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Industry loss from Australia’s January hailstorms escalates to A$1.811bn
The insurance and reinsurance market loss estimate for the severe hailstorms that struck the southeastern region of Australia in January 2020 is now seen as A$1.811 billion by PERILS, as the group adds motor claims to its tally and says the property loss has risen 44%. Previously, the Zurich based, industry backed estimator of catastrophe…
Read MoreOCC Rule Would Undermine State Usury Laws: Activists

Liberal activists are not happy with new proposed changes from the OCC regarding state usury laws. See reactions below from two different groups. Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced a proposed rule on the true lender doctrine. Under the proposal, a bank is considered to be the “true lender” if it is named […]
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Read MoreAbout The Key Elements Of A Successful Marketing Strategy

At first glance a marketing strategy is a reasonably simple thing, a formal plan that defines the way you’re going to market your products or services, your goals and how you’re going to reach them. But when you realise a marketing strategy can be tasked with anything from planning the next fortnight’s campaigns to pinning […]
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Read MoreAutomatic Forgiveness for PPP Loans

Watchdog Statement on Automatic Forgiveness for PPP Loans Under $150,000 Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Automatic Forgiveness For PPP Loans Under $150,000 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin floated the possibility that the Trump administration would automatically forgive any loan given out through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under $150,000. The poorly designed, poorly implemented program has […]
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Read MoreTrump Administration’s Poor Design Of The PPP?

The Trump Administration’s Poorly Executed Paycheck Protection Program Calls Into Question Design, Data and Dispensing of Half a Trillion Taxpayer Dollars Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more When Congress passed the CARES Act, it created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as a lifeline for small businesses struggling to survive the historic COVID-19 public […]
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Read MoreFive Dividend Growth Stocks Rewarding Shareholders With Raises

As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week This activity helps me to monitor the business performance of any companies I am invested in. It also helps me to identify any hidden dividend gems, and place them on my list for further research. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, […]
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Read MoreNew CARES Act Report Reveals Need For Transparency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Oversight Commission (COC) released its monthly report on the CARES Act. The report reflected that the CARES Act is helping some large corporations while small and mid-sized businesses continue to struggle. Some of the aid is not necessarily helping keep workers employed, all at a time when workers are facing their federal unemployment payments from being cut off. From the report: Q2 […]
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Read MoreTrump may veto next coronavirus stimulus package if it excludes this

Things are now starting to shape up regarding the next coronavirus stimulus package. We now have some idea of what the next package might include. Though there is still uncertainty over a few things, such as the federal unemployment benefit and direct payments, other parts of the next coronavirus stimulus checks package are now starting […]
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Read MoreSurge in “How to invest in the stock market” during Covid-19

Data reveals surge in first-time investors during COVID-19 pandemic The Search For “How To Invest In The Stock Market” Rise Online searches for “how to invest in the stock market” rise 83%, new investors up 64% following the market crash in March, according to global financial platform Investing.com and SEMrush. New York, NY, July […]
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