Should investors be more concerned about China’s slowdown? February 18, 2019 The rise of China has been astonishing and its growing influence on the world is one of the economic forces discussed in our inescapable investment truths for the decade ahead. But economies don’t grow in a straight line. China is facing a transition period. It is a country we monitor closely and we believe its [...]
Blockchain and the unchanging face of motorsport November 27, 2018 SINCE its first competitive race in the early 19th century, motorsport has become one of the most popular sports in the world; attracting millions of fans from more than 194 countries all looking to benefit from the exhilarating, emotional experience of the track. However, despite its popularity and the advancement of different technologies impacting various [...]
Decentralized Exchanges are the Solution to Hackings and Customer Privacy November 21, 2018 Cryptocurrency trading platforms, both centralized and decentralized, offer diverse features and varying levels of security for users. In a time when there is growing scepticism over the reliability of cryptocurrencies, it is more important than ever before to have a trustworthy, secure, and accessible exchange to trade digital assets. Most people do not understand that [...]
Students shouldn’t have to knock on doors to get the help they need November 21, 2018 When I was approached to be the chair of the ACCA Emerging Talent Advisory group it was an opportunity I grabbed instantly. Championing social mobility is something that is very close to my heart, having grown up on a rough council estate in East London, I know exactly what it is like when you want [...]
Applying Blockchain? Don’t waste your time! November 13, 2018 Blockchain is the flavour of the month and is a technology that sits in the eye of a monumental hypestorm. It’s all the rage, and no corporate wants to miss out on the excitement. In some views, blockchain is the cure to all problems facing IT (or even society overall!), and should be applied liberally [...]
How stablecoins are bringing new trust to cryptocurrency November 13, 2018 Stablecoins are a response to the wild volatility of cryptocurrencies. As the name suggests, a ‘stable coin’ is a cryptocurrency that seeks price stability, often against the US Dollar (‘USD’) or other global currencies. Stablecoins enable businesses to accept cryptocurrency in everyday transactions without having to risk fluctuations in the value of payments from one [...]
Dare corporates not decentralise? November 13, 2018 How can a highly centralised organisation, in fact the apotheosis of centralisation, such as a top level mainstream global bank, decentralise? In a world where decentralisation is at the core of the next phase of the web and the internet this is a crucial question. The answer would seem to be it can’t. With Sir [...]
NKB Group provides a summary from inside the industry November 13, 2018 As ever, we start with Trading highlights. Bitcoin continues to fluctuate in a range of $200-300, holding steady at the 2018 lows that we have been courting for the past three months. A special level that is holding just above most crypto miners’ break-even points. Despite the raft of positive news, BTC failed its November [...]
Changing lives for good November 13, 2018 When ActionAid decided to launch a five-year strategy that focused on the rights of women and girls, funding from the players of People’s Postcode Lottery proved vital. It allowed us to scale up our work tackling the violence women and girls face every day worldwide. ActionAid has a long history and reputation for its grassroots [...]
Cameron has won over Britain’s entrepreneurs – now he must deliver May 27, 2015 THE Conservative Party’s victory at the General Election was good for entrepreneurs. Prior to it, 71 per cent of entrepreneurs in our Leap 100 poll, made up of the leaders of some of Britain’s most promising companies, were backing the Tories, versus just 6.6 per cent who wanted an Ed Miliband-led Labour Party. Elsewhere in [...]