Interviews & profiles

Profile: Digital middleman

Jul 29, 2020

TechnologyNicholas Pratt talks to Hargreaves Lansdown’s digital head Chris Worle about the investment platform’s digital transformation plans and the importance of the customer experience.

Profile: Bull market

Jun 04, 2020

BullNicholas Pratt talks to Iqbal Gandham, eToro’s man in the UK, about the company’s ambitions to upend the status quo.

Executive interview: Releasing the brakes

Feb 19, 2020

Annie_ShumAnnie Shum, institutional business deputy head at CSOP Asset Management, examines the institutionalisation and internationalisation of China’s capital market, setting up shop in Singapore and the appeal of the city state’s recently launched Variable Capital Company.

Profile: Are you user experienced?

Feb 14, 2020

Andy_HampshireNicholas Pratt talks to Gresham House’s CTO and COO, Andrew Hampshire (pictured), about bringing digital technology to the alternative investment world.

Profile: Directing innovation

Sep 05, 2019

Daniel_AndemeskelNicholas Pratt talks to Daniel Andemeskel, Universal’s new head of innovation, about doing things differently and starting from scratch.

PROFILE: Digital dreams

Oct 05, 2018

Digital_dreamsNicholas Pratt talks to L&G’s chief digital and technology officer Robert Jamieson about his aims and aspirations.

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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.

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.

Tokenisation: The incredible potential of tokenisation

Tokenisation offers a new generation of investors access to a wide range of asset classes. But a lack of analysts is one reason why the market may not be ready for the possibilities, finds Nicholas Pratt.

Cryptocurrencies: Crypto funds face long wait for regulatory approval

While crypto currencies forge onwards, access for investors who prefer to invest through regulated vehicles remains muted. A wait-and-see stance by regulators lies at the centre of this, finds Nicholas Pratt.

Artificial Intelligence: For explainable AI, look in the white box

The rise in AI investing parallels A growing need to understand how computers make decisions, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds.

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