 25, 2021 Decentralised (DeFi) Exchanges continue to gain a growing number of users as the level of trading and wide selection of assets and services they offer expands. The total value of assets in DeFi is now over $84billion compared to only $1.8 billion in June 2021. So, what is driving this expansion of DeFi? DeFi enables owners [...]
Second national lockdown wipes £430m off Primark’s balance sheet December 4, 2020 England’s second national lockdown wiped an estimated £430m off Primark’s balance sheet, as the pandemic continues to decimate British high street retailers. Speaking ahead of Primark’s annual general meeting later today, chairman Michael McLintock said: “Our estimate for the loss of sales for the announced periods of closure this autumn is now some £430m.” The [...]
Tokenisation of shares in a company; what is it really? December 1, 2020 We hear about tokenisation of shares regularly. But what does it actually mean? To answer the question we must confront the fact that English company law did not anticipate developments in technology. Considering tokenisation in practice requires an analysis of how the characteristics of ‘tokenised’ shares relate to the particular requirements of English company law. [...]
In full: PM Boris Johnson’s Tory conference speech in full October 6, 2020 Boris Johnson took the stage Tuesday for the Tories’ virtual party conference, announcing policies on 1:1 teaching and low-deposit mortgages, but also promising to unleash the private sector. Here’s the text in full. Good morning conference, I want to begin by thanking you for everything you did at the election, pounding the streets in the [...]
Money for less: Portugal and Spain borrow more, pay less December 3, 2020 Spain and Portugal are on track to collectively shave at least €17bn off their debt service costs by end-2022, their crisis-borrowing spree essentially underwritten by the European Central Bank. S&P Global Ratings analysis shows the two countries are set to make the saving as their 10-year bond yields teeter on the cusp of 0 per [...]
iPhone 12: What’s new with Apple’s first 5G phone? October 13, 2020 Apple has unveiled its first 5G compatible mobile phone – the iPhone 12 – in a move chief executive Tim Cook said was the “beginning of a new era”. Apple’s first 5G iPhone has been eagerly awaited. The company set the tech world abuzz when it unveiled the “Hi, Speed” tagline for this year’s event, [...]
UK house prices recover from lockdown to hit all-time high in August September 2, 2020 UK house prices recovered from a lockdown-inspired dip to hit an all-time high last month. Annual UK house price growth picked up 3.7 per cent in August, according to Nationwide’s house price index. Prices rose two per cent month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors. The average UK house price rose to £224,123, up from [...]