Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: A conversation about outperformance and manager selection with Cedric Kohler, Head of Advisory at Geneva-based Fundana. Fundana was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993 as one of the first
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: A conversation about outperformance and manager selection with Cedric Kohler, Head of Advisory at Geneva-based Fundana. Fundana was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993 as...Article Link
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In the future, every stock, every bond, every currency, every commodity and more assets will be digitized and cryptographically secured on a blockchain. But, not only that: whoever is first to issue the digital currency
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Posted by Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali, K&L Gates LLP, on Sunday, December 15, 2019 Editor's Note: Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali are partners at K&L Gates LLP. This post is based on
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Posted by Gail Weinstein, Warren S. de Wied, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel and Warren S. de Wied
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We get back to the basics in this episode to deliver an understanding of data and databases. If you're looking for a quick primer that will help contextualize conversations you're having with targets or portfolio
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Like many other on- and off-shore jurisdictions, The Bahamas financial services industry had to tackle many different regulatory and legal initiatives over the last few years. However, instead of just passively reacting to global regulatory
Private Equity AUM as a share of US GDP was 5% in 2002 and 17% in 2018 which gives rise to many questions and concerns: Is this already too big for the economy? What about
With the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in late 2018, the Greater Bay area around Hong Kong and the South Chinese economy are starting to see dramatic changes in terms of ability to innovate
With the strategic vision to 'put Dubai 10 years ahead of the rest', the emirate aims to run 50% of government services on the blockchain by 2020. The UAE Central Bank and the Saudi Central
Black farmers in the US’s South— faced with continued failure their efforts to run successful farms their launched a lawsuit claiming that “white racism” is to blame for their inability to the produce crop yields and on
