Track and Trace
What risks does this acquisition of FitBit by Alphabet present to usage of users health data? https://www.ft.com/content/c7ea8aa7-e58d-4065-bcdd-e6ca42790635
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Sign of the Times
European Traders call for decreased working hours with claims it will boost liquidity, trading volumes and mental health of the workforce https://www.ft.com/content/d660deac-0097-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d
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Should illiquid assets be held in open ended funds?
Fund liquidity, like a mirage in the desert, can disappear in an instant if not monitored and managed correctly. Events throughout this year have brought fund liquidity to the forefront – as we approach the end of 2019, it is clear we haven’t seen the last of liquidity risk in the headlines.
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FCA Assessment of Value Part 4: Where Next?
Whilst UK AFMs are currently busily engaged in the FCA Assessment of Value process of preparing their first reports, in this blog we give some thought as to where the FCA Assessment of Value requirements are likely to take us over the next few years.
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FCA Assessment of Value Part 3: At What Cost?
The FCA’s terminology is FCA Assessment of Value, a shift from the earlier terminology of “Value for Money” which the FCA felt focused too much on the AFMs costs. Therefore, the focus from fund managers needs to be on the full value proposition for investors rather than focusing only on fund charges. Good value does not necessarily mean low cost!
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FCA Assessment of Value Part 2: The Impact and Implications for Firms – Lip Service or Real Change?
In this, the second of our series on FCA Assessment of Value, we consider whether the FCA Assessment of Value process will lead to real change in product governance processes for the benefit of investors, or if firms will use this merely as a “tickbox” exercise to satisfy a regulatory requirement.
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FCA Assessment of Value Part 1: Introduction
Performance of the FCA Assessment of Value process will be a significant challenge for firms. Bringing all data together in an efficient and meaningful way will be key to the success of the FCA assessment of value process.
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Emerging a Beautiful Butterfly?
A possible case for Emerging Market Investment despite past and present concerns about crises Source:https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/10/26/the-deep-appeal-of-emerging-markets-is-their-lack-of-surface-appeal
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OECD Looks to Muzzle FAANG
Pushes for greater corporate taxation of MNC’s may generate more for local economies but will big companies just roll over and show their bellies? Source:https://www.ft.com/content/b16fd228-ea72-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55
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Rising Tides
Carney outlines risks of global warming to big business Source:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/13/firms-ignoring-climate-crisis-bankrupt-mark-carney-bank-england-governor
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