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Half of global cyber defence investment has been in Israel:

Israel has been a large investor in cyber defence technologies. About 50% of investment in these companies has been in Israel thus it has become a “powerhouse” in cyber defence. The Prime Minister of Israel expanded that as more and more work is being done remotely and online companies are more prone to cyber attacks and vast amounts of data can be quickly lost if not protected appropriately. In this increasingly technology dependent , many opportunities are being presented to invest, which are being snatched up rapidly. ___ Will you encourage investment in this sector?

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Is Atlas Financial (AFHIF) A Great Investment choice?

AFHIF, is an Illinois based company which has $5.6 million market capitalisation. It has delivered 5.56% return since the start of the year and its 12 month returns are up by over 150%. However, the company has not managed to be on the list for the 30 Most Popular Stocks among hedge funds and in the last quarter of 2021 they delivered -26.33%.  Therefore it is in question whether investing in the company is a good choice in 2022. ____ Will you be investing in AFHIF this year? Is Atlas Financial (AFHIF) A Great Investment Choice? (yahoo.com)

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Mercer global buys $238 million RIA:

Wrenn Financial Strategies in North Carolina is Mercer Global’s latest deal.The founders said that the business succession was a major consideration in their decision to sell the firm. The company offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to high net worth individuals, families and corporate clientele. Mercer Global also has more facilities e.g in house estate and tax planning. __ Do you believe it was a good investment for them? Mercer Advisors Acquires Wrenn Financial Strategies, Inc. (yahoo.com)

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Northern Ireland, ‘ Responsible’ an e-commerce firm raises £5 million investment:

  Responsible is a brand with the technology which suggests the residual value of an item to buyers. These are clothing items where one may wear the garment and return the product at any point in the future in exchange for the value of the product at the buy back price The speciality of this brand is that it operates under ‘re-commerce’ which is a new term for second hand.  The firm will use the generated money to grow the business in Europe and extend the network of other partnerships with brands.  ___ Would you invest in this business? Northern Ireland e-commerce fir

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Investment opportunities for 2022:

Post COVID world seems like a pool full of new areas of discovery and opportunities. It is expected that during the first 6 months we will see steep growth simultaneous to inflation which will create big possibilities for those living in the Western world. The latter 6 months of 2022 is promising lower inflation although that may come with lower growth. However, there will be large scope to invest in the health sector and technology development. There may be potential to enforce Greentech, increased use of artificial intelligence, renewable energy and as a plant offer more

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Acorns finalises plans to offer individual stock trades:

Although, investing in individual stocks can increase the levels of uncertainty , it also lets them have various stocks to invest in and maintain their diversity. This online investing application helps retail investors organise and prepare for their long term retirement goals. The CEO believes by selling single equities and building customised portfolios, and not charging commission the application may evolve into a virtual financial consultancy. The company plans to recommend individuals invest 10% of their money in stocks and 90% in Acorns offerings.  — Will you be

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Fidelity : 60% closet tracker threshold ‘ too stringent’

Based upon a recent research paper conducted by Fidelity International, show that funds labelled as closet trackers due to their low numbers of active shares means that index concentration can distort the results. Any fund or managerial account not presenting a 60 percent level of activeness has been labelled a ‘closet tracker’.  It is suggested that below this it may become more difficult to outperform the benchmark of net charges. To test whether this theory is valid analysts created similar portfolios to see whether this figure was sensible in all circumstances. The

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Credit Suisse ordered to pay former brokers about $10million:

Prior to the Christmas period  FINRA ( the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc) demanded Credit Suisse to pay seven of their ex- brokers approximately six and a half million dollars in ‘damages, costs, attorney fees’ in a case from 2015. The brokers involved in these cases went to other firms e.g Morgan Stanley and UBS.  The company is arguing that no broker is entitled to request twice the amount of money for recovery which has already been paid by the firms they work for. Credit Suisse are not required to pay deferred compensation for resignation but do if the

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U.K fintech investment surge after regulation refresh:

Fintech companies are those dealing with the ‘crossover space’ between finance and technology. Recently, there have been regulation changes for 2022 and investors are now looking to profit off of these.  In 2021, $24.3 billion was invested across Europe and over half of this was from the U.K.  The rapid increase in funding will boost the investment sector as new measures are imposed.  ____________ Will you be capitalising from U.K’s lead in the fintech sector in 2022? UK fintech investment surges after regulation refresh (cityam.com)

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Vanguard website outage underlines dangers of online investing:

The Vanguard Group Inc. website was not operating as per the norm nearly an entire week last week, potentially hindering  thousands of customers from accessing year-end investment reports online. This displayed the need for companies to invest in robust customer service teams capable of dealing with high demand when technology fails. Customers of the $8 trillion mutual fund weren’t able to download documents of key statements, confirmations and tax forms needed for end-of-year accounting. Delaying the efficiency of the businesses, increasing the workload for an already ti

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