Disruption in Settlements by Blockchain Technology

By Hedge Fund Insight staff, based on the work of Javier Paz of Aite Group   Hedge Fund Insight bought into the prospects for Blockchain Technology in finance some time ago (see related articles below).  Amongst the first areas to be impacted in asset management is securities settlements. The following article is based on three Impact Reports […] Read more »

Blockchain & the Funds Industry

By Damien Cahill of Gecko Governance   For too long, the focus of Blockchain technologies have been on cryptocurrencies, when it can be applied to a range of functional areas. It doesn’t matter what can be sent across the Blockchain. Bitcoins are pieces of data, so why not send a file, a report, a smart […] Read more »

Bitcoin Is Coming (or at least Blockchain Technology is)

From Hedge Fund Insight staff   Nomura (NRI) to Conduct Proof of Concept for Applying Blockchain Technology to Banking   Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, today announced it will develop a proof of concept (PoC) for implementing blockchain*1 technology with banking, in collaboration with SBI Sumishin Net […] Read more »