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The San Francisco-based programmer Stefan Thomas made headlines recently because he forgot the password to unlock a small hard drive called the IronKey, which holds the keys to a digital wallet containing 7,002 Bitcoins worth $220 million. Two copies of this bitcoin password were saved on hard drives that failed due to software updates and this USB stick IronKey where the third copy was saved is password protected.
Thomas lost the paper where he wrote down the password for his IronKey years ago. The device is so designed that after 10 incorrect attempts, it seizes up and encrypts its contents forever. Only two attempts are now left to gain access, and Thomas can’t remember the password! Certainly, Thomas is not the only one who is in this situation due to password autarchy. A recent New York Times article, citing the cryptocurrency data firm Chainalysis, has said: “Of the existing 18.5 million Bitcoins, around 20% currently worth around $140 billion appear to be in lost or oth
A Day in the Life: An early start for a complex portfolio
Alternatives investment specialist Olwyn Alexander juggles a diverse range of management and client relationship roles in her capacity as PwC Ireland’s EMEA Alternatives Leader. She also makes time to fit in her commitments as a board member of AIMA, the Hedge Fund Cares Ireland charity, and a mentor for the Women in Derivatives initiative.
5.20am: A force of habit from my days in NYC - early to rise. I check my emails for overnight activity from my US or Far Eastern colleagues. Given the global nature of the Asset Management industry and my European Alternatives leadership role there is always a number of messages to get the brain cells kicking into action! Our network in PwC is key, as clients demand and expect global responsiveness on a real time basis. On the cross trainer I check in with CNBC for how the markets have been behaving. This morning it’s ‘Larry Summer’s feeling Wintry’ after the recent market
Practicing the art of management at the hub of a 34 office global funds operation
By: John Bohan, John Bohan, John Bohan
John Bohan, an equity stakeholder in Apex Funds Services since the company’s early days, describes Apex’s story from its 2003 origins to 2014, as it opens its 34th office in Jersey last month. Bohan, a nominee for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award, oversees Apex’s European and Middle East business from Ireland. His job involves developing new business with the MDs of APEX’s offices in EMEA.
6.45 a.m. I normally rise at this time but there isn’t really a normal day or time. The timeframes and this day constitute a mix of what my normal days involve. In 2013 I spent 156 days international with the rest split between Dublin and Cork. The Gulf region is an important part of our business. When Apex was started by Peter Hughes in 2003 there was a business plan written that focused on the emerging jurisdictions and Dubai was one of the first for us. In