Once an investor has bought an exchange-traded security, before money actually exchanges hands for the security, the transaction needs to clear and settle. In the financial markets, Clearing refers to the updating of accounts of the involved trading parties and the arranging of the transfer of the securities versus... [Read More]

Introduction to Private Equity and Secondaries Introduction to Private Equity Private equity investing refers to the equity investments made in companies that are not currently publicly listed; meaning they are not traded on a stock exchange. Investment in private equity is usually done through fund structures. Fund... [Read More]

Most legacy systems at private investment and asset management funds are much more expensive than blockchain technologies, are subject to human error, and take much more time. Banks charged $1.7 trillion in processing fees in 2014. However, Blockchain technology is highly flexible and has a number of potential use cases... [Read More]

My upcoming articles discuss different aspects related to Investment firms, private equity firms and the secondaries market. So i thought it would be nice if i will briefly introduce them here. Investment Management Firms Asset management firms These firms invest the pooled funds of retail investors in securities... [Read More]

Around 1969, a military research program called ARPANET was launched by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) which promoted the sharing of super- computers amongst military researchers in the United States. ARPANET was the precursor of today’s internet. The Evolution of InternetFast forward to 1993, the first GUI browser, NCSA... [Read More]

The innovations being brought by emerging Fin-Techs in regards with how financial / banking services can be provided by leveraging technological advances along with design has started shifting consumer demands and behaviours, is shaping the changes in the market conditions, and is bringing-in new regulations. I discussed various trends emerging... [Read More]

The innovations being brought by emerging Fin-Techs in regards with how financial / banking services can be provided by leveraging technological advances along with design has started shifting consumer demands and behaviours, is shaping the changes in the market conditions, and is bringing-in new regulations. The... [Read More]

Blockchain offers the possibility of drastically redefining transactions, the structures and protocols of which remain largely inefficient. Simply defined, blockchain is a decentralized, distributed digital ledger system that records transactions in a secure, verifiable and permanent way. There are 3 benefits that it can offer: Reduced costs  Enhanced risk... [Read More]

Around 1969, a military research program called ARPANET was launched by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) which promoted the sharing of super- computers amongst military researchers in the United States. ARPANET was the precursor of today’s internet. Fast forward to 1993, the first GUI... [Read More]

This article is 2nd of the “Fin-Tech Start-Ups & The Established [ Financial ] / [ Banking ] Institutions “ Article Series.  In the backdrop of the introduction provided in the previous article - FinTech Startups & The Established Financial / Banking Institutions : PART — I ... [Read More]

This article is 1st of the “Fin-Tech Start-Ups & The Established Financial / Banking Institutions “ Article Series. In this Series, I will briefly discuss the ‘Current FinTech Start-Up Space’ and ‘different Distributed Ledger based Financial / Banking Solutions’ currently under development by Different Consortiums formed by different Banking /... [Read More]