Europe’s capital market must become ‘more resilient’ after Brexit, stock exchange report finds September 25, 2018 Europe's capital markets must become “stronger and more resilient” after Brexit to realise the economic potential of the continent's businesses, a London Stock Exchange report has found The stock exchange has identified the 1000 fastest-growing high-growth potential firms in Europe in a bid to inspire other businesses and entrepreneurs. The top 100 firms have [...]
Gam investment director investigation sparked by whistleblower September 25, 2018 An investigation into former Gam Investments director Tim Haywood was sparked by concerns raised by a whistleblower. The Zurich-headquartered asset management firm launched an internal probe into Haywood's conduct in November last year, however the whistleblower went on to contact the Financial Conduct Authority four months later. Read more: Gam shares slide after Credit Suisse slash price target Haywood, [...]
Learning Technologies Group shares rocket as revenues rise following US acquisition September 25, 2018 Shares in corporate education software firm Learning Technologies Group (LTG) closed 19 per cent up today after it reported robust half-year results. Revenues jumped 60 per cent to £33.8m, while the dividend was hiked 67 per cent to stand at 15p. The group, which creates e-learning software for the likes of Jaguar Landrover and the [...]
Aquis Exchange grows market share and revenue as it disrupts European trading market September 25, 2018 Pan-European share trading platform Aquis Exchange increased revenue by 54 per cent in its first results since listing in London earlier this year. The subscription-based equities exchange has also reached a 3 per cent share of the European continuous trading market and told City A.M. it was aiming for “significantly higher” as it looked [...]
Why The Next Step is Crucial September 25, 2018 The last 18 months of ICOs, and now Token Offerings, is often characterised as the ‘The Wild West’. So reminiscent of the early day of Crowdfunding, which so nearly got ‘regulated away’. How can it be fixed? We are clearly past this turning point with the world of Token Crowdfunding. Not least because so many [...]
Help Investors Cut to the Best Ventures September 25, 2018 In the ever-growing blockchain innovation space, there is a lot of noise that ICOs and other new ventures need to cut through, to get noticed by investors and users. This is mission critical. Even the best, most innovative, most promising, have to contend with a marketplace where the waters have been muddied by propaganda, some [...]
Exploring the stablecoins based on gold September 25, 2018 The rise of Bitcoin has opened a plethora of new and exciting opportunities in cryptocurrency. The future of cryptocurrency may very well rely on the fusion between traditional stable stores of value such as gold and silver to eliminate volatility. A number of emerging projects allow investors the opportunity to participate in what is effectively [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its spotlight on The Aziza Project September 25, 2018 The Aziza Project is not your average crypto venture. This is not a technology play aiming to raise funds to develop an idea, it’s a project laden with tangible business. The Aziza Project comprises a team with blue-chip backgrounds, the navigation of securities legislation and a $500m asset backing their token, the Aziza Coin. The [...]
Tokenization: It isn’t New…but it is the Future September 25, 2018 As the Crypto winter maintains its steady grip on token prices and the ICO craze of 2017 has all but subsided, for now at least, many are wondering what to make of all these tokens that now float around in cyber space? In this article we look at the emergence of all these tokens in [...]
Louis Dreyfus announces sudden exit of chief executive and head of finance September 25, 2018 Commodities giant Louis Dreyfus has announced the sudden resignation of both its chief executive and head of finance. Gonzalo Ramirez Martiarena has stepped down after three years as chief executive of the agricultural goods company in order to pursue other opportunities and will be replaced by chief strategy officer Ian McIntosh with immediate effect. Read [...]