This year may not exceed the impressive totals from 2021 but conditions appear ripe for another epic year even as downside risks exist. … READ MORE >
Financial services
Why ESG matters to family offices
The rise of environmental, social and governance, known as ESG, has many family offices considering its relevancy to their purpose and operation—but likely for different reasons than other investors in the private market. While asset managers and private equity firms may feel pressure over ESG policy development and reporting as … … READ MORE >
How process intelligence can make insurers more efficient
Insurance companies have seen the shift to online self-service go mainstream over the last year and a half, and are now at a point where they must pivot if they want to meet the evolving demands of today’s customers. … READ MORE >
What investors must know about opportunity zones before 2022 and beyond
The December deadline is drawing increased interest from real estate investors. There are benefits to investing in opportunity zones past 2021. Check out the questions investors should ask. … READ MORE >
Despite Zillow’s retreat, iBuyers show promise
Zillow’s exit from its iBuyer venture prompted the question: Is the business model flawed? As recent earnings reports from two of Zillow’s competitors showed, it’s too early to write it off. … READ MORE >
In booming year, venture capital shows no signs of slowing
In the United States alone, $82.8 billion of capital was deployed in the third quarter, bringing the year-to-date amount up to $238.7 billion. … READ MORE >
Already hot ‘buy now, pay later’ space gets a big boost from Amazon
Amazon partnering with Affirm is one of the latest signals that “buy now, pay later” offerings are here to stay, on the heels of strong performance last year, and also signals that online and brick-and-mortar retailers that don’t have BNPL options should assess what that means for their competitiveness. … READ MORE >
Booming first half for private equity activity sets stage for a record year in 2021
A resurgent U.S. economy in the first half of the year and forecasts for strong growth in the back half sustained the momentum that started in the fourth quarter of 2019. … READ MORE >
Executive order targeting banking M&A expected to bring more scrutiny
The order is a significant development given that the number of deal announcements continues to gain steam heading into the second half of the year. … READ MORE >
How an ESOP can preserve a business, and a legacy
Many owners in the construction industry are looking to the employee stock option plan, or ESOP, when putting a succession plan in place. … READ MORE >