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Money is a claim on an Institution and the reason for change

Money is a claim on an Institution and the reason for change Axess Think Tank, a Geneva based think tank organised a great event focused on four themes The future of money The Regulatory landscape ICO-STO and Capital markets Blockchain and the Token economy I had the pleasure of moderating the last two panels. One…

The AI powered tech rating agency with no conflicts of interest - Early Metrics

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The tech rating agency with no conflicts of interest – Early Metrics

The tech rating agency with no conflicts of interest – Early Metrics Early Metrics is an independent rating agency focused on early stage innovative tech startups. Operating out of Paris since 2014 and with significant presence in London, Berlin and TelAviv. The tech startup world continues to grow as the cost to enter has dropped…

Stock exchanges and listed asset assets Part 1

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Stock exchanges and listed assets – Part I

Stock exchanges and listed assets – Part I “At the time of its Series E fundraise in May 2018, shares of Circle were worth $16.23 a piece at a valuation of $3.01 billion, but in January 2019 shares are available to be purchased at just $3.80. To be sure, it is not clear how many…

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The leading Artisans of today, from Davos, WEF2019

‘Globalization 4.0’ was the theme of the World Economic Forum this year. Naturally, the future of work, sustainability and smart technologies and living, were amongst the topics addressed. What struck me was that the Davos crowd clearly ranks Jack Ma as the only visionary leader. This is the first time that someone from the East…

Blockchain digital wallet users worldwide

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Digital Wallets to pay or to hold assets, will become more popular?

There are 32million Blockchain powered wallet users according to Statista as of Dec 2018. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/647374/worldwide-blockchain-wallet-users/ While this growth is stunning, there are millions of people that still don’t understand the difference between these blockchain powered wallets and the digital wallets aiming to overtake the payment industry (replace plastic and other methods). Wallets, purses, and handbags,…

Incumbent Robo-advice platforms, software, products: A look through Morgan Stanley’s WealthDesk platform https://efipylarinou.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/morgan-stan-Robot-main-pic.jpg 1300 867 Efi Pylarinou Efi Pylarinou https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/96dce27466844b3fa11db86eaa9f0858?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 6, 2018 December 10, 2018

Incumbent Robo-advice platforms, software, products: A look through Morgan Stanley’s WealthDesk platform

A race for a holistic advisory system is on, albeit at the pace of the financial giants that have accumulated assets under management and have thousands of advisors using their tools and services. Morgan Stanley is less vocal than JP Morgan, Blackrock, Vanguard, Fidelity. What caught my attention in November is the “WealthDesk” rollout which…

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Is Sustainability your driver? Stop Borrowing from the Future.

Sustainable Finance and Investing, remains misunderstood. Language remains tricky, inaccurate, and subject to interpretation; which inevitably makes Mathematics the only Language that can be trusted (100% internally consistent) [1]. Looking at Sustainable investing, there are different approaches to qualifying. The first sustainable investors, negated sectors like tobacco. This is the exclusion approach. Then came a portfolio management…

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What has changed a decade after the financial crisis?

What has changed a decade after the financial crisis? Here we all stand about a decade later from September 15, 2008, when Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and when the tremors of the subprime crisis continued to shake the grounds where we built our homes, our pensions, and our dreams. Collapses, rescue…

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Robo-advisors: What are the fact and figures telling us?

Robo-advisors: What are the fact and figures telling us? I am listening to my followers and readers. I see that Linkedin is not the first choice of quality content producers in the Fintech/Blockchain ecosystem. Other platforms like Medium are stealing market share with an accelerating rate. However, Linkedin is a better platform in spreading the…

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In the EU Blockchain Resolution we Trust

In the EU Blockchain Resolution we Trust It was my name day on September 20th – a significant day for a Greek Orthodox – but I was by no means going to miss the “Blockchain: Building Trust in Society”event with Dimitrios Psarrakis, a Greek leading specialist in European regulatory policy. This was the first event in PwC Switzerland’s…

Money is a claim on an Institution and the reason for change

The tech rating agency with no conflicts of interest – Early Metrics

Stock exchanges and listed assets – Part I

The leading Artisans of today, from Davos, WEF2019

Digital Wallets to pay or to hold assets, will become more popular?

Incumbent Robo-advice platforms, software, products: A look through Morgan Stanley’s WealthDesk platform

Is Sustainability your driver? Stop Borrowing from the Future.

What has changed a decade after the financial crisis?

Robo-advisors: What are the fact and figures telling us?

In the EU Blockchain Resolution we Trust

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Money is a claim on an Institution and the reason for change

The tech rating agency with no conflicts of interest – Early Metrics

Stock exchanges and listed assets – Part I

The leading Artisans of today, from Davos, WEF2019

Digital Wallets to pay or to hold assets, will become more popular?

Incumbent Robo-advice platforms, software, products: A look through Morgan Stanley’s WealthDesk platform

Is Sustainability your driver? Stop Borrowing from the Future.

What has changed a decade after the financial crisis?

Robo-advisors: What are the fact and figures telling us?

In the EU Blockchain Resolution we Trust

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