December, 2020
Vaccines seem to be coming thick and fast, but what does that mean for markets? Does one cure save all economies, countries, and sectors? The time to get a vaccine to be ready for distribution have proved to be much shorter than expected. This is largely due to the use of AI and the urgency of the situation.
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November, 2020
Joe Biden will be the next US President, despite President Trump’s attempts to cling on to his job, and Biden is faced with a unique and difficult situation.
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October, 2020
For some years, interest, and investment in ESG and SRI has been growing and is now one of the fastest growing sectors. But is it more than just a good deed and has it become a serious investment?
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September, 2020
For quite some time it seems that Forex has been on the backburners with focus on Equities, Commodities and Treasuries being driven by the growing global economic devastation caused by the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown.
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August, 2020
When people talk about the mighty dollar, they are not normally talking about USD strength.
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August, 2020
The market cap of crypto is many times smaller than that of the stock market in terms of traded volume.
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July, 2020
Can Bitcoin provide protection against Covid- 19 inflation?
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July, 2020
As the world contemplates its new normal, HK is facing its own, and it has nothing to do with COVID19. It is hardly surprising that HK has found its way into the middle of US-China political tensions, and now appears to be taking the full brunt of US grievances.
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June, 2020
Continuing from the previous article where we introduced how AI will affect work within the enterprise and its associated challenges, this second installation shall explore some of the benefits and risks to AI adoption in the enterprise.
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June, 2020
Continuing from the previous article where we introduced how AI will affect work within the enterprise and its associated challenges, this second installation shall explore some of the benefits and risks to AI adoption in the enterprise.
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May, 2020
Bonds are currently creating a confusing picture for investors globally. Economies are in a bind due to COVID19, stories of vaccines are elevating peoples hopes for a quick return to the ‘old normal’, and the FED is throwing stimulus and rescue packages at it all, including corporate bonds.
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May, 2020
Education and technology both have a great impact on our prosperity today. They contribute to the knowledge and wealth of humanity.
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May, 2020
Language barriers are a common struggle across industries and countries, and can have different meanings depending on where you are. Initially when we talk about a language barrier, we imagine the tourist situation.
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April, 2020
Oil took time to catch up with other asset classes in the recent sell off of assets, and it was caused mostly by the gloomy economic environment from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April, 2020
After resisting the rather obvious and impending effect of coronavirus, markets have finally been hit by a double tidal wave. Caused by fears over the spreading virus and oil price declines, it sparked a massive sell off in equities and Bond yields which tumbled. The US government benchmark dropping to a record low of 0.318% on Monday 9th March.
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March, 2020
There are many risks to business operations, and we are currently deep in the fallout of Covid-19 geopolitical risk. The Covid-19 outbreak highlights just how quickly things can change. When surveys were conducted in January ranking the top operational risks for 2020, the outbreak drew scarcely a mention, with only some respondents based in the Asia-Pacific region flagging it as a minor concern.
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March, 2020
Extended Reality (XR) is an umbrella name given for the various forms of augmented or virtual reality (AR/VR). In our modern age of digital technology, most people are familiar with some form of XR. You may have seen the Pokémon Go effect of people mindlessly walking the streets looking for virtual Pokémon through their smart phones, making headlines for accidents caused by such use. While XR technology empowers these apps, there are lots of new use cases that are worthy of discussion.
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March, 2020
Credit Risk is Complex
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February, 2020
Following our previous article on “Ransomware as a Service” it would appear the risks of organised cyber crime such as recent targeted & state sponsored attacks, are now being viewed as a potential source of systemic risk to the financial system.
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February, 2020
The relationship between the US and the Middle East has always been complex, and the most volatile has arguably been Iran.
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February, 2020
Ransomware is a type of Malware (Malicious Software) that holds the victim to ransom. The origins of Ransomware date back to 1989, when 20,000 diskettes were distributed to attendees of the World Health Organisation International AIDS Conference.
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January, 2020
The purpose of a smart city is to make life easier & safer for its citizens. We live in a new age where over 50% of the global population now live in cities and this number is continuing grow. By 2045, it’s predicted that over 6 billion of people will live in cities.
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January, 2020
How Blockchain prevents the private ownership of the moon-Innovative use of Blockchains which you never think of
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December, 2019
DeepFake comes from “deep learning” and “fake”. Artificial Intelligence technology used to create fake videos and audio that look and sound real. With the recent advances in AI technology DeepFake are now virtually indistinguishable from originals.
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November, 2019
AI is fast developing into a vast field of computer science with many facets, Super Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Image Recognition & Robotic Process Automation, so on and so forth. The intention of this article is not to delve into the science of AI but explain how AI is disrupting many areas of our daily lives. In its various formats, it’s now creeping its way into our systems and processes, and for good reason.
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October, 2019
Almost every industry is being disrupted by the 4.0 effect, there will possibly be implications of this rapid transformation that we cannot foresee. The ever-increasing drive to digitize the way we do business is completely changing business models. Long gone are the days of traditional bricks & mortar establishments and paper. Today’s modern disruptors are more akin to I.T. service providers.
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October, 2019
One of the primary foundation pillars of any developed and fully functioning capital market is easy and complete access to debt capital. Australia would certainly fit this description in capital market and is well-trusted and respected globally.
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October, 2019
One of the oldest names in the travel business has collapsed due to bad business decisions, inability to adapt and integrate to new technology for competing in this burgeoning digital world of travel business.
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September, 2019
When Trump started a trade war with China, he put all equity investors and traders on red alert. Equity markets are affected dramatically by global trade. The initial knee jerk reaction was to sell China stocks as they face the initial brunt of the trade war, but after that the negative effect seeps out into China’s biggest trading partners and Asia in particular.
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September, 2019
America claims China is manipulating its currency and will engage with the IMF to eliminate unfair competition. This follows the USDCNY breach of the psychological 7 level. This is more a symbolic move than a substantive one, but it dials up the pressure in a trade war that has rapidly escalated into a currency war, harming businesses, consumers and others that depend on steady relations between the world’s two largest economies.
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August, 2019
Anyone thinking that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal was done and dusted, think again.
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August, 2019
Equity markets are the heartbeat of a country’s economy. In many ways, you need to look no further than levels of a nations, primary stock index to get a sense of how the country’s economics are.
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July, 2019
Financial Management is a vital activity in any organization. It is the process of planning, organizing, controlling and monitoring financial resources with a view to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Without it, banks or corporates may overstretch and fail for the wrong non-business reasons or miss out on great opportunities for growth. The three main types of financial management decisions are capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management. A business transaction that would include capital budgeting affects if a company or bank consider branches expansion.
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July, 2019
Swaps - nothing is more powerful or relevant for client’s hedging
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June, 2019
Basel 3 is arriving, there is no doubt on that, but is it a perfect fit for all? Is it a simple plug and play for all banks, for all countries? And how are banks shaping up to meet the new demands on them?
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June, 2019
Oil is at a crossroads – what’s next from here- 40 or 100, it’s a pretty even bet?
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May, 2019
DLT – is already in heavy use in banks for FX transactions
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May, 2019
The slow death of LIBOR and its multiple consequences
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May, 2019
Bonds are all the rage again-or are they?
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April, 2019
Acquiring Private Banking clients and how to manage their relationships once you snag them
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April, 2019
Recent years in the banking, and financial industry as a whole, have reinforced the sad fact that sometimes people (previously good or bad) do bad things. Fixing abuses, miss-selling, fraud, operational errors. If there is a will there is a way, as they say, and human beings seem to find a way when really, we don’t want them too as it leads often to maximum financial and reputational damage for the employers.
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March, 2019
At a time when crypto’s are under fire from a performance perspective the move towards mainstream acceptance is continuing at its own pace. CME launched BTC futures back in Dec 2017 and the nascent BTC derivatives market remains tiny in comparison to Fiat currency pairs volumes. But in the race to establish the main BTC future contract, CME is clearly leading the way in BTC volumes (see chart below).
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March, 2019
The big continue to get bigger with the top 500 fund managers in the world growing assets by 15.6 percent last year - the most significant increase since 2009 with the top 20 firms managing a large portion (43%). This is a continuing trend with the market growing and becoming more concentrated.
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February, 2019
All Banks are acutely aware of the importance of Cyber Security and of AML defenses. Increasingly though the two are often combined by criminals aiming to benefit illegally at the cost of financial institutions. It is becoming a huge issue in not just money stolen or transferred illegally, but in cost to the global economies. A McAfee report last year estimated a $600 billion global cost.
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February, 2019
Anyone working in financial institutions should be aware of how important cyber security is to any organization.
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January, 2019
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January, 2019
When constructing a balanced portfolio, you would normally have a percentage in precious metals, usually Gold.
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December, 2018
2019 is approaching and Equities don’t know which way to turn
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November, 2018
Blockchain and Crypto’s finding their way into mainstream exchange traded products
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November, 2018
Brexit Woes – will they ultimately mean rich pickings for other Derivative centres?
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October, 2018
Understanding causes and effects in markets
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October, 2018
Treasury and Liquidity Management – the unsung hero
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October, 2018
You never know the value of a good Operational Risk policy until the lack of one bites you, and Europe is in the middle of a swathe of bites.
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October, 2018
Regulatory demands touch everybody in Financial Institutions, and they touch them everywhere!
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October, 2018
It’s all Greek to me
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September, 2018
Agile is not a new technique for managing teams and projects, it first surfaced in 2001. But it has become a hot and trendy methodology in recent years. But do projects in finance fit with using an agile methodology.
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September, 2018
BPO Services in demand, and skill sets required are moving up the curve
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September, 2018
Equity Bull Run – it’s been 9 years of merriment
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September, 2018
Sexual harassment takes many forms and is still a problem in financial
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September, 2018
Socially responsible investing and Green bonds are growing in importance
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August, 2018
Islamic Finance is spreading
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August, 2018
The Return of MBS
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August, 2018
Cyber Security – Good News and Bad News
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August, 2018
Herd mentality in danger of trampling on the bulls
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July, 2018
Option Hedging in the Oil Market
Will the U.S. Yield Curve Invert?
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July, 2018
Here we go again… Currency wars anybody?
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July, 2018
Corporate Actions, order out of the chaos is a must
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July, 2018
Fintech is Not Coming – It is Here
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July, 2018
Big or Small, Bank or Staff – Anti-Money Laundering Protection is Critical
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June, 2018
Asian Equities. You are not alone
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June, 2018
HSBC claims first trade-finance deal with blockchain
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May, 2018
A rising dollar and the risks it poses
Commodities volatility: a bumpy ride in prospect
M&A: 2018 deals promise record year
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March, 2018
February’s inflation surprise and surge in equity volatility
Big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning
The LIBOR-OIS spread is widening. Any concerns?
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January, 2018
What lies ahead for the financial markets in 2018
Equity markets – Will they rise or fall in 2018?
Bubbles in markets? We wouldn’t be that foolish this time!
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January, 2018
Digital Learning Market Analysis
Fosway 9-GridTM
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