05/25/2021

The UK's 12 richest hedge fund managers

Some managers soared up the rankings while others fell down, depending on the success of their strategies in 12 months of unprecedented turmoil.

05/25/2021

Robots v Covid-19: the future of work?

It is estimated that in the next five years close to 85 million jobs may be displaced by algorithms, artificial intelligence and robotics.

05/25/2021

Lessons from 1709’s Great Frost

This was the worst 12 months Britain had seen since a catastrophic winter more than 300 years ago – dubbed Le Grand Hiver in France – which laid waste to much of Europe, from Italy to eastern Russia.

05/24/2021

Faith-based investing getting popular

As with investing with environmental, social and governance criteria, faith-based investing allows people to adhere to the tenets of their faith while still having a diversified portfolio, albeit with some exceptions.

05/24/2021

Cryptic Markets

At the end of the week, the authorities cracked down still further on the mining and trading of Bitcoin.