Blockchain and cryptocurrencies will be among a multitude of subjects to be raised at the Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 16-18. Continue Reading
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies will be among a multitude of subjects to be raised at the Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 16-18. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Cybercriminals across the world are technologically “a step ahead” of cybersecurity firms as the latter are handicapped by bureaucratic formalities and legal requirements, according to the head of a cybersecurity subsidiary of Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Global consultancy McKinsey has said in a detailed report on the current state of the Russian economy that Russian banks are using blockchain on an increasing scale and has confirmed that cryptocurrencies are making their way into Russia. Continue Reading
The blockchain/cryptocurrency theme, which has been discussed at numerous meetings across the world, is going to be raised again in a month’s time, this time round in an increasingly crypto-friendly country – at Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference France on July 18. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank has announced an upcoming top-tier reshuffle to include the resignation of Maxim Poletaev, one of chief executive officer Herman Gref’s two senior deputies, who will, however, stay at the bank as a senior adviser. Continue Reading
More than 1,000 people are going to gather at the Insurtech Insights conference in London on June 19-20 to hear what over 240 speakers from a bunch of companies including more than 150 insurtechs have to say about how their firms use modern technologies in their business. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Global investment firm Permira has refinanced a loan it provided for French electronic surveillance equipment manufacturer Anaveo a while ago. Continue Reading
New York City will host a conference on cryptocurrency investment on June 11-12 that is going to be an outstanding event for the range of issues it will address. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. According to the chief executive of Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank, Russian banks face no serious competition from small and medium-sized financial technology companies. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank has launched a single electronic brokerage platform for institutional clients that gives them access to all key Russian and international floors for financial instrument trading. Continue Reading
Retirement products (like provident funds, pension funds and retirement annuities) all come with various benefits and restrictions, thus it is important to understand how they work so that you can choose the one that is right for you. Your investment return in retirement products comes from underlying investments such as unit trusts. These need time… Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian individuals withdrew $479bn from Russia between 2006 and 2017, taking the money to 257 foreign countries and territories, Russian real estate broker Tranio said, citing Russia’s central bank. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Legislative gaps prevent Russians from pursuing full-scale cryptocurrency business, yet Russian banks have been finding legally safe ways of access to cryptocurrency markets in meeting growing client demand – Renaissance Capital, for one, sells traditional products that offer exposure to the crypto world. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Switzerland is Europe’s most cryptocurrency- and blockchain-friendly country, according to a study carried out in the framework of BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned flagship conference on blockchain technology in Berlin on May 28-29. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Those attending BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned conference on blockchain on May 28-29, will be able to use a blockchain-based application for voting to compile rankings of women executives and companies that have made outstanding achievements in blockchain development. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. ORS Group, a software company that claims to have developed a modernised type of smart contract, the “hypersmart contract (HSC)”, by connecting artificial intelligence to blockchain, hopes to raise €25m ($29.5m) through a current initial coin offering (ICO). Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Investment bank Renaissance Capital has hired Sergey Beiden, a former senior strategist at Russian electricity generator Quadra, as utilities analyst for Russia, Africa and European emerging markets. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Foreign exchange broker FXPrimus has accused a company that has “no association” with it is of unauthorised use of its branding for a planned initial coin offering (ICO). Continue Reading
European Union officials, bankers, lawyers, academics and others are getting together at a pan-European conference on May 17-18 to discuss developments in and plans for Europe’s pension industry. Continue Reading
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales will be among the more than 80 speakers addressing an anticipated audience of over 3,000 at BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned conference on blockchain on May 28-29, according to a statement from the BlockShow company, the forum’s organiser. Continue Reading
As we warned in an article on March 30, tickets for BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned major conference in Berlin on May 28-29 on blockchain developments, are going up in price by 30 per cent as of April 26. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital, a Moscow-based investment bank with global operations, has hired Ivan Kachkovski, formerly a senior researcher at Deutsche Bank, as an equity analyst for Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and emerging Europe. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital, a Moscow-based privately owned investment bank focusing on emerging and frontier markets all over the world, has reported robust performance for 2017, including a year-on-year net profit increase of 43 per cent. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital has hired Ahmed Hafez as head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) research. Continue Reading
Various issues in the European pension industry, in risk management, and in collateral management will be addressed at conferences this May organised by event manager Global Leading Conferences (GLC). Continue Reading
Insurance Nexus, a London-based research and event organisation company, is planning two key conferences on European insurance for June 2018, both of which will take place in London. Continue Reading
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain, which are the “in-thing” in financial markets across the world today, will be among numerous subjects to be raised at the VII Cbonds Emerging Markets Bond Conference in London on April 19-20, organised by St Petersburg-based financial information company Cbonds. Continue Reading
By Andrei Skvarsky. There is considerable and growing interest among Russian companies in investing in South Africa, according to a study based on surveys and cited by a South African government agency responsible for managing the country’s global reputation. Continue Reading
BlockShow Europe 2018 is a planned conference in Berlin on May 28-29 at which more than 3,000 people will look at innovations and trends in the European and global blockchain scenes. Continue Reading