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Does Norway’s snub spell the end for Sovereign Wealth Funds investing in Private Equity?
Last week, Norway’s government made headlines by prohibiting the nation’s $1 trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund from investing in private equity – the first nation to do so. The Norwegian government …
Could the age of AI spell the beginning of another Dotcom boom?
Developments in AI, automation, augmented reality and robotics have spurred on changes that merely a few years ago would have been unimaginable. From self-driving cars to drones and even predictive …
Fake news and the finance industry
After the Facebook – Cambridge Analytica scandal, now it seems Twitter might come under fire. While the famous microblog hasn’t had any big privacy issues yet, “fake news” on the …
Is unchanging Brexit sentiment changing the UK investment landscape?
Investor sentiment towards Brexit remains negative overall, according to new data from onefourzero. With one year to go until the UK is set to leave the European Union, government efforts …
Beating the algorithm: what the rise of voice e-commerce means for retail
Just like online shopping before it, voice-controlled shopping is set to be the next disruptive force in retail. Almost half of the households will own a Google Home, Amazon Alexa …
Dotcom bubble 2.0? Is the TMT market sustainable?
Remember eXcite, boo.com or Pets.com? These darlings of the first tech boom in the late nineties are now best known as symbols of its excess, with stories of private jets, …
Ready, set go: Where is UK in the digital race?
In a world increasingly driven by technology, people have got used to the prompt improvements in how they search for data, completing online shopping and managing their bank accounts online. …
Food in crisis: is Brexit putting us on the Breadline?
Frozen working-age benefits, slow wage growth and rising inflation thanks to Brexit mean that an average household income in Britain will keep stagnating each year. Although many of the low-income …
Trends in Rent to Buy Policy – affecting consumer demand
Since the Brexit vote, Britain’s housing market has endured political uncertainty, price falls and decreasing consumer confidence. Unfortunately, this situation does not look likely to improve anytime soon, with the …