Brexit Impact: London IPO Market Attractive & Amplitude Capital Staying

BofA's Coben Says London Remains Attractive for IPOs

Bloomberg.com video above published Dec 4, 2017: Craig Coben, global head of equity capital markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses Brexit's impact on the IPO market and looks at investor appetite for equity financing of M&A. He speaks with Bloomberg's Ruth David on "Bloomberg Markets."

Amplitude Capital CEO 'Quite Happy' to Stay in London

Bloomberg.com video published Nov 22, 2017: Karsten Schroeder, CEO of Amplitude Capital (domain: ampcap.com) discusses hedge funds and the effects of Brexit. He speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Mark Barton on "Bloomberg Markets."

Brexit: Who has the most to lose? Germany, not the UK. The UK imports more from the EU than the UK exports to the EU, with seven of UK's ten leading import sources coming from the EU.

China and the United States, with import values of 40.6 billion GBP and 36.6 billion GBP respectively, were the UK's largest non-EU import sources, and both might stand to gain if the EU fails to reach a "Brexit trade deal."

Note President Trump's warm welcome of Norway's Prime Minister (video below). Norway is not a member of the EU and Trump discussed U.S. trade with Norway:

President Donald Trump: Our Economic Ties With Norway Are Robust And Growing | CNBC.com

CNBC.com video published Jan 10, 2018: At a joint news conference, President Donald Trump and Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg speak about global trade.

source: Statista.com

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What AI Can Do For Hedge Funds, Investors, & Investing (video)

AI Lays Claim to the Future of Investing

Bloomberg.com video above published Dec 5, 2017: Artificial intelligence is laying a claim to the future of investing. Money managers have adopted it as a strategy or research tool. Bloomberg's Nishant Kumar has more on "Bloomberg Markets." See also:

• How AI Will Invade Every Corner of Wall Street | Bloomberg.com.

• Tencent says there are only 300,000 AI engineers worldwide, but millions are needed | TheVerge.com.

AI: Artificial Intelligence   |   Quant: Quantitative analyst

AI’s use by hedge funds comes after decades of innovation https://t.co/Z8iXxonspw pic.twitter.com/zriG3ui9rx

— Bloomberg (@business) December 6, 2017

#HedgeFunds increase leverage https://t.co/LawQAvsIz9

— AJ (@AAA_AllAboutAI) November 27, 2017

Artificial Intelligence company presented to United Nations ESCAP FDI meeting. Discussed crisis management by AI and Financial growth through AI driven funds https://t.co/mACq18ObOj #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Jeaniscoming #invacio @FoxNews #FoxNews

— Roger Baker (@RogerBakerUK) December 4, 2017

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Ex-Goldman Sachs Tech Exec Paul Walker Joins OpenFin Board

OpenFin: A Secure HTML5 Container for finance

Video above published Dec 8, 2015: OpenFin is the Leading Provider of HTML5 Container Technology for the Global Financial Industry. Built on Google Chromium and tailored for financial firms, OpenFin is a powerful HTML5 engine that enables seamless desktop deployment, native experience and application interoperability. The world’s largest financial institutions and trading platforms use OpenFin’s patented technology to deploy applications both in-house and to over 250 buy-side and 40 sell-side customers.

OpenFin-- "A Common Operating Layer for Financial Desktop Apps"--OpenFin software allows banks and hedge funds to create and upgrade trading applications quickly. OpenFin is used by 40 of the world's largest banks and trading platforms, currently powering applications on 125,000 desktops. The company has raised $22 million in capital, including a $15 million venture capital second round in February, led JPMorgan, Bain Capital Ventures and Euclid Opportunities. See also Ex-Goldman Sachs tech executive Walker joins OpenFin board | Reuters.com: "What got me excited about OpenFin is how they're making technology work across our industry to increase security and speed."--Paul Walker

Domain: OpenFin.co

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin on Hedge Funds, Competition, Transparency

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin on Hedge Funds, Financial Regulation

Video above published May 1, 2017: Ken Griffin, Citadel's chief executive officer, discusses the state of the hedge fund industry, competition, transparency and financial regulation with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker at the Milken Institute Global Conference.

"... [H]arder to create Alpha today, more competition … markets more efficient (news, data, information reflected almost immediately in market pricing) which reduces Alpha available … what works? … having deep expertise in the area(s) you are investing … deep specialization drives returns … transparency creates confidence that one has been treated fairly, transparency is the underpinning of a healthy capital market … in a market that is opaque, incumbents enjoy the information advantage of that opacity but that doesn’t make a good market …”--Ken Griffin

Domains: Citadel.com and CitadelSecurities.com

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Deutsche Bank $DB $DBK In Serious Trouble, Woes in 5 Charts (videos)

Deutsche Banks woes in 5 charts:

Deutsche Bank is in serious trouble, with some hedge funds pulling business and the US Department of Justice seeking $14 billion to settle its probe on mortgage securities. Why are people so worried about the bank’s fate? FT.com's Martin Arnold explains in five charts. Published Sep 30, 2016

What Do Deutsche Bank Clients, Investors Fear?

As Deutsche Bank shares fell to a record low last week, concerns grew about the bank's mounting legal costs. Bloomberg's Michael Moore examines the bank's challenges on "Bloomberg Surveillance" September 30, 2016.

See also: Crisis of Globalization Lies Behind Deutsche Bank’s Troubles | WSJ.com: "Investors doubt the bank can earn an economic return on its equity ..."

Domain: db.com
Stock exchange: symbol | FWB:DBK | NYSE: DB

Talks between Deutsche Bank, DOJ continue but details in flux; no deal yet presented to senior decision makers on either side - Dow Jones

— CNBC (@CNBC) October 2, 2016

The money has run out-Germany can't afford to bailout Deutsche Bank.Nothing to do with billions spent on immigrants https://t.co/wGzr6qsNcL

— David Jones (@DavidJo52951945) October 1, 2016

.@FT - @DeutscheBank fueling transatlantic tensions:“German politicians have accused the US of waging economic war” https://t.co/CkCd2qh2X2

— Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) October 2, 2016

Opinion: Deutsche Bank reflects shattered ambition https://t.co/15iLSOL72U

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 2, 2016

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Winner or Loser? Finance, Snapchat, Ben & Jerry's, Google Maps (video)

Snapchat Hits a Snow Storm:

• Winner: Finance. Nearly half of new American billionaires work in the financial sector, often at hedge funds.
• Loser: Snapchat. The platform has hit a roadblock in Asia, where it faces a steep challenge from homegrown alternatives including Korean app Snow.
• Winner: Ben & Jerry's. By investing heavily in product-focused Instagram posts, the brand has generated impressive engagement.
• Winner: Google Maps, which just added its first underwater images of the world's oceans: https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/oceans/.

Video above published August 18, 2016, by L2inc.com. Host is Scott Galloway, Marketing Professor at NYU Stern. Video transcript below.

Winners: 2016's Tech Billionaires

Chart source: Statista

Chart above shows the net worth and main source of wealth of the ten richest tech billionaires in the world. While individuals associated with U.S. companies dominate, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its executive chairman Jack Ma (net worth of almost 26 billion dollars) ranks eighth and ninth is Tencent CEO, Ma Huateng with 22 billion dollars.

Transcript of video above via YouTube:
0:02 A winner: finance.
0:03 The complexion of wealth in the US has changed dramatically over the last two decades.
0:06 More billionaires are earning their money versus inheriting it.
0:09 That's a nice fact, but that isn't necessarily a victory for entrepreneurship.
0:13 Almost half the growth in the billionaire class comes from the financial sector, compared with 14% in Europe.
0:19 How do you become a billionaire in America?
0:21 If you don't start the next Facebook, you need to work at a hedge fund.
0:25 Over 80% of hedge fund billionaires are American.
0:27 It's easy to hate hedge fund managers. I work with a lot of them, and I find they're just like you and me -
0:33 just smarter and harder working.
0:35 Who can you hate? Congressmen and senators.
0:37 In exchange for a few thousand bucks, they continue to give these guys carried interest tax deduction, which is immoral and plain stupid.
0:46 A loser: Snapchat. You don't hear that often.
0:48 The brand's quest for global domination has met a roadblock in Asia, where American social platforms face major challenges from homegrown alternatives.
0:57 Korean app Snow has similar functionality to Snapchat but targets Asian users
1:01 with filters including bottles of soju and fried chicken.
1:05 Snow's popularity in Asia underscores a new reality for American app makers:
1:09 popularity in the US does not guarantee success overseas.
1:14 A winner: Ben & Jerry's, whose oversized investment in Instagram is paying off.
1:18 Ben & Jerry's accounts for 4% of posts but generates 38% of interactions.
1:23 The lesson here?
1:24 Consumers want to see the product they love. Keep it simple.
1:28 Following the success of the brand's Bernie's Yearning flavor, we're campaigning for a new flavor.
1:32 My personal favorite: Guatemalan Syphilis ExperiMINT.
1:38 What's the greatest concentration of IQ in history? NASA? The Manhattan Project?
1:41 No, it's Google.
1:42 Now that the search engine has made the world's surface visible with Street View,
1:47 Google is setting its sights on the other 70% of the planet.
1:51 Maps just added its first underwater images, letting users explore the depths of the oceans.
1:57 We leave you with video on how some of those maps were made.
2:00 We'll see you next week.


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