Investment

EU Listing Rules need to offer more effective support for SMEs, investment industry surveys find 

Following the political agreement between the European Council and European Parliament on the EU Listing Act, a new report by CFA Institute and BETTER FINANCE finds that investment professionals and retail investors believe the listing package needs to...

Cambridge-based deep tech start-up Theia Insights raises US$6.5 million to bring foundational AI to the global investment community 

Theia Insights, a UK-based deep tech start-up launched by former Amazon Alexa scientist and solo entrepreneur Dr Ye Tian, has raised US$6.5 million. In another example of US venture capital looking to the UK for the most innovative technology companies, the...

Introducing a mobile-first investor experience disrupting REITs 

Groundfloor, an award-winning investment technology platform with over US$1 billion in investment volume, is announcing the launch of its next-generation investing experience: Groundfloor 3.0. This innovative platform, born from a decade of insights from...

Who needs Blockchain? New research states many Blockchain uses are unnecessary 

New research has revealed that Blockchain technology is probably unnecessary in the majority of cases, despite its popularity.  In recent years Blockchain technology has been making headlines and boomed in popularity, thanks partly to its use in the...

UK’s Investment Association warns of ‘trading bot’ risk to investors 

The UK’s Investment Association (IA) has warned investors about the risks of using ‘trading bots’ to make investment decisions. Speaking to the BBC John Allan, head of innovation and operations at the IA said investors should be more...

OpenYield launches fully automated, equity-like marketplace to lead bond trading into the next era 

OpenYield Trading, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered alternative trading system (ATS), has printed its first trade, marking the launch of its platform. OpenYield aims to modernise fixed-income investing and empower broker-dealers, advisors...

NatWest invests in Icon Solutions reinforcing commitment to payments modernisation 

NatWest has announced a strategic minority investment in Icon Solutions, a leading FinTech provider of payments technology and consultancy services. The investment follows the news last September that NatWest selected Icon Solutions Payments Framework (IPF)...

eToro is working with BlackRock to offer retail investors access to core investing solutions 

eToro, the trading and investing platform, is working with BlackRock to offer eToro users access to core investing solutions through five new Smart Portfolios.  eToro is now offering its users pre-built portfolios that provide a choice of investments...

Thoma Bravo completes strategic investment in BlueMatrix 

Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, has announced the completion of its strategic growth investment in BlueMatrix, a leading end-to-end content creation and distribution platform for investment research providers.  Founded in 1999,...

Investec is taking API banking mainstream 

Moving banking services closer to where clients conduct their work and business operations will significantly transform the future of banking says Investec, who is actively expanding its banking integrations and Application Programming Interface (API)...

finova unveils digital-first, end-to-end savings platform

finova, the UK’s largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has announced the launch of ‘finova Savings’, its latest digital-first, end-to-end savings solution.  finova Savings helps saving providers offer their...

CFA Institute outlines policy recommendations for ‘finfluencer’ social media content 

New research published by the CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, reveals that insufficient financial literacy, limited interaction with regulated financial advisers and a preference for obtaining information through digital...