Kevin Hua

Cryptocurrencies have seen significant attention recently in the media due to their tremendous growth over the past year. The Cryptocurrency market has risen from US$10 billion at the beginning of the year, to US$160 billion today, reflecting a 1,500% increase in value and with Bitcoin growth contributing to a large

If you have shopped online in the last year then you are one of the hundreds of millions of people around the world helping grow this multi-trillion-dollar industry. But, how did the online shopping industry start? What does it have to do with a pizza? Is it recession-proof? Most importantly,

Amazon’s acquisition of organic food retailer Whole Foods Market finalised last week, with Amazon announcing that its first order of business would be to reduce prices at Whole Foods’ stores. Amazon will also begin selling Whole Foods’ brands on its online site, install Amazon pickup lockers in some locations and

Owners and creators of content are going to be the winners in the new age of video on demand, live streaming and binge watching. (It’s an issue we have explored in the past). Disney it seems (DIS US) holds the same view. It announced during its latest earnings that it plans to

The growth of video platforms, particularly Chinese company Momo’s recent push, has put mobile broadcasting well and truly on the investment map. Momo is now the leading live mobile broadcast platform in China and its share price has more than doubled since the beginning of 2017. AtlasTrend has previously written

Digital Realty Trust (DLR US) recently announced the acquisition of publicly listed competitor, DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT US) for US$4.95 billion plus the assumption of debt totalling US$1.6 billion. Funds based on trends that have returned up to 20.9 per cent in financial year 2017 – Find out more here

As society shifts to a world of autonomous driving over the next 30 years, the economic implications are profound — initially, but not only for the automotive sector. Some of the world’s leading automotive brands are already investing heavily in the technology. Daimler for instance says that prototypes like its

In 2008, there were already more “things” or objects connected to the Internet than people. By 2020, it is estimated that the number of Internet-connected things will reach 50 billion. A recent research report compiled by McKinsey forecasted that the total economic impact of the IoT on the global economy

Amazon.com will pay Whole Foods’ shareholders US$42.00 per share in cash, a 27 percent premium to the closing share price prior to the announcement and will assume all of Whole Foods’ debt. Whole Foods is one the portfolio companies in our Healthy Lifestyle Fund, a company whose brand and ethos of healthy eating

Last week, Alibaba (BABA US) hosted its annual investor day in Hangzhou, China. It has increasingly become China’s marquee technology and investor event as investors, media and other stakeholders gather to hear from Alibaba founder and Chairman, Jack Ma and his management team. So, what did we learn from the