I managed to read 25 books in 2016 and I hope to finish two or three during my Christmas break. During 2016, I read the books listed below. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall Focus by Daniel Goleman Homo Sapiens by Yuval Harari Homo Deus by Yuval Harari Startup…
I was honoured to give a short lecture on wealth management last week in Beijing at Renmin University. It was my first time in Beijing and I wish I could have spent more time discovering the city, but giving a short lecture was definitely more accommodating. This has been my second teaching experience; my first…
Each thematic area of the fintech ecosystem is important, but I believe that infrastructure will determine the fintech industry’s future. Data is becoming more important every day, as is privacy. In addition, it is not possible to build a system and expect people to use it without proper security measures in place. Enhanced encryption and…
After reading Yuval Harari’s book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind early this year, it was almost impossible not to read his next book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow as soon as it is published and I can get it. Homo Deus is the second book written by Harari and talks about the future of…