Equity Invested in UK SMEs has increased significantly in recent years A recent report published by Oliver Wyman and the British Business Bank on the best ways to generate higher returns from pension pots, provides a clear insight into the potential returns from investing in technology and other private companies especially as part of […]
No More “Bottom-Draw” Investments
As all seasoned investors know, it is essential to use diversification to bring down the overall risk of the portfolio. This is particularly true when investing for growth. A well-diversified portfolio in a range of smaller companies that tick all the boxes will still have failures. Successful portfolios typically will make returns from less than […]
To Fintech and Beyond
The fintech sector continues to show growth and innovation. At the same time, it is not an industry that is dominated by the biggest names. Innovation and a creative approach to technology allows smaller start-ups to compete toe to toe with more established brands. This makes it a very popular choice for those looking for […]
Technology to Back in 2019 Part 1 – Building on Digitalisation
Innovation in the tech industry moves at breakneck pace. As technology evolves, it enables even faster change and progress; the resulting wider adoption and usage causes further acceleration of the rate of change, until eventually it becomes exponential. When mobile phones were first introduced, they took 12 years to reach 50 million users; the internet […]
Technology to Back in 2019 Part 2 – Post-Digital and Beyond
Technology innovation over the past decade has seen most businesses embrace digitalisation to increase efficiencies and customer reach. The digital framework is set to become the foundation for disruptive technologies to offer businesses extraordinary new capabilities as services become highly customised, real time experiences built around customer needs and preferences. Here we further review the […]
Tax Efficient Investments that can Benefit from Brexit
Whatever the economic impact of Brexit will be, it is creating huge uncertainties with regards future trading conditions and new market opportunities. These characteristics are consistent with what companies face in times of recession, so can you increase investment returns through Brexit by learning from how companies prosper during large recessions?
Where to Invest in 2019
2018 was rife with market volatility, political upheaval, climate disasters, personal data dystopia, global economic uncertainty and much more. The general view seems to be expect more of the same for 2019. After the Brexit vote and Trump’s election in 2016, economists, analysts and investors were pretty fearful about market prospects for 2017, yet it […]
Can diversification increase returns?
Diversification is an important strategy for investors and is when you spread your money across different asset classes and also investment types. The goal of diversification is to spread risk and improve the consistency of your investment portfolio. The financial crisis and subsequent monetary easing, has affected the way certain assets have performed and also […]
The Alternative Investment Market – A stockpicker’s dream
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) can be a fertile hunting ground for investors, but it can also be a minefield. Small, unproven companies are inherently riskier than larger, established companies. As such, investors seek much higher upside on AIM companies. Whilst AIM shares are not for the fainthearted, they can provide diversification and enhance portfolio […]
What is an ICO?
2017 has been called the year of the ICO with the emergence of Initial Coin Offerings and over $6.1 billion raised for more than 870 different companies. This was almost 70 times the amount raised in 2016. The $6.96 billion already raised in 2018 for over a thousand companies, suggests that 2017 was not […]
Blockchain – A catalyst for transformation
The internet has created a global marketplace over the past forty years. A consequence has been a high level of fraud resulting in an increasing trust gap. Intermediaries help to add a level of verification but there still remains a leap of faith that the intermediary is trustworthy and competent. With the number of smart […]
Artificial Intelligence – Who will be the Winners and Losers?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to boost UK productivity by a much needed 30 per cent whilst generating cost savings of up to 25 per cent. The government is targeting for AI to add £232 billion to the economy by 2030. London is currently leading the world in AI through companies such as DeepMind and […]