Insufficient Investment, Skills and Data Causing Significant Challenge to Global Banks and Insurers' Efforts to Quantify Cyber Risk Says ORX
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Investment, Banking, Data
Cyber is one of the top risks facing the financial services industry, but organisations are still working out the best way to quantify it, according to a report by ORX, the world’s largest association of operational risk professionals. 30 major global banks and insurers took part in the latest ORX Cyber study: ‘Cyber risk management: The journey to cyber risk quantification’, which provides insights into current practice, challenges and the... more
UK Equity Investment Hits Record High
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Investment
£14bn was invested over the first three quarters of 2021, a 130% increase on the £6.1bn invested over the same quarters in 2020. Investment in the first three quarters of 2021 exceeded the £8.7bn invested in the whole of 2020, itself a record at the time. Clean tech investment reached £572m in Q1-Q3 across 147 deals, the latter already higher than for the whole of 2020.
Equity Investment in Smaller Businesses Doubled in 2021, Finds Latest British Business Bank Research
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Investment, Banking
̶ Equity investment in smaller businesses surged 130% to £14bn in the first three quarters of 2021 relative to the same period in 2020 (£6.1bn) and on course to double compared to 2020[1] ̶ Bank lending returned to close to pre-pandemic levels, with 2021 lending down 45% from 2020
Traders Room Solution for Your Brokerage Company
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Investment
Enterprises that want to integrate high-end solutions and software into their companies are making a sensible investment that will assure their long-term market success. A smart Forex customer relationship management system will provide you and your business with a plethora of different possibilities and will aid you in centralizing all of your client information. When it comes to gaining a deeper knowledge of your consumers via detailed data,... more
Press Release Solactive Launches PAB High-Yield (HY) Indices and Enlarges Paris-Aligned
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Investment
Investors have been increasingly considering aligning investment decisions with ESG values. In 2021, this focus increased as the entire world watched heads of states’ debates on effective actions against climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Taking one step further to consolidate its leading role in the Paris-aligned (PAB) fixed-income indexing, Solactive launches now two Paris-aligned high-yield... more
Why You Should Consider an ISA Over a Pension
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Investment
What Is an ISA? ISAs are an all-purpose savings or investment account, which can be used to put money away, either for retirement or for any other financial goal. They come with great tax benefits. Money in an ISA grows tax free in the same way that money in a pension grows tax free. Except the ISA has the added bonus that money isn’t taxed when you decide to take it out.
Moscow’s Bullying Tactics Have Turned Into a Full Scale Assault Causing Fresh Volatility Across the Financial Markets
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
SKALE-based 3air and K3 Telecom secure $10 Million USD Investment to expand in Ethiopia
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Shortly after announcing its move to the SKALE network, a fully EVM-compatible multichain solution based on the Ethereum blockchain, 3air followed with news about the next step in its rollout in Africa. 3air and telecom partner K3 Telecom are going to expand operations to Ethiopia. An MOU was signed on February 17 which includes an investment of $10 Million USD to build out K3’s Telecom infrastructure in Ethiopia, starting with its capital Addis... more
Garden Landscaping the Most Cost-effective Form of Home Improvement, Provides Greater Return on Investment – Study
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment
UK homeowners that took to improving their gardens during the pandemic lockdown periods have invested wisely as they see property values increase greater than building an extension, or fitting a new kitchen, experts reveal. According to the 2019 Post Office Money Survey, landscaping your garden could potentially increase the value of your property by a whopping 77%. This means garden landscaping provides a greater return on investment than... more
Mphasis Ranked No. 1 in ‘Top 10 India Based IT Services Companies Report 2022’ by Global IT Investment Optimisation Firm NET (net)
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an information technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, has been ranked #1 in the NET (net) Inc. Top 10 India Based IT Services Companies 2022 Report.
Blend Network Secures Backing From Top Business and Finance Figures In Latest £10m Funding Round
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Lending, Investment
Investors recognize the exciting potential for Blend’s product to digitize the property lending market Provides “Origination-as-a-Service” to family offices seeking to invest in development finance loans Brings much-needed modernization and increased efficiency to the property lending process Funding will facilitate further growth, with Blend’s lending doubling every year since 2019
Integrum Announces Investment in Leading Payments Platform Merchante
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment, Payments, IT Innovations
MerchantE is a ‘Top 25’ U.S. merchant acquirer, processing over $17 billion in payments across 13,000 merchants Transaction reflects Integrum’s focused, thematic approach and core industry focus on payments
IQST – iQSTEL Expansion Potential In Light Of Michael Burry Electric Motorcycle Investment And $1.2 Trillion Market Entry
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment
iQSTEL, Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) today released a letter to shareholders from CEO Leandro Iglesias. The letter is one in a series of regular updates from the CEO as the company progresses toward its Nasdaq uplisting objective. The letter is included in its entirety below. Dear Shareholders: While overall market performance continues to reflect a degree of uncertainty in reaction to the evolving pandemic, Ukraine tensions, and anticipated interest... more
Included VС Launches Its Third Fellowship, Continuing Its Mission to Increase Diversity in Venture Capital
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Fundraising News, Investment
● Included VC is a 9 month Fellowship that enables individuals from backgrounds that are underrepresented in VC to access a comprehensive curriculum, a network of mentors, and opportunities to find investment roles within the industry. ● Fellows from previous Included VC cohorts, who were actively looking for roles in VC, are now in VC investment roles at firms including Octopus Ventures, Atomico, M12, KAYA VC and Founders Factory.
Haptic touch specialist Aito raises a further €1 million investment from Rabobank
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Investment, Technical
Company raises further funding from leading Dutch banking giant Rabobank Supports Aito’s continued growth in the haptic feedback market Company will use funds to accelerate growth with further tier one consumer technology brands Leading Dutch technology start-up Aito today announces a further investment – this time from the start-up and scale-up team of leading Dutch banking giant Rabobank.
