The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 23 adopted new rules aimed to expand the regulation of private fund advisers. According to a news release from the SEC, “the new rules and amendments are designed to protect private fund investors by increasing transparency, competition, and efficiency ... READ MORE >
Financial services update: FedNow, banking results, reinsurance disruption
In the latest installment of our monthly financial services update, we take a look at the upcoming launch of the Federal Reserve's instant payment system, banking results for the first quarter and disruption in the reinsurance sector. FedNow set to modernize nation’s payment system The Federal ... READ MORE >
Financial services update: Q4 banking, AI-powered funds, regulatory proposals
In the latest installment of our monthly financial services update, we take a look at banking results from the fourth quarter of 2022, artificial intelligence-powered funds, and two regulatory proposals. Q4 banking results The bank failures of early March have changed the landscape for financial ... READ MORE >
Financial services update: NIM growth, fintech recap, nonbank financial institution oversight
In the first installment of our monthly financial services update, we take a look at how financial institutions can sustain net interest margin growth, how fintech finished out 2022 and a rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to create a registry of nonbank financial ... READ MORE >
Top 5 fintech trends to watch—now, and in the future
The fintech movement is driving a rapid evolution within financial services, resulting in a new infrastructure and platform for the industry’s next generation. Investment in fintech companies has soared in the past three years, topping $118.2 billion globally in 2021, which surpassed the previous two ... READ MORE >
Despite Zillow’s retreat, iBuyers show promise
Zillow’s decision to pull the plug on Zillow Offers, its tech-powered business of buying and selling homes, came as a surprise amid the still-hot housing market and prompted a question: Is the business model flawed? As the third-quarter earnings reports from two of Zillow's competitors showed, it's too ... READ MORE >
In booming year, venture capital shows no signs of slowing
The venture capital ecosystem is stronger than ever and shows no signs of slowing down, data through the third quarter of the year shows. As of Sept. 30, global VC funding for the year was at $437.7 billion, 158% higher than 2020’s calendar total, per CB Insights. In the United States alone, $82.8 ... READ MORE >
iBuyers, offering convenience at a price, disrupt home sale market
Consumers have long been frustrated by the difficulty and uncertainty that go with buying and selling a home. Whether it’s the balancing act of properly timing a home sale and a purchase, making even small repairs in advance of a sale, or simply raising the cash for a down payment, the process only ... READ MORE >
Hispanic ascendant: challenges, opportunities and the real economy
Given the growth and economic power of the Hispanic community in the United States, we believe it will strengthen the backbone of the real economy, helping the country solve a range of issues in the post-pandemic world, such as labor shortages, dampened population growth, and structural economic ... READ MORE >
Already hot ‘buy now, pay later’ space gets a big boost from Amazon
Amazon, which has been slowly adding financial services products to its portfolio, has entered the hot “buy now, pay later” space. Last Friday, the e-commerce giant announced its partnership with Affirm, a buy-now-pay-later platform that allows customers to pay for purchases in installments. This ... READ MORE >