Fintech Forum 2017: Some thoughts and observations
I attended Fintech Forum 2017. I chaired a panel on collaboration between fintechs and incumbents. Here are some of my thoughts on the event. Enjoy! The event was organized by Alma Talent.
What’s Going on in the Social Trading and Investing Space?
As I explained in my earlier article, social investing is not a totally new idea as seeking for help, advice, and tips have been part of investing as long as people could invest money. The ongoing trend of democratizing investing and banking for the masses is closely tied to the rise of fintechs (e.g., robo-advisory), newly emerged business models, the ever-wider distribution of new financial products, and the trust gap created by the recent global financial crisis. Also, as Dan Schutzer highlights, there are new ways to effectively fund new ventures, incumbents are still struggling with various environmental changes and credit is tight, technology-assisted solutions are everywhere, and our means utilizing and accessing information are changing. Social trading and social investing represent the new trend of technology-assisted, socially-driven, and DIY models of investing. We also have some concrete evidence on the effects of social media on retail and institutional investor behavior and trading activity as well as…
“Why Don’t They Copy Me?”: On the Rise of Social Investing and Social Investment Networks
Social investing and various kinds of social investment communities are not entirely new things. Sharing insights and opinions on different investments, investment philosophies, investment strategies, and financial markets, in general, has been part of our lives for years. Investors, as well as any other kind of communities of interest, have been utilizing mailing lists, discussion forums, and online chats as long as they have been in existence. Even today, beginners and experienced investors rely on each other’s opinions and viewpoints when setting up their investment targets, strategies and picking up particular financial instruments when executing specific investment strategies. 1)“Social investing/trading” should not be confused with “socially responsible investing/investment” as they are very different things. In Finland and Sweden, for example, we have witnessed the emergence of very lively and dynamic financial blogosphere in relatively short timespan. Numerous of books, articles, conferences, podcasts, blogs, and people offer diverse opinions on investing…
Make Sell-Side Investment Research Great Again!
Numerous urgent issues are facing the long-lived practices and business model of sell-side research in the investment management and banking industry. The foundational premise of the sell-side research is to provide actionable insights and ideas for their clients so that the investors would better understand financial markets and its peculiar dynamics. 1)Not all research is created equal, and as more and more information is accessible, sell-side research will need to differentiate even more than is experienced as today. And, as sell-side analysis is available in various sources for multiple parties, it should also, among other things, decrease the information asymmetry problem inherent in the financial markets. Some experts have concluded that the sell-side research is not currently living up to its promises as sell-side incentives, interests, expectations and commercial relationships between the producers and consumers of the research are misaligned. Whatever happens to the sell-side research in the near future, transparent,…
Lisää indeksiantibiootteja, kiitos!
Kuvittele sellainen bisnes, jossa muut ihmiset antavat sinulle rahansa hoidettavaksesi ja maksavat tästä sievoisesti. Vielä parempaa on se, että palkkiosi nousevat vuosi vuodelta, vaikka olisit auttamattoman huono työssäsi. Kuulostaa täydelliseltä. [- -] Tätä bisnestä kutsutaan rahastonhoidoksi. – The Economist (28.2.2008) Keskustelua passiivisen ja aktiivisen sijoittamisen välillä on käyty jo vuosikymmeniä, mutta passiivisesta sijoittamisesta on ryhdytty laajamittaisemmin keskustelemaan vasta 2000-luvun alusta alkaen. Erilaisten indeksituotteiden jatkuvasti laajenevat valikoima, alhaiset kulut, verotehokkuus ja parempi riski-tuottosuhde ovat osoittautuneet valtaosiltaan paikkansapitäväksi mainospuheeksi. Passiivisen sijoittamisen kasvavalle suosiolle on monia syitä ja Yhdysvalloissa on Bloombergin mukaan nykyään enemmän markkinaindeksejä kuin pörssiosakkeita. Passiivinen (indeksi)sijoittaminen voi käytännössä saada monenlaisia muotoja, mutta tyypillisimmin sillä tarkoitetaan sijoitusstrategiaa, jossa sijoittaja “luottaa perinteiseen ‘osta ja unohda’ -tyyppiseen sijoitustyyliin … [jossa] osakepoimintaa ei harrasteta ja markkinoiden hintaliikkeitä ei ajoiteta.” (Oksaharju 2013, 52-53.). Morningstarin tutkimusjohtaja John Rekenthalerin mukaan aktiivisten rahastojen liiketoiminta on pohjimmiltaan tarinankerrontaa, jossa vastuu on kuulijalla. Rekenthalerin mukaan aktiiviset sijoitusrahastot kertovat pintapuolisesti lupaavilta vaikuttavia tarinoita, mutta nämä…






