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60% Of People Want to Stay At Home After COVID-19
COVID-19 has forced businesses across the globe to work from home and new data found by Adzooma, suggests that this could be the new normal, killing the traditional office as we know it. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In the UK, more than 60% of the adult population is working from home during the […]
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Read MoreA Financially Fraught Future For Professional Sports
The COVID-19 pandemic has done untold damage to the sporting world. By mid-March, nearly all competitions had been cancelled or postponed in the most widespread disruption to professional sport since World War Two. But with governments beginning to successfully flatten the worldwide curve, plans to get professional sports going again are underway. Q1 2020 hedge […]
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Read MoreDefined Contribution Plans Can Now Invest In PE Funds
The Department of Labor recently released guidance that will have a tremendous impact on investments in the private equity industry. The guidance clarifies that adding a private equity fund to a defined contribution plan, like a 401k, is permissible under ERISA. This will allow PE funds (and VC funds) to become involved in the massive defined contribution pension […]
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Read MoreAt Hearing, Admin Officials Must Answer for Failed Leadership During Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is holding a hearing to discuss the procurement and distribution of supplies during the COVID-19 crisis. The Trump administration’s total inability to effectively distribute resources to states has been consistent throughout its mismanaged pandemic response. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and […]
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Read MoreEC Fees likely a tipoff to sumptuous CEO pay
High fees for executive-compensation (EC) consultants are likely a tipoff to sumptuous CEO pay, study finds; More disclosure can stymie abuses at the expense of shareholders Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more With high CEO pay a decades-long source of agitation among observers of corporate management, it is no surprise that there has […]
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Read MoreLockton Re hires Matt Foreman from Aon for retro team build-out
Lockton Re, the reinsurance broking arm of the privately held and independent intermediary, has hired well-known London market retrocession broker Matt Foreman, as the company starts to build-out a new retro practice. Lockton Re has been seeking to add retrocession broking to its range of client offerings, with the fast growing independent wanting to position…
Read MoreTrump’s Last Big Gamble
President Donald Trump is an inveterate gambler – but not a very successful one. After all, how many billionaires do you know who have managed to go bankrupt four different times? Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Trump Opposes The $3 Trillion Economic Stimulus Bill Just three weeks ago he made perhaps the […]
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Read MoreThe Future of Fintech In A Coronavirus World
There is little doubt rapid innovation is occurring in the financial technology space. While a paradigm shift in financial services was already well underway, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate that shift. My role as CEO at SuperMoney has provided me with some insight into how things are evolving in the fintech space. Below […]
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Read MoreNext coronavirus stimulus: What do Trump’s top advisers say?
It’s been over three months since Congress approved the CARES Act. The stimulus package provided the much-needed cash inflow to Americans who were finding it difficult to meet their basic needs amid coronavirus pandemic. Now, people are anxiously waiting for the next coronavirus stimulus package, but there is a lot of uncertainty over what it […]
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