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Anton Chashchin Founder & CEO at N7 Capital
Over the last decade, global economies have faced a great number of crises that thoroughly tested their resilience: COVID-19, geopolitical conflicts, climate changes and their escalating consequences — the list goes on. And step by step, these events have also shaped the financial landscape. Today, impact investing is quickly gaining ground, blend...
24 December 2024 /wealth /predictions
Eliot Hodges CEO at Anduin
There's been a lot of chatter over the democratization of the global alternatives markets, and investors of all types are seeking out the private markets. Still, very few people have spoken about the lack of infrastructure standing in the way of a brighter future for all. Bain & Company have issued a piece that sheds light on this critical con...
06 November 2023 /regulation /markets
Retired Member
A smooth subscription process is critical to private market relationships, especially given the current downturn in funding. Yet, manual compliance and onboarding processes are still prevalent at many firms. This not only creates tedious back-office work, it’s costly and ultimately slows down fund growth. Meanwhile, some private equity firms are e...
11 October 2023 /wealth /markets
Maryna Chernenko Managing Director at UFG Capital
Investments from various sources of funds, from sovereign wealth funds to growth-equity and hedge funds, have been flowing into the healthcare sector driven by high returns, demographic tailwinds, and recession resilience. This is noticeable because of the increased investments of around $151 billion by the private equity firms in the global healt...
27 May 2022 /wealth /markets
Vivek Pingili Director at ACA Group
The private markets fund industries have seen a significant proliferation in both the volume and complexity of side letters over the course of the last decade. Given the long-term nature of investing in the private markets via closed-end structures, where investors are often locked into such vehicles for periods of 10 years or longer, investors h...
25 June 2021 /regulation
Sheza Gary Project Strategiest at Self Employed
The advent of cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi) has been a boon to financial inclusion. These new technologies provide financial service access to people who could not avail of the services of banks and other traditional financial service providers. The popularity of crypto and DeFi has paved the way for the rise of crypto trading,...
23 April 2021 /markets
According to various sources, total funding for space companies reached close to US$6 billion in 2019, raking in hundreds of millions from VC funds over the years. Once considered to be costly and redundant to launch and operate, satellite technology is now 'smart' (not just a data transmission pipe); the benefits of unparallel coverage have been ...
11 March 2020 /startups /markets
David Donovan Executive Vice President at Publicis.Sapient
In today’s hyper-competitive world, Private Equity (PE) firms need to focus on executing a sustained digital transformation strategy for building a data driven due diligence capability, enhancing operational efficiencies and accelerating top line growth in portfolio companies. PE Firms also need to have a focused approach to attract and retain ski...
03 December 2019
Henri Wajsblat Financial Services Expert at Anaplan
Over the last few years, we’ve seen regulatory changes and market volatility impact the business models of financial services firms, particularly private equity funds and investors. For example, private equity funds have had to adjust to new regulatory requirements including the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Alternative Investment Fu...
01 September 2017 /regulation
Top five money management tips October 2, 2013 The Payments Council has today published a guide - as part of its Pay Your Way campaign - for people affected or concerned by the introduction of Universal Credit. The guide, which includes information about the changes to the benefits system also clearly detai...
23 November 2013 /payments
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