tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430551647649189542024-03-19T08:02:06.269+00:00Money is the wayMichael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4841125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-14336262902968651172024-03-19T08:00:00.007+00:002024-03-19T08:00:08.548+00:00Finboot'What's that, boss?'I've no idea, Voice.'Why are you writing about it then?'I've got to write about something.'Why?!'What?'Why have you got to write about something?'Don't get all philosophical with me, Voice. Not this early in the morning. I'm not in the mood.So ...Finboot.ENDSENDSENDSOr ... more ...Today Finboot is announcing the completion of the first close of its latest funding round to Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-39569231968018787132024-03-18T17:30:00.001+00:002024-03-18T17:30:06.618+00:00[No. 1,183]And no please[1], and aRound a disease[1], and no please[2], and hello hello no[1], and aRound a disease[2], and my brain your brain[1], and hello hello no[2], and dont say hello stay away[1], and my brain your brain[2], and yes bye[1], and dont say hello stay away[2], and but but if you insist like[1], and yes bye[2], and my life[1], and but but if you insist like[2], and jumble crumble so what[Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-34619789946024143402024-03-18T08:00:00.014+00:002024-03-18T08:00:00.167+00:00Alchemy!'What's this, boss?!'Ha, ha, ha! Base metal into gold, Voice!'Yippee!'London, 15/03/2024 - Alchemy Technology Services, a leading provider of technology and consulting services to the insurance sector, has acquired London management consultancy firm r10 Consulting for an undisclosed sum.Er ...Under the deal, r10 Consulting will be integrated into Alchemy and together will launch a new brand, Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-10164554611068402342024-03-14T11:00:00.007+00:002024-03-14T11:00:02.083+00:00Terminix acquisition causing headaches'Oh dear!'Ha! It's Rentokil's problem, Voice, not ours. We ain't got headaches. Not today, anyway.'Those ghosts though. It's not an easy life, boss, hiring yourself out like that. Of course they're going to have headaches.'Eh? What are you going on about?!'I'm talking about Rentaghost.'Yes, yes. Another classic from my childhood, but we're talking about Rentokil.'Oh, okay.'Idiot!'Ha!'Anyway ...Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-53547528647139704142024-03-14T08:00:00.005+00:002024-03-14T08:00:03.185+00:00Poetry, poetry, poetryChrist!Man, this is a finance blog that will soon be over, but you want to know all about poetry, don't ya, kook(s)?These people ...Well, I'm going to be more secretive about my poetry from now on. I mean, more secretive than I was about my music.'Why, Mikey?!'Oh, hello, Voice.'Why, Mikey?!'Because, because ... poetry is more serious, the stakes are higher, it ain't just popular entertainment, Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-15085425309169042502024-03-12T17:27:00.001+00:002024-03-12T17:27:05.693+00:00[No. 1,182]And if if[1], and if your mind soul is not a mess I can only salute you my friend however[1], and if if[2], and I wont be saluting you[1], and if your mind soul is not a mess I can only salute you my friend however[2], and I know you[1], and I wont be saluting you[2], and you can lie to others and you can even lie to yourself but I see everything with[1], and I know you[2], and my supernatural Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-292316935705673042024-03-12T08:00:00.008+00:002024-03-12T08:00:05.062+00:00Outsight joins GATE Alliance to help deploy Spatial AI in airportsOh my God. It sounds awful.'Give them a chance, boss, FFS.'Well ...OUTSIGHT JOINS GATE ALLIANCE TO EXPAND THE HORIZONS OF LIDAR AND SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AIRPORT TECHNOLOGYOutsight, the leading innovator in 3D LiDAR-Based Spatial AI Software Solutions, has announced that it is joining GATE - The Airport Technology Network, an alliance dedicated to fostering innovation and advancement in airportMichael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-67516282071826415492024-03-11T18:02:00.001+00:002024-03-11T18:02:06.470+00:00[No. 1,181]And uh uh[1], and hello hello Im again[1], and uh uh[2], and confused again but with a cold now and a headache and please no migraine please no[1], and hello hello Im again[2], and is it still winter[1], and confused again but with a cold now and a headache and please no migraine please no[2], and listen I want to focus on me mind soul if you dont mind[1], and is it still winter[2], and but but Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-58879451629907266552024-03-11T08:25:00.000+00:002024-03-11T08:25:05.021+00:00Lipper revealed the inflowsOh, okay.ENDSENDSENDSWell -'Surely there's more to the email than that, boss? I want to hear more.'All right, Voice. But I'm just warning you that this is a Monday morning, you dig?'I understand.'Right ...Long-term products enjoyed overall inflows over the course of 2023 (+€22.7 bn).Money Market EUR was the best-selling Lipper Classification for the year 2023 (+€107.7 bn).BlackRock was the Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-25904966243966045872024-03-07T07:25:00.001+00:002024-03-07T07:25:04.658+00:00Stuff, stuff, just stuffThat's what I'm writing about, kooks. Deal with it!'Haven't you got any PR emails, boss?'Yeah, loads, Voice. Loads!Actually, I received three emails from LSEG Lipper yesterday, all about the same thing. Corrections, I think.'Ha! Was that Nsikan again?'No, no. It was someone else.'Oh.'Never mind.Maybe I'll take a look at that email next Monday. Today though ... ... ... I'm just writing about stuffMichael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-8222980101571466592024-03-05T17:25:00.001+00:002024-03-05T17:25:05.392+00:00[No. 1,180] All the things that take your mind off a black hole eating the worldCongratulations! In advance, like.And, oh, hello![1], and please tell me ... what you got, man???[1], and, oh, hello![2], and come on! ... Be open[1], and please tell me ... what you got, man???[2], and you've got a name ... and, well ... that's impressive ... the attention to detail your parents had[1], and come on! ... Be open[2], and, uh ... where is my hat?[1], and you've got a name ... and, Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-40598459875207901002024-03-05T08:00:00.013+00:002024-03-05T08:00:05.860+00:00A minute, a second, a moment ...'This isn't a conceptual, boss!'No.'What is it then?'It's a PR email, Voice.'Really?'Really. I suppose they want to capture all the moments in all the passing seconds and minutes.Of their lives.'That's very brave of them.'In a world where the minutes on the clock are ticking down on the top right of your screen and the world feels like it's ceaselessly moving, all we need is a moment. A moment toMichael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-66976888579989547182024-03-04T17:30:00.011+00:002024-03-04T17:30:06.086+00:00[No. 1,179]And Christ[1], and dream I dream I do[1], and Christ[2], and aRound and aRound and aRound[1], and dream I dream I do[2], and like dreamers er[1], and aRound and aRound and aRound[2], and its something to do isnt it[1], and like dreamers er[2], and or or or nothing[1], and its something to do isnt it[2], and yes I dream of the day my brain goes away and takes these crumbles with it[1], and or or Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-67232325449488761312024-03-04T08:00:00.016+00:002024-03-04T08:00:02.487+00:00Capital OneIsn't that a radio station, kooks? I don't know.'What's this, boss?'A confusing PR email, Voice.'Or maybe you're just making it confusing ... out of sheer perversity, like.'Be quiet.PRGlobalDataNEWS RELEASEAll right, all right. We get the idea.NEW black GD LOGO FOR PRs 280x56-01Well, er ... 'Ha!'For immediate release: 22 February 2024All right. Don't rub it in. So I'm late, again. It's not the Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-67599474825992778542024-02-29T08:00:00.009+00:002024-02-29T08:00:06.431+00:00LSEG Lipper: European fund flow report - January 2024Oh, wait a minute!'What?'I've got to rearrange this PR email, Voice. They've put Detlef with his comments first for some reason.'Ha, ha, ha! Is that Nsikan again, boss? He really is going to get the sack.'No, no, it's, uh ... Hayley.'Hayley?!'Yeah.Never mind.Anyway ...Key findings:The promoters of mutual funds (+€22.5 bn) and ETFs (+€21.0 bn) enjoyed estimated net inflows for the month.Long-term Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-37122197460476118282024-02-27T17:25:00.001+00:002024-02-27T17:25:07.480+00:00[No. 1,178]And ha ha ha[1], and I can live in a broken house or I can live in a brand new tent oh who cares when you got poetry[1], and ha ha ha[2], and uh uh[1], and I can live in a broken house or I can live in a brand new tent oh who cares when you got poetry[2], and this aint poetry so ooo ooo ooo obviously[1], and uh uh[2], and Christ I mean[1], and this aint poetry so ooo ooo ooo obviously[2], and Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-18181707042052027382024-02-27T07:55:00.000+00:002024-02-27T07:55:06.452+00:00Most UK adults believe the concept of retirement is dying outYeah, dying out because we're living in a corrupt world where you have to work until you're dead now while the rich -Ah, never mind.Good afternoon,It's morning, mate.'Who is that?'I don't know, Voice.I'm writing to share some new research, which has revealed that 73% of Britons who plan to retire past pension age believe that the traditional approach to retirement is dying out, whilst over Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-21074500493196956622024-02-26T18:00:00.006+00:002024-02-26T18:00:00.137+00:00[No. 1,177] Living for the momentsAnd I[1], and I dont know do I and should I know well no I dont think so no why should I[1], and I[2], and this and these words[1], and I dont know do I and should I know well no I dont think so no why should I[2], and Im telling yous it and they could be about anything and its not my concern actually[1], and this and these words[2], and I do what Im told[1], and Im telling yous it and they couldMichael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-65114100263285862862024-02-26T08:26:00.001+00:002024-02-26T08:26:15.258+00:00Is your coin stable?Well, I don't know. I -'Boss, look in your coin jar!'What about my coin jar, Voice?'All the coins in there ... perfectly stable. What are you worried about?'I'm not worried. It's just ... this PR email -Hi MichaelAs the FCA's consultation on stablecoins comes to a close today, Chor Teh, Director, Director Financial Crime Compliance at Moody's Analytics provides expert commentary on the expected Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-18692311892448590162024-02-21T12:00:00.008+00:002024-02-21T12:00:07.760+00:00Hotspot revealedWell ...'Is that Tatyana again, boss?'Eh? No, it's, uh ... I don’t know who it is, actually. Let's just get it done.'Okay.'Yeah, PR email, kooks -LONDON, 15th February 2024 - Where our office sits. London, arguably the world's most famous city. With a history extending over 2000 years, establishing a metropolis is neither an easy nor a quick feat… This month's Innovation & Disruption series Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-85681176758697368232024-02-20T17:28:00.001+00:002024-02-20T17:28:06.748+00:00[No. 1,176] Can I snap?And can I???[1], and yes it would be a miracle yes[1], and can I???[2], and big time for all time[1], and yes it would be a miracle yes[2], and can I me really snap to be so ooo gone beyond your absurd reality oh even if youre a kook Im afraid yes[1], and big time for all time[2], and you you YOU your mouth like a dead soul now[1], and can I me really snap to be so ooo gone beyond your absurd Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-50030805547069796772024-02-20T08:00:00.010+00:002024-02-20T08:00:05.718+00:00MottOkay, okay.PR email ...Dear Michael,Would you like to speak with portfolio manager and online investment guide Michael Kramer about the most recent consumer price index report and how the numbers will impact stock behaviour in the coming weeks?Er ...Kramer runs the Mott -'Mott the Hoople, boss!'What, Voice?'He manages Mott the Hoople! Speak to him. It's better than the normal finance rubbish we Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-62084846823186146712024-02-19T18:00:00.001+00:002024-02-19T18:00:06.854+00:00[No. 1,175]And uh uh[1], and buckets of rain all over my head buckets everywhere I dont care[1], and uh uh[2], and theyre better than dumbbells actually yes[1], and buckets of rain all over my head buckets everywhere I dont care[2], and melancholic moods or much worse[1], and theyre better than dumbbells actually yes[2], and that was yesterday and uh today who knows I dont know what the weather will do do IMichael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-49387910447001173242024-02-19T08:20:00.002+00:002024-02-19T14:15:33.093+00:00Generative AIOh, do me a favour!Hampshire, UK - 23rd January 2024: A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in payments markets, has found spend on GenAI by banks will reach $85 billion in 2030, from $6 billion globally in 2024. It predicts leading banks will adopt generative AI services to offer more personalised user experiences; enabling banks to provide increasingly compelling services at Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543055164764918954.post-65217859751324855412024-02-14T15:28:00.001+00:002024-02-14T15:28:04.247+00:00LSEG Lipper: European ETF industry review: January 2024Well, Nsikan has somehow managed to keep his job.'Detlef is too soft-hearted, boss.'Yes, Voice.Anyway ...ETF promoters in Europe enjoyed estimated net inflows (+€21.0 bn) for January 2024.Assets under management in the European ETF industry increased over the course of January and reached a new all-time-high at €1,607.5 bn.Equity ETFs (+€13.3 bn) posted the highest estimated net inflows in the Michael Fowkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.com