The following financial summits are planned to be hosted by event management company marcusevans in the last three months of 2023: Hong Kong, The Ritz-Carlton, Kowloon: ~ Private Wealth Management APAC Summit, October 12-13, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hotel Okura: ~ European Pensions & Investments Summit, November 6-8, ~ Elite Summit, November 6-8, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, all at Eau Palm… Continue Reading
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The Top 8 Mistakes Made When Measuring Operational Metrics
Operational metrics help you observe the day-to-day functionality of your business and determine whether you’re on the right path to achieve your long-term goals. However, it’s easy to make mistakes when measuring and reporting on operational metrics. The Basics of Operational Metrics Before diving deeper into the topic of operational metrics, consider reading an introductory… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Legal Leaders Europe, forum of company lawyers
Legal Leaders Europe 2022, a conference in London on November 10-11 organised by Reuters Events, is going to bring together senior lawyers from scores of companies, among them Deutsche Bank, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Lloyds, Zurich Insurance, KPMG and Thomson Reuters. There is a diversity of issues on the agenda, including trends in legal tech, the… Continue Reading
ActivTrades-Conv.rs to offer traders omnichannel messaging solution
Foreign exchange broker ActivTrades has formed a partnership with Conv.rs, a company running an omnichannel messaging platform that can enable a trader to reach an ActivTrades representative directly through a web chat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger or Line. Conv.rs plans to add more channels to the platform, according to a statement from ActivTrades. Conv.rs is… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Reuters Events webinar on Feb 25 to take up social aspects of ESG investment
A free webinar on February 25 organised by Reuters Events will address social aspects of responsible investment. You may register for the webinar, Integrating the ‘S’ in ESG: Modern Slavery, Conditions of Work and Employment, here. The event starts at 1400 GMT (3pm BST). It is part of the Reuters Events ESG calendar of events… Continue Reading
ActivTrades analyst: U.S. labour market data likeliest cause of dollar’s Feb 19 drop
The U.S. dollar’s further slide in the morning on February 19 after losses the day before was most likely a reaction to rather bleak statistics on employment in the United States, argues Ricardo Evangelista, senior analyst at London-based foreign exchange broker ActivTrades. According to Evangelista, the greenback’s February 18 dip was attributable to a Federal… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Opal-organised online forum on Feb 10-11 to explore Covid effects on investment in U.S. pension system
The Public Funds Summit, a virtual conference on February 10-11, will focus on effects of Covid-19 on investment in the U.S. public pension system. The event has an extensive programme with presentations, panel discussions and plenty of time for networking. Please email the summit organiser, New York-based event management company Opal Group, at info@opalgroup.net for a copy… Continue Reading
Venio launches microloan app in Mexico after debut in Philippines
By Andrei Skvarsky. Mexico has become the second country after the Philippines where U.S. financial technology company Venio launched a smartphone app for microlending to people without bank accounts. The unbanked account for 63 per cent of Mexico’s adult population of 98m. The app offers them access to loans that may be as tiny as… Continue Reading
NOTICE: Digital Banking Summit put off till April 20-21, venue changed to Lagos
The Digital Banking Summit that was scheduled for November 25, 2019, and was to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, has been put off until April 20-21, 2020, and will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, the organisers, the ICSA company, have announced. The event website is now https://nigeriadigitalbanking.com/. Continue Reading
UK’s Permira Debt Managers values CLO issue at 382.2m euros
By Andrei Skvarsky. London-headquartered debt investor Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has announced the pricing of the third issue of its Providus collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Providus III, valuing it at 382.2m euros ($434.6m). This is higher than the pricing put by PDM on Providus I or Providus II. Closing is expected in August 2019. The… Continue Reading
Guernsey’s ITI Funds buying crypto fraud detection device from global blockchain firm
By Andrei Skvarsky. Guernsey-based investment manager ITI Funds has clinched a deal with a global blockchain developer to obtain a device to scour planned cryptocurrency transactions for potential fraud. The device the Guernsey firm is buying from The Bitfury Group would be based on Crystal, a platform for the real-time scrutiny of crypto deals on… Continue Reading
Russia’s RenCap sets up FICC desk in Kenya, makes senior hire
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital has set up a fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) desk in Kenya and has hired Kenyan investment banker Winnie Cherotich Towett to run it. The desk’s products “will range from sovereign and corporate exchange-traded bonds (both primary and secondary) to eurobonds, Kenya treasury bills and East… Continue Reading
How to Invest in Cryptocurrencies
Until a few years ago, words such as blockchain, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin or Ethereum were familiar only to a relatively small circle of crypto enthusiasts. But the wild price surge of Bitcoin back in 2017 brought the attention of the whole world to this newly emerged asset class. Opinions on that subject in the finance and… Continue Reading
We mourn tragic death of Sberbank employees in Ethiopia air crash
We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Sberbank employees Yekaterina Polyakova and her husband Alexander Polyakov in an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft crash on March 10 that also killed the 155 others on board. May we offer our condolences to Sberbank and to the family of Yekaterina and Alexander, a young couple who had… Continue Reading
Blockchain, IFRS 9, OTC derivatives to be discussed at GLC-arranged 2-day courses in Vienna
Event management company Global Leading Conferences (GLC) is organising two-day financial training courses in September – one on blockchain, one on IFRS 9 (the set of international financial reporting standards for financial instruments), and one on over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. All the courses will be held in Vienna on the same dates, September 21-22. Blockchain 101 MasterClass… Continue Reading
GUEST POST: The economics of warfare have changed
By Capitalist Exploits. Economists measure economic variables. That’s a problem. Continue Reading
Russia’s biggest retailer for kids raises over $350m via IPO
By Andrei Skvarsky. Detsky Mir, Russia’s number-one children’s goods retailer, has raised 21.1bn roubles ($355.6m) through a fully-subscribed initial public offering (IPO) of shares, including an over-allotment option. Continue Reading
Deutsche Bank ends up with fines of nearly $630m for alleged money laundering
Deutsche Bank has had fines totalling nearly $630m slapped on it by regulators in the United States and Britain for an “inadequate AML [anti-money laundering] control framework” that enabled about $10m to be illicitly taken out of Russia. Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Banker and ex-financial markets regulator Oleg Vyugin says Russian economy unlikely to start recovering in 2016
Oleg Vyugin is chairman of Russia’s MDM Bank and an adviser to Morgan Stanley. Formerly he held various senior positions in Russian financial authorities such as deputy finance minister, first deputy chairman of the central bank, and head of the now-abolished Federal Financial Markets Service. He discusses the state of the Russian economy and effects… Continue Reading
Asia Frontier Capital Newsletter – November 2015
“Knowledge is Power” – Francis Bacon AFC Asia Frontier Fund (AAFF) USD A-shares declined -3.4% in November 2015. This month the fund outperformed the MSCI Frontier Markets Asia Index (-7.2%) and the MSCI Frontier Markets Index (-4.6%) but underperformed the MSCI World Index (-0.7%). The year to date performance of the AFC Asia Frontier Fund… Continue Reading