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Banks find blockchain adoption difficult
September 12, 2016--Unprecedented transparency of transactions sits uneasily with financiers.
Source: FT.com
ETF Securities-Infographic: Gold is a potential-September 2016
September 12, 2016--"Safe haven" asset: disasters and other shocks to the financial system may push gold prices higher
hedge against event 0r tail risk
diversifier of equity exposure and equity risk
hedge against uncertain central bank policy
Source: ETF Securities
HAL to pay: where hedge funds think AI can really work
September 12, 2016--Some funds using artificial intelligence already; others see obstacles to its success.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming robotics, voice recognition, translation software and the promise of self-driving cars. It helps Netflix recommend films and Google DeepMind beat a human in a game of Go, an ancient Chinese board game many times more complex than chess. Can AI revolutionise the investment industry in the same way?
Source: risk.net
Infographic-How Precious Metals Streaming Works
September 12, 2016--Miners seeking new capital have always had a variety of options: they could issue new shares, take out a loan,, enter into joint-venture agreements, or divest non-core assets.
However, in the last decade, a new option has emerged called "precious metals streaming"-in which streaming companies essentially offer capital up front to mining companies in exchange for metal later.
Source: visualcapitalist.com
ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis-Gold to rally if Fed doesn't hike
September 12, 2016--The longer the Fed postpones its second rate hike, the greater the support for gold.
Silver ETPs benefit from strong ties to gold, with second consecutive weekly inflows.
Net inflows in long USD ETPs suggest investors wary of rate hike ahead of the next Fed meeting
Gold ETPs recorded net inflows of US$116mn following more disappointing US economic data. Although the Fed chairwoman said at the Jackson Hole Symposium that the case for a rate hike has strengthened recently, weaker-than-expected jobs and services sector data provided more reasons for the Fed to not increase interest rates at its meeting on September 20.
Source: ETF Securities
Cyber Attacks Inflict Unprecedented Damage; Enterprises Still Lack Intelligence
September 12, 2016--As Threats Become Increasingly Severe and Complex, NSFOCUS Urges Enterprises to Adopt an Intelligent Hybrid Security Strategy
Cyber attacks aren't slowing down-in fact, 76 percent of organizations have experienced a breach within the last two years.
Enterprises of all sizes, across every industry, are challenged to respond to increasingly complex and severe attacks -often only learning about the size, severity, and type of incident they're dealing with as their security teams work to stop them.
Source: NSFOCUS IB
Industry heavyweights put faith in robo-advisers
September 11, 2016--BlackRock and Vanguard moved into the automated investment service market last year.
Source: FT.com
DECPG Global Daily Economic News-Russia Q2 GDP growth confirmed at 0.6 percent (y/y)
September 9, 2016--Financial Markets
Oil prices edged lower on Friday following the biggest one-week U.S. stockpile drop in about 17 years. But prices were still set for a weekly gain of more than 4 percent as traders see a surprisingly large drawdown in U.S. crude stocks as a one-off caused by a tropical storm.
Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell 2.2 percent to $48.85 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. benchmark, dropped 2.1 percent to $46.22 a barrel.
The government bond selloff deepened, with longer-dated securities bearing the most of the brunt, as central banks begin to question the benefits of further monetary easing. Government debt from Japan to the U.S. has tumbled since European Central Bank President Mario Draghi damped QE speculation. While developed-market bond yields are still lagging below historical averages, they are quickly rising from record lows reached earlier this year, which saw German benchmark 10-year yields climb above zero for the first time since July 22.
Source: World Bank
Infographic-The Majority of the World's Population Lives in This Circle
September 9, 2016--Back in 2013, a meme circulated quickly off of a Reddit post that showed the incredible population density of the southeast corner of Asia.
You may have seen it: the satellite map showed, quite simply, that "more people live inside this circle, than outside of it".
Source: visualcapitalist.com
Race into commodities risks stalling
September 9, 2016--Flows into commodity investments have hit their highest levels since the global financial crisis as negative interest rates boost the appeal of real assets, but they risk reversing as rallies falter in metals and oil.
The threat of investors liquidating their commodity stakes has climbed in recent years as speculative funds have become dominant and longer-term investors increasingly shun the sector.
Source: Reuters
