Tagged: investments

December 16, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a new research report by quant technology provider SigTech, a majority of institutional investors “anticipate the higher volatility regime persisting and expect to generate stronger returns over the next two years compared with the past decade.” The SigTech Institutional Investors Report 2022 “surveys… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, in Brussels, it was announced that the Government of Viet Nam will pursue an ambitious national effort under a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in order to ramp up renewable energy and “accelerate the phasing down of fossil fuels, alongside investment in transition-aligned jobs… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds managed by Apax Partners, announced that National Bonds, the UAE’s Shariah-compliant savings and investment company owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, has “selected Azentio’s Islamic Banking solution, iMAL, to support its quest to improve process… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a key player focused on Business Spend Management (BSM), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement “to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm.” This is “an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $8.0 billion.” Upon… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TOGGLE AI, the “intelligent” investing dashboard, introduced its first direct trading integration in partnership with Interactive Brokers. Interactive Brokers account holders “can now execute trades directly on the TOGGLE AI platform, while accessing the entire suite of tools offered by TOGGLE, from AI news insights… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 1:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fund Recs announced that its Velocity platform will automate EMIR reconciliations for Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager “with $418 billion in client assets.” Completing an EMIR trade reconciliation is “integral to having effective oversight in place on the EMIR reporting process.” Regulators… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to Robocash analysts, traditional currency and P2P investments remain the “most promising” assets in 2023. The most “controversial” asset class this year has been cryptocurrency (or crypto-assets), the Robo.cash team wrote in a blog post. To determine the “most favorable” assets for 2023, platform… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The current business environment is getting tougher with higher interest rates, rising inflation, talent crunch, and weaker supply chains while investors “are increasingly demanding profitable growth,” according to an update from GlobalData. To hedge against these shifts, startups as well as bigger corporations are “revisiting… Read More

December 8, 2022 @ 11:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the colder weather settled in, Bondora platform originations and investment figures are also “cooling.” With “a 6.4% decline in loan originations, as well as a 5.8% decline in investments.” Spain, however, continues “to increase its origination standing.” There was also “a substantial increase in… Read More

December 6, 2022 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The New Year holidays are rapidly approaching. While you are making a gift shopping list, investment platform Robo.cash shares the key results from November. As noted in the update from Robocash, investors “bought loans in the record amount of 21M euro.” 696 P2P enthusiasts reportedly… Read More

December 6, 2022 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In November 2022, PeerBerry investors reportedly “funded €47,606,299 of loans and received €648,080 in interest.” 1183 new investors “joined the platform in November.” The average annual ROI (without loyalty interest) on PeerBerry in November “was 11.1%.” At the end of November, PeerBerry’s portfolio amounted “to… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SCB 10X, the venture investment arm of SCBX group, building and incubating startups in the Web3 and blockchain industry, announced the launch of SCB 10X DISTRICTX, a physical space in the middle of Bangkok CBD “to build & foster world-class communities in Blockchain and Web3.”… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In October, Bondora reveals it “saw favorable increases in investments and originations. Originations exceeded €15M, and investments €14M.” This puts Bondora on track “for a good Q4 in 2022.” Spanish originations “exceeded 1M once again.” In contrast to September, investments “for all products increased in… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru reports that the satisfactory level of loan origination “continued in October with the same storyline as in September.” In October, Estonia was “the best-performing market with €6.5M worth of loans funded, followed by Lithuania (€3,3M) and Germany (€1.8M).” The total financed amount was €15,1M…. Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The monthly volume of funding raised by P2P platforms traditionally “grows in December,” according to an update from Robo.cash, an online investment platform. Geographically, the Baltic countries “show the greatest stability over the year,” the team at Robocash writes in a blog post. Robocash platform… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Darksquare, which aims to open up the world of alternative investments to individuals, has secured 98% (£197,350) of its £200,002 fundraising target from 82 investors (at the time of writing) with 23 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has “highlighted the risk of crypto investment with a number of investors having to write off their losses” including Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd. The company recently announced that “it would write off $275 million invested… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital arm and accelerator of Binance, has made a strategic investment in and will be leading the upcoming Series A round of NGRAVE, a blockchain and digital asset security provider “specialized in user-friendly, maximum security solutions for crypto users, from creating… Read More

November 22, 2022 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On  November 9, 2022, Bondora had their latest live Q&A session for 2022. It’s become somewhat of a tradition that connects clients, Bondora’s investors, “directly to Pärtel Tomberg, the CEO and Founder of Bondora.” Bondora‘s CEO has shared more about how the platform is doing… Read More

November 22, 2022 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alternative investment platform PeerBerry business partners are repaying EUR 1.8 million of war-affected loans. In 9 months of the war, under the Group guarantee mechanism, PeerBerry business partners have already repaid “over EUR 27.02 million, or 54% of the total war-affected obligations towards PeerBerry investors.”… Read More