Given the significance and importance of intellectual capital in knowledge-intensive firms like banks, it is important to know to what extent banks disclose intellectual capital information. It is expected that knowledge-intensive firms like banks will disclose more intellectual capital...

This report presents the findings of a global survey on AI in Financial Services jointly conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the World Economic Forum in Q2-Q3 2019. Representing one of the largest global...

The first global blockchain benchmarking study presents a systematic and comprehensive picture of a rapidly evolving industry, examining how blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are being used in the public sector and enterprise. The study analysed non-publicly available data...

Alternative data (alt-data) is becoming an increasingly powerful tool that investors can use to incorporate sustainability considerations – e.g., environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors – into their decision-making. But alt-data must be used responsibly. Failure to do so can...

The global legal entity identifier (LEI) system is a recently launched standard for unique, universal and unambiguous identification of financial market participants endorsed by the leadership of the G20 and supported by the Financial Stability Board and financial regulators in all the major...

The global smartphone brands were progressing aggressively over time. A sudden unexpected turbulent situation known as a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) about a century later in the history of human civilization stops this progress. It makes the industry bound to...

Technological changes are “the main engine of capitalism and evolution” (A. Toffler), “the fundamental driving force in transformation of an economy” (C. Freeman). The paper proposes a theoretical investigation of information and communication technologies evolution and their impact on...

We examine the global legal entity identifier (LEI) system for the identification of participants in financial markets. Semi-structured interviews with data professionals revealed the many ways in which the LEI can improve both business process efficiency, and counterparty and credit risk...

Companies across industries gain the competitive advantage by outsourcing and offshoring. Developing countries are becoming the attractive locations for the BPO/SSC enterprises. The article reviews the definition of outsourcing and offshoring and presents the findings for the fast-growing...

Technological changes are "the main engine of capitalism and evolution" (A. Toffler), "the fundamental driving force in transformation of an economy" (C. Freeman). The paper proposes a theoretical investigation of information and communication technologies evolution and their impact on the...