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Cambrian’s Digital Disruption Survey
Facebook’s launch of Libra – its new digital currency – and Alibaba’s new joint-venture with Vanguard has raised the stakes within the financial sector. Cambrian …
We Live in Interesting Times – Chinese FinTech Takes on the World
Yesterday, buried beneath the headlines of Trump’s Chinese trade-war was a curious announcement from the media firm, Caixin Global. Alibaba’s affiliate, Ant Financial, has set …
FinTech or FauxTech – Are Banks Really Serious About Innovation?
Last night, Cambrian Consulting hosted its latest panel discussion with over 40 of our clients and partners to explore how the new boys (and girls) …
US DeFANGed
With all the righteous outrage over surveillance capitalism, it’s easy to forget how much the U.S. stock market owes the oligopolistic FANGs (Facebook, Apple, Netflix, …
High Time For A Reasoned Debate On Market Policies
Martin Wolf joins a chorus of critics attacking the fundamentals of the market economy, but he neglects to point out that most people work for …
Complex Ecosystems Can Offer A Better Guide To Risk
I agree fully with Robin Wigglesworth’s description of financial markets representing complex ecosystems, connecting every human on the planet. Unfortunately, the risk models that are …
We Are Already Suffering The Damaging Effects of AI
Sir, Paul Weighell’s passionate plea not to toss out the artificial intelligence baby with its digital bath water misses one salient point — we are …
Modern Financial Theory Has Been Built On Conceit
Sir, I wholeheartedly agree with Gillian Tett’s column covering the connections between finance and social sciences. Since the early writings of 13th-century theologians such as …