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21 Eur. Bus. Org. L. Rev. 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/eunbuioiz21 and id is 1 raw text is: European Business Organization Law Review (2020) 21:1-5 https://doi.org/1 0.1007/s40804-020-00185-w EDI TORIAL Alternative Investments, Sustainability in the Digital Age Lin Lin1 - Hans Tjia2 Published online: 14 March 2020 ©T.M.C. Asser Press 2020 The rise of technological innovation has added complexity and new dimensions to the investment markets. The combination of financial products or services and tech- nology is seen in different guises. These include (1) automated advice for investment and insurance; (2) the use of artificial intelligence for market trading and market resource allocation; (3) the ability to conduct payments through electronic means (e-payments); and (4) the use of block-chain technology to create decentralized means of investment (coins and tokens) and payment (e-money), and the technologi- cal regulatory responses to these developments. Consumers are given more choice in terms of not only the financial products they subscribe to, but also the ways through which these financial services are offered. These, however, have triggered regulatory challenges, which may well be new wine in old bottles to regulators, but call for different solutions due to the nature of the technologies. Another issue is the phenomenon of over-financialization, a concern that is especially pressing in a post-Global Financial Crisis world. Sustainability is undoubtedly the desirable goal for the financial technology (FinTech) industry. But what sustainability entails and how it can be achieved require further consideration. In light of this, we are honoured to write the guest editorial for this issue of the European Business Organization Law Review on 'Alternative Investments, Sustain- ability in the Digital Age'. The article by Douglas W. Arner, Ross P. Buckley, Dirk A. Zetzsche and Robin Veidt entitled 'Sustainability, FinTech and Financial Inclusion' provides an excellent overview on this topic.1 We are today increasingly reminded of Churchill's desire to make 'finance less proud and industry more content'. Financial institutions must balance their objectives such as financial stability and financial integrity with other Arner et al. (2020). E Lin Lin lawll@nus.edu.sg Hans Tjio lawtjioh@nus.edu.sg Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Singapore 2 Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Singapore 9 Springer 0 ASSER

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