There has been a matching extraordinary price increase in one of the most volatile investment asset classes: cryptocurrencies, and especially bitcoin. Here we consider four important questions for cryptocurrency investors and some of the fundamental legal and regulatory crypto issues.
By David Amaryan (pictured), Founder of Balchug Capital – The global Covid-19 pandemic cast a long shadow over 2020. But now 2021 promises to be a year of opportunities. Mass vaccinations, unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimuli, and record low interest rates – these and other factors all create an exceptionally hospitable environment for markets to thrive and will create significant investment opportunities for wealth advisers and their clients to exploit.
PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, is calling on the Government to take the opportunity offered by the completion of Brexit to reshape the regulatory environment for financial services in the UK.
Polling conducted by cryptocurrency platform TotemFi reveals that the confidence of the majority of retail investors (54 per cent) has been unaffected by recent market volatility.
Family offices in Europe are continuing to review their portfolios in response to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge – Global Edition.
Londoners are huge cryptocurrency fans, having bought more of the digital asset than any other region in the UK, according to a new national survey, while cautious Scots have bought the least.
Digital payments provider Skrill, part of the integrated payments platform Paysafe, has announced a new feature for its digital wallet that enables users to withdraw funds directly to a cryptocurrency address of their choice.
Over 40 per cent of cash ISA holders report that they don’t know the interest rate paid on their account, new research from Quilter has found.
At least one in three, or nearly 4.3 million Gen Xers, are set to reach retirement with minimal retirement incomes, new research finds.
Ned Davis Research (NDR) has launched its Thematic Opportunities Strategy, offering alpha-generating investment recommendations using a theme-based approach.
Stanhope Capital Group (Stanhope Capital) and FWM – owner of Forbes Family Trust, LGL Partners and Optima Fund Management (collectively FWM) – have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create one of the world’s largest independent wealth management and advisory firms, overseeing USD24.2 billion in client assets with 135 employees operating in six offices worldwide.
FE Investments, the investment arm of global fund data company FE fundinfo, has seen a record 125 per cent increase in assets under management (AUM) this year into its Responsibly Managed portfolio range.
