George Ralph shares insight into the current views around cryptocurrency. Contributed by RFA - An official AYU Partner.

The AYU Shooting Day provided great insight surrounding crypto infrastructure, regulation, and custodianship. Everyone had great reviews about the day and many crypto connections were formed.

As crypto security continues to be a concern, RFA responds, we hear from George Ralph.

It is the first members club to provide businesspeople with five-star service and a high-specification, curated environment in which to meet, entertain, conduct business and even base their entire enterprise. As technology continues blurring the boundary between work and home life, 12 Hay Hill goes way beyond the usual very British concept of the private members’ club as a destination for leisure.

We talked to Marcos Benitez, Copper’s business development director based in Zurich on navigating the peaks and valleys of institutional digital assets.

We travelled north with 16 AYU members and their guests to the home of Golf, St Andrews. A two day trip comprised a full day at Duke's Course, whisky tasting, Kohler Waters Spa, luxury accommodation of the Old Course Hotel, delicious food of the Hams Hame Restaurant and a huge amount of laughter and joyous company provided by our members, what a team!

CryptoBrunch was an exclusive breakfast networking event, free for AYU members to attend. Our guest panelists provided information on opportunities within Cryptocurrency and our sponsor, Copper detailed their new technology, offering our members insight about safer crypto-investing.

Family Office Brunch was a boutique breakfast briefing. The pandemic forced us into smaller events, but we're keeping them as it’s such a great way to connect. No need to fly around the room collecting cards. Proper time to sit, chat and get to know someone.

Dmitry Tokarev is the founder and CEO of Copper, AYU’s latest partner.Founded in 2018, Copper provides a gateway into the cryptoasset space for institutions by offering custody, prime brokerage, and settlements across 250 digital assets and more than 40 exchanges. It is committed to providing flexible solutions for institutional investors that can adapt to the changing cryptoasset space, while enabling far greater transparency and control for asset managers.

We hear from Dmitry Tokarev, CEO of Copper, on ClearLoop - a unique instant offline transfer and settlement tool designed to eliminate the avalanche of risks associated with delayed settlement.

AYU is proud to introduce our latest perk partner, Ottaway Style, headed up by Joe Ottaway. With clients from the worlds of finance, business, international sport, and entertainment, Joe is a leading men’s fashion stylist and image consultant within the British menswear industry.

On Friday 28th May 2021 AYU members and guests from the alternative investment community joined us at 12 Hay Hill, Mayfair, for our first brunch briefing since lockdown. Over a seated (and Covid risk-managed) networking brunch sponsored by our friends at RFA, hedge funds, family offices and institutional investor guests explored the burning questions that we’re all facing as we emerge from our remote year. Brunch was followed by a panel discussion with prominent AYU members and thought leaders from the world of alt investing.

On Friday 28th May 2021 AYU members and guests from the alternative investment community joined us at 12 Hay Hill, Mayfair, for our first brunch briefing since lockdown. Over a seated (and Covid risk-managed) networking brunch sponsored by our friends at RFA, hedge funds, family offices and institutional investor guests explored the burning questions that we’re all facing as we emerge from our remote year. Brunch was followed by a panel discussion with prominent AYU members and thought leaders from the world of alt investing.

Dalya Islam is Head of Collections at Lymited, the new digital destination to buy, sell and share exclusive pieces. Dalya has lent her expert opinion to BBC World, The Economist, The Financial Times, Contemporary Practices and Monocle, to name a few. She has participated in global educational programmes, panel discussions and has lectured on a range of topics, from the art market to the history of collecting; plus nominated artists for the Sovereign European Art Prize.

Introducing the new AYU Partner Hello Genius, the new learning app. We sat down with co-founder Lee Daley to talk tech, capital raising and parenting. After a 25-year career in global advertising, including as chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Lee made a career pivot to pursue his love of learning and pioneer a new paradigm in AI-based learning alongside his business partner Jack Lee. Together, they founded Hello Genius, a global learning platform designed to enhance child development through personalised learning and empower closer parental connectivity. 

Throughout December 2020 we hosted the AYU Pop-Up Members Club, in partnership with 12 Hay Hill Mayfair, to reconnect and enable family office, hedge fund and alternative investment networking.

George Ralph, Managing Director of RFA, answers questions on the important elements of an effective hedge fund service provider suite.

Uma Rajah, Co-Founder and CEO of CapitalRise sees fintech as an enabler, but it’s the asset class that counts.

Cedric Kohler of Fundana discusses alternative investment strategies and the renaissance of family offices investing in hedge funds.

Boss & Co, London’s oldest gunmaker, has announced its new ‘1812 Edition’, introducing an innovation that has never been seen in gunmaking before.