Is Tokenization Finally Ready for Prime Time?

Introduction For years, the promise of tokenization—a process by which practically any asset, from commercial real estate to fine art, can be recorded and traded on a blockchain—has captivated both technologists and financiers. Indeed, investor fascination with tokenization dates back to around 2017, when the idea of “fractional”

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Here is how a promising technology will disrupt fundamental credit analysis

Knowledge graph - from art to science  Fundamental credit analysis is the bedrock of active fixed income investing and the capability an asset manager wants to showcase. This type of analysis, together with the skills of portfolio managers, traders, and quant analysts, is ultimately what should generate alpha, the part of

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What pigeons can teach us about FinTech

Pigeons are not renowned for the computing power of their brain. Yet they led the FinTech evolution (1). The use of birds to send financial information illustrates how a simple technological innovation changed the way people transact business. It is not rocket science, yet it rocked a whole industry. This

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‘Fund 3.0’ - From Product to Solution to Experience

What investment funds could look like by 2025  For most savers, investing is a daunting task: in which market to invest, when to buy, what to purchase? The jargon used in the industry, the need to choose between asset classes, and the multitude of seemingly equivalent investment funds make it

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ETF vs. Dry Cleaning - Why ETFs are a must in most investment portfolios

When is the last time you used a dry cleaner for your kitchen towels? Despite the rhetoric aspect of this question, this is what many investors are still doing with their investments.  Kitchen towel or cashmere jumper When considering an investment, the first step is to identify the nature of

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