It was announced on Thursday that Snap, owner of Snapchat, has been valued at $22.2bn ahead of its IPO next month, but could the secret to technology investments be in finding the ‘hidden’ technologies propping up the household names?
They are used to double-digit revenue growth and boast some of the most well-known brands in the world, but do the likes of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google still offer opportunities this year?
Hargreaves Lansdown Select UK Shares fund manager Steve Clayton is targeting consumer brands and “tech in disguise” stocks at a time when many are eschewing growth companies.
In a world where people are comfortable using their smartphone for everything from online banking to booking a holiday, asset managers – both large and small – can no longer afford to ignore the possibilities of digital technology.
Paul Richards and Giles Hutson have launched Insignis Asset Management in a bid to capitalise on what they see as a growing demand for simplified and straightforward cash management in the UK.
Online retailers have changed the rules of the game for consumer spending, and portfolio managers are struggling to catch up, says PSigma Investment Management.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has said wealth managers are dangerously behind the curve in terms of their use of technology.
Mirae has identified four multi-year themes from the striking rise of the aspirational consumer across Asia that will drive growth in emerging markets.
Aberdeen Asset Management has created a new digital division to be headed up by Martin Jennings, former UK CEO of platform technology provider FNZ.
No longer the preserve of payment solutions developers, fintech startups are gaining ground and increasingly disrupting the investment management industry.
The US is in a period of “growth pause” rather than lapsing into recession, with long-term equity opportunities in technology and healthcare companies, according to Franklin Templeton’s Grant Bowers.
The ‘industrial revolution’ in technology will continue to overturn both client expectations and the demands they make of financial services firms, says Nucleus CEO David Ferguson.
