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Tech Firms: Eating Traditional Asset Managers’ Brunch? It’s been said that traditional asset managers have failed to attract millennial investors because they don't understand what they want. Start-ups in the sector seem to have stolen a march by offering simple interfaces, online and through apps, which don’... Fast Forward Turns 3 Great to see that we're now open for applications for the third cohort of Fast Forward, our emerging tech programme.  Please encourage applications from any friends or contacts in the ecosystem, especially any green/clean businesses - and we're not just l... Collaborative working: engineering serendipity? Collaboration spaces and co-working are right on trend - just look at the stats at WeWork, which has over 250,000 members and a reported valuation of $21 billion. That's not to say that this is a new concept - whilst Google's famous 'Garage' opened less t... Video Killed the Radio Star Certain business leaders could benefit from listening to The Buggles' homage to Schumpeter's theory of creative destruction every now and then. A cautionary message lies in the upbeat late 70s rock song: innovate or die. History is littered with examples ... What are Decentralised Autonomous Organisations? The new acronym on the block is "DAO", standing for Decentralised Autonomous Organisations. But what exactly are they and why do you need to know? What is a DAO? A DAO is business or not-for-profit organisation whose decision making processes and governan... Immutability - not always a superpower Although smart contracts prevent deviation from an agreement, this means they do not have an efficient adaptive mechanism. This does not reflect the reality of contractual relationships. The parties in a contract will be somewhere on  the relationship sca... Visualise your bias Tackling bias and unfairness in machine learning models can be tricky. The more complex the model, the harder it can be for developers and users to interrogate how inputs relate to outputs, and there have been many well publicised examples of models produ... The future of AI in education As the largest investment in AI made by an American university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's commitment of $1bn to computing and artificial inteligence clearly shows the need for education providers to move forward in their educational thin... RegTech: A lovely idea but... Businesses in the financial services sector have seen their compliance burden explode in the last decade. As this area of business comes under greater focus, and resources are put under significant pressure, so the desire to come up with an efficient and,... SRA's commitment to driving innovation The SRA has already shown commitment to innovation through the launch of the 'Innovation Space' -  allowing those within the legal services market to explore and test out innovative ideas, without fear of regulatory barriers.  Now, the SRA has been awarde...