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Schwarzenegger, Mycoskie and White say finance a factor in solving water crisis
Access to capital – in both large and small amounts – plays a huge role in the global water crisis. If you don’t believe...
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Breakfast in Boca – March 16
Attendees at the 41st Annual International Futures Industry Conference awoke to the news this morning that London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Boerse had...
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Industry leaders talk Paris attacks, economic remedies to migration issue
Financial industry leaders and policy experts addressed the thorny issue of migration in Europe after the Paris attacks during the Weathering the Global Storms: Perils...
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GOP underdogs address construction labor shortage, immigration
Editor’s note” Wednesday evening’s debates among the Republican candidates for President were hosted by CNBC – a financial news network on cable television. A...
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ICYMI – April 10
A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… JPMorgan software identifies potentially rogue workers: Bloomberg reports on a Reagan-esque initiative at...
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Former Walmart CEO discusses supply chain dynamics
Few retailers in the world have as big and complex of a supply chain as Walmart. But the interaction between suppliers and retailers has...
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SGX well-positioned to persevere amid market or geopolitical volatility
Be it the volatility Chinese markets have experienced in recent months or the prospect of increased geopolitical uncertainty, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has come...
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Q&A: Dave McClure of 500 Startups surveys the venture capital landscape
Dave McClure, founding partner of 500 Startups, discusses the venture capital landscape during the Milken Institute Global Conference.
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Day 3 at Davos
Welcome to Day 3 of SmartBrief’s roundup of financial news coming out of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Blankfein on...
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The coolest venture capital holiday parody video has nothing to do with Star Wars
Virtually every meme and parody video making its way around the internet this week seems to have something to do with Star Wars –...
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CME Group’s Putnam discusses energy markets, black swans and the clash between regulation and monetary policy
CME Group Chief Economist Blu Putnam talks commodities and other factors that are bound to impact the U.S. and global economy.
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Davos Today – January 19
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 kicked off with an evening program Tuesday in Davos. Here are some of the highlights: UBS sees...
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CME Group integrates processing from truePTS, lowering cost of regulatory submissions
CME Group will integrate truePTS processing capabilities into CME Group’s network of regulated trade repositories under an agreement announced Wednesday at the 41st Annual...
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The millennial generation: Revolutionizing the financial services industry
Chris Corrao, Product Manager, WealthStation at Sungard This post is sponsored by SunGard Chris Corrao is product manager for SunGard’s capital markets business...
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Brain trust at Crowdfunder dishes on venture capital trends, JOBS Act implementation
Execs from Crowdfunder chat on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference about the JOBS Act and trends in venture capital.
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ICYMI – January 30
A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… The editor of The Economist says farewell: John Micklethwait departs The Economist bound...
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Davos panel tries to discuss next financial crisis, but gets stuck talking about the last one
Though the title of the panel was “Preventing Future Shocks,” the participants in the Wednesday session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in...
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Nasdaq Futures hits 700,000 contracts in less than a year
Nasdaq Futures has garnered support across all energy sectors since launching last July. In all, 7 million-plus contracts have been traded on the market,...
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Greenbuild: Fedrizzi on sustainability, change and politics
Ten thousand people from 86 countries have gathered for Greenbuild in Washington, D.C., this week where the theme is “monumental green.” And that was...
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Helping small businesses obtain export financing
How the Export-Import bank is working to help small businesses with international expansion.
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CME Group touts strengths in agriculture, finance, energy industries
CME Group’s latest marketing effort focuses on the global energy, financial and agricultural markets, highlighting how the exchange group empowers customers in these industries...
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Financial sector working to improve speed of cyberthreat info-sharing, experts say
The financial-services sector needs to strengthen its information-sharing network to learn more quickly of threat data and thereby stay ahead of hackers, said panelists...
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Change what you eat to mitigate climate change, says James Cameron
James Cameron, filmmaker and deep-sea explorer, says there are strategies individuals can take to help mitigate climate change, and he offered suggestions to the...
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Smarsh report highlights the compliance gap in e-communications
Compliance professionals are struggling to keep up with the explosion of communications channels, including social media and mobile devices.
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When it comes to the Flash Crash trader, intent matters
The circumstances surrounding the arrest of Navinder Sarao for his actions related to the Flash Crash have been covered widely, but there is one...
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Davos minds ponder financial crises past and future
Nearly a decade after the onset of the financial crisis and following billions of dollars of costly regulatory reforms, some fundamental questions are being...
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Breakfast in Boca – March 17
Happy St. Paddy’s Day from sunny and warm FIA Boca! Exchange M&A continued to be the hot topic yesterday. While none of the executives...
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Former Treasury Secretaries sound off about political dysfunction
Former Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin, Hank Paulson and Tim Geithner are all in agreement about what is ailing the U.S. and it certainly isn’t...
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ICYMI – August 19
A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… Did the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing do any good?: Stephen D. Williamson says...
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Considerations for Bond Investors
This post is sponsored by OppenheimerFunds Global financial markets are becoming more interconnected. Investors have to contend with a rising interest rate environment, volatility...
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Contractors optimistic about 2016 construction outlook
The Associated Contractors of America released their 2016 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Report today, and the results were fairly optimistic although the majority...
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Interactive Data, GlobalRisk join forces to provide risk monitoring tools
Interactive Data and GlobalRisk marked the beginning of the 40th Annual FIA International Futures Conference on Tuesday by announcing they have entered into an...
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SGX to expand FX futures offerings in Q3
Singapore Exchange plans to expand its suite of foreign exchange futures offerings in the third quarter with the addition of contracts for Renminbi crosses...
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Milken Moments – Day 2
A few highlights and memorable quotes from Day Two of the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference: Pollster and message guru Frank Luntz on the...
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The Love/Hate Relationship Between Technology and Regulatory Reform
The arrest last week of Navinder Sarao for his alleged involvement in the Flash Crash rekindled questions about regulators’ ability to keep up with...
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Q&A: Nasdaq’s Friedman talks blockchain, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity
Nasdaq President and COO Adena Friedman discusses how technological advances are changing the way Wall Street does business.
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Using technology to comply with the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule
The Labor Department’s fiduciary rule changes are reshaping the way the financial advisory industry operates, creating a need for technology that will help with compliance and portfolio management.
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Nasdaq preps foray into energy futures
Nasdaq is aiming to shake up the exchange landscape with the launch the new Nasdaq Futures energy market. The launch of the new market,...
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Milken Moments – Day 3
A few highlights and memorable quotes from Day Three of the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker says offering corporations a...
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Broadridge rolls out GPTM solution for post-trade processing, compliance reporting
Broadridge unveils new tool for post-trade processing and compliance reporting.
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Why never agreeing to an initial compromise helps negotiations with the IRS; how to use managers to effectively engage employees; and how to avoid...
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This week’s most clicked
How the U.S.’s debt downgrade affected Chinese stocks; how much more public-company CFOs make than those at private companies; and why micromanaging could hurt...