The rebound in equity markets resumed in force. Global equities gained as much as 10% in local currency terms and as of Friday were up 21% from their March low. The US has led the rebound and has risen 25% from its low point. The recovery in UK stocks…
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Covid-19 : The Biggest Cyber Security Threat to Hit Businesses
Securely authenticating employees working remotely is becoming critical to business continuity. The COVID-19 outbreak is forcing millions of employees to work from home. This means countless organisations are faced with a unique challenge: how to keep as many business-critical functions running as possible whilst maintaining adequate security. Phishing attacks have…
The Road to True Digital Bank
Banking and finance are undergoing fast digital transformation, the replacement of legacy systems and novel tools for back-end and customer-facing tasks. The concept of a fully digital bank is one of the major paths envisioned for modern financial institutions. The term “digital bank” may sound familiar, although at present time…
Record Results for Hamburg Invest
Realignment of business development is paying off Hamburg, a total of 11,530 jobs created and secured, about 1,100 companies serviced, and an investment volume of over EUR 656 million: these are the key figures of Hamburg Invest for the year 2019, and also Hamburg Invest’s best results yet. In 2019, activities were…
Equities Succumb To The Coronavirus
Equities have finally succumbed. Until Friday, global markets were still hovering around their January highs. But markets fell back 1% or so on Friday and the UK and European markets are down more than 3% this morning. The recent spread of the virus outside of China,…
Responsible and Sustainable Investing
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing will be “the new norm in less than five years”, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial services and advisory organisations. The bold prediction from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, which does business in 100 countries, comes…