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Nicholas Pratt
Nicholas Pratt
Operations & Technology Editor

Nik has been a financial journalist since 1999, starting as a reporter for Banking Technology and has written for Funds Europe since 2005. As technology and operations editor, Nik also edits the FundTech report and is a presenter at FundTech events. He has a master’s degree in Modern and Contemporary Writing and a degree in Philosophy and English Literature from the University of Sheffield.

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Cryptocurrencies: Solving crypto’s sustainability problem

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have a huge carbon footprint but, as Nicholas Pratt discovers, environmentally friendly alternatives exist.

Roundtable: The digital transformation opportunity

The funds industry is looking at adopting new types of technology, from automation to ESG reporting, blockchain and tokenisation. A FundsTech roundtable in March explored how these will revolutionise the sector.

Proxy voting: Making every vote count

With stewardship more important than ever and digital technology to the fore, surely it is time to solve the problem of proxy voting? Nicholas Pratt investigates.

Interview: Rise of the robo-adviser

FundsTech talks to Nutmeg’s CTO, Matt Gatrell, about the role of technology in its online offering.

Regulation: Panel calls for simplicity in ESG reporting

The industry accepts the need for more rigour in ESG fund reporting, but the work will be pointless if investors don’t understand the end result. Nicholas Pratt reports.

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Sponsored feature: Compliance and the case for agility

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