The count of captive insurance companies globally is estimated to be over 7000, domiciled in 70+ jurisdictions. Captives have been established by nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies in the USA. The high captive proliferation among large corporations in advanced markets in now spreading to Asia and Latin America. Globally, 46% of companies are reported ... Read more ›
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 What assets are in your stable? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week rather than news on what new coin was being planned where, we got some introspection and clarity on just what is backing the most important stablecoins. Although Facebook still has not launched ... Read more ›
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The attendees at the decentralised conference entitled The Pooh Corner Debate on DeFi cheered Tigger when he went on stage. This was not surprising because a) most of the attendees were DeFi fans and b) Eeyore’s advice to investors to be wary of DeFi was a bit depressing. Tigger, bouncing up and down in his ... Read more ›
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In a single tweet, Elon Musk made bitcoin go into a free fall. The announcement caused the price of bitcoin drop by more than 10% and the cryptocurrency market to lose $365 billion. Apparently, bitcoin is not green enough. According to Elon, mining Bitcoin uses up too much electricity and that’s bad for our planet. ... Read more ›
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This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis ... Read more ›
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 Companies to borrow £ 7 billion less this year as UK economy rebounds New figures out from Leading accountants Ernst and Young suggest that companies will be borrowing less this year as the UK economy bounces back strongly. While this is not too surprising, the Bank of England says that the UK has not ... Read more ›
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important XBRL news stories from the last week. 1  IFRS consults on constitution and sets digital agenda for sustainability reporting A global sustainability standards setter is firmly on the way. The Trustees of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation have opened a consultation on proposed amendments to ... Read more ›
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Latest customer survey findings on auto insurance trends during the last year show largely similar after-effects in most world regions. In the US, a JD Power 2021 Insurance Shopping Study revealed that the pandemic caused a 55% decrease in number of miles driven, inducing auto insurance customers to shop around for more personalized and cheaper ... Read more ›
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Private sector or Public? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week’s stories seem to have a common theme, should we just have Public sector built and managed money or should we allow the Private sector in? Accenture Plc will fund five private-sector pilots, pooling efforts from ... Read more ›
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At a decentralised conference entitled The Pooh Corner Debate on DeFi, Eeyore kicked off (having won the coin toss) by pointing out 7 points that investors considering DeFi should think about: Blockchain transactions are irreversible and unregulated. If you lose money you have zero recourse, it is gone – poof! Irreversible and unregulated is a ... Read more ›
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Neobanks and digital wallet providers like Revolut, Paypal, Robinhood and Square are already offering cryptocurrencies on their platforms. Millions of potential bitcoin buyers get access to crypto markets via PayPal, Robinhood, Square’s Cash App and Revolut. Bitcoin meteoric rise has spiked their cryptocurrency trading volumes and the number of new customers on their platforms. To ... Read more ›
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This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis ... Read more ›
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 Eurozone facing mass bankruptcies A leaked report from the The European Sytemic Risk Board(ESRB) which is chaired by Christine Lagarde and is the key risk watchdog within the EU is forecasting a huge increase in bankruptcies once COVID support facilities are unwound. While this is not totally unexpected many European banks were already carrying ... Read more ›
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important XBRL news stories from the last week. 1  Workiva simplifies and accelerates ESG reporting for companies across the globe Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) announced it has extended its cloud platform capabilities to help companies meet the rapidly changing landscape of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting with ... Read more ›
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Nobel Prize winning economist Daniel Kahneman, in the 1970s, studied biases in economic decision-making and how people handle risk, challenging the belief that humans behave rationally when making financial choices. The ensuing body of work that it spawned – “Behavioral Economics” – has become entrenched in business parlance, as rigorous research has demonstrated that understanding ... Read more ›
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China, Germany and the U.S. Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. At the 4th Digital China Summit held in Fuzhou on 25 April, China and the world’s biggest bank, ICBC debuted more than thirty Digital Renminbi applications that it has independently developed during its participation in Digital ... Read more ›
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Some subjects are too complex for our short attention spans, so we do 4 posts one week apart, each one short enough not to lose your attention but in aggregate doing justice to the complexity of the subject. Stay tuned by subscribing. The reason to pay attention to DeFi is a) capital is flowing into ... Read more ›
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The cryptocurrency market ended the week with a total market capitalization of $2.23 trillion. After one of its worst periods in 2021, this week ended with gains across the board (Bitcoin +14%, Ethereum setting a new ATH, XRP +52% and Binance Coin +28%). Ethereum was in the spotlight with a 30% increase in value and ... Read more ›
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During this last week of April, our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist ... Read more ›
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  Horta-Osorio awaits Greensill legal battle in Credit Suisse in tray Quite a problem for the incoming Credit Suisse chairman. A group of investors who bought paper through Credit Suisse issued by Greensill capital is now considering a class action against CS for amongst other things mis-selling and misleading disclosure. So far CS has ... Read more ›
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