Get Opto’s best content every day by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter Today, we are joined by Tim Bixby, the CFO of Lemonade, a cutting-edge insurance technology company that's been revolutionising the insurance industry with its innovative use of AI and machine learning. In this episode, we delve into Tim's journey as CFO of Lemonade and his insights into the company's expected growth and path to profitability following its 2020 IPO. We also discuss Lemonade's Maya AI bot, the challenges of disrupting an industry, and innovations in the wider insurte ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter You are listening to the third episode of our compilation series. Last month, we covered the themes of Electric and Autonomous vehicles. Today's episode takes back a step, comprising insights on different thematic investment strategies. Over the last few months, we’ve spoken to investing legends, portfolio managers, and thematic experts, and we asked them to narrow down their definition of thematic investing, their overall approach, and which themes they felt most strongly about goin ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter Christian Magoon is the founder and CEO of Amplify ETFs and Magoon Capital, LLC. Christian has launched over 70 ETFs in the United States throughout his career so far. He has often been referred to as an ‘ETF Pioneer’ by outlets such as The Financial Times and Financial Planning Magazine. In this episode, we cover some of the ETFs Amplify launched to capture high-growth opportunities in blockchain, online retail stocks, lithium and battery technology, and legal cannabis stocks, an ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter Please welcome Jay Jacobs, U.S. Head of Thematics and Active Equity ETFs at BlackRock where he’s responsible for the research and development of the Megatrends suite, driving commercialization of these products, as well as managing product sales and marketing for the Megatrend franchise. Jay is also responsible for BlackRock's active equity and international ETF suites. Previously, Jay joined Global X ETFs in 2013 and founded the firm's Research and Strategy team, which originates ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter On Wednesday March 1st, we hosted our latest live interview on Twitter, with economist and macro expert, Jens Nordvig. Jens Nordvig is Founder & CEO of Exante Data and MarketReader. An alumnus of Goldman Sachs, Bridgewater Associates, and Nomura, Jens’s macro analysis is second to none. In the wake of China’s manufacturing activity recording its fastest growth in a decade, Jens and I discuss the state of the Chinese economy, and what that means for stock markets. With live que ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter I have the pleasure of introducing Christopher Mellor, Head of EMEA ETF Equity & Commodity Product Management at Invesco where he's responsible for leading the team which provides support and analysis for our range of equity ETFs.  Invesco is one of the largest investment management companies in the world with a current AUM of $1,409.2 billion as of Dec. 31, 2022. Chris has over 20 years experience in finance with a background in investment analysis, economics and portfoli ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter Bob Elliott is the co-founder, CEO and CIO of Unlimited Funds, which uses machine learning to create ETFs based on 2&20-style investments, including hedge funds, venture capital and private equity. In this episode, Bob discussed the firm's first product, the Unlimited HFND multi-strategy return tracker ETF, launched in 2022, explaining it was born to allow retail investors to access exclusive strategies without paying exorbitant fees, using the ETF as a vehicle to help democrat ..read more

You are listening to the second episode of our compilation series. Today's episode comprises insights about two of the most talked-about innovations over the past decade: electric and autonomous vehicles. In the past few months, we’ve spoken to brilliant investors and thematic experts regarding the progress of EV adoption, the pro and cons of autonomous vehicles, and the investment opportunity they offer. Despite witnessing a declining performance of EV/AV equities in the last few years, most investors we interviewed remained bullish on the sectors’ investment potential over the long run. Make ..read more

Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter ------------------ Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. CMC Markets is an execution-only service provider. The material (whether or not it states any opinions) is for general information purposes only and does not take into account your personal circumstances or objectives. Nothing in this material is (or should be considered to be) financial, investment, or other advice on which reliance should ..read more

Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletter Today we revisit one of our most popular interviews to date. In August last year, Ed spoke to Kiril Sokoloff, CEO & Founder of 13D Research. Kiril founded 13D in 1983, their analysis read weekly by world-renowned investors including Howard Marks of Oaktree and Byron Wien of Blackstone. Ed and Kiril discuss thematic investing. Labelled by some the ‘father of thematics’, Kiril takes us through his unique approach to investing in secular trends, offering some unforgettable insights ..read more