Raconeur.net: Bright Future for UK Fintech

Raconteur.net published a research report “Financial Services Technology 2015” in partnership with the Sunday Times on 8th February 2015.

The report can be downloaded here

Life.SREDA report: Money of the Future results of 2014 and trends for 2015

Life.SREDA released its annual research report on the Fintech sector at the Finnovate Europe Conference, London on 10 February 2015. The report provides an overview of fintech trends and major news during 2014. In addition the report presents an analysis of the important issues that are expected to impact on the fintech sector in 2015. The report includes a short section regarding the development of Fintech sector in Asia.

The report can be downloaded here.

Life.SREDA is a venture capital firm focusing on investments in FinTech mobile and Internet projects. Their strategy is determined by the deep understanding of the rapidly growing FinTech 2.0 industry and the narrow investment focus.

They believe that "The Next Big Thing" is the combination of the past decade’s global trends, such us the Social & Mobile with the innovative and bright FinTech ideas.

Life.SREDA currently operates in the U.S., Western and Eastern European Markets, providing mostly seed and early stage venture funding.

Ernst & Young report: Emerging markets show increasing promise for digital earnings potential with China ranked highest among all emerging countries

While the US has the highest digital earnings potential of any country, emerging markets are rapidly growing, according to a recent study conducted by EY to show which countries offer media and entertainment companies the greatest opportunities for earnings from digital media. The study, Riding the new wave: Are you ready for accelerated digital media adoption?, shows that while mature markets still lead the way, emerging markets, led by China, offer significant digital growth opportunities.

A PDF copy of the EY report can be downloaded here

An EY infographic summarising the report data can be viewed here. 


EY’s Digital Media Attractiveness Index

EY’s Digital Media Attractiveness Index (DiMAx) is a proprietary tool designed to help media and entertainment companies with their international growth strategies by capturing key aspects of digital market maturity, as well as other media and economic factors. It sets out to answer four questions for M&E executives considering growth in international markets related to: market potential; risks and costs associated with entry; timing of entry; and capital allocation. 
 

UKBAA Research Report: A Nation of Angels (2015) - The main findings

In a European context, the UK business angel market is seen as one of the most mature and extensively researched. However, there is a lack of recent systematic evidence on the profile and approach of business angels, their investing activities and notably their impact on the growth and performance of the businesses in which they invest. This report sets out to fill this gap by providing new findings from the largest survey of business angels in the UK and the impact of their investment activities to date. This report, commissioned by the UKBAA in association with the Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE) and with the support of the BVCA, Deloitte, Barclays and the ESRC, presents the results of the largest study of the investment behaviour and impact of business angels in the UK to date. The study comprised responses from 403 individual angels who responded to the online Nation of Angels survey, detailed follow-up telephone interviews with 42 individual angels who shared more details of their investment behaviour, and an online survey of 28 angel syndicate and network leads across the UK representing 8,000 angels. What is clear from the results of this research is that the UK business angel market is changing.

The Reports can be downloaded here:

Nation of Angels - The Unsung Heroes of Britain's Economy
Nation of Angels - Full Report

The main findings of the study are:

• Rise in Female Angels 
• Angels are more active than ever 
• Investing further from home 
• Angels increasingly invest alongside funding vehicles
• 90% of Angels report using EIS or SEIS Tax Relief Schemes
• Syndicates show preference for an experienced Lead Angel over presence on board
• Increased expectations of returns
• 25% of Angels have invested in Social Impact.  

Source:  http://www.ukbusinessangelsassociation.org.uk/news/nation-angels-2015-main-findings