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The Digital Revolution in Trade Finance

BCG

Article Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Revenues from trade finance now total approximately $50 billion a year. Simultaneously, regulation is making trade finance more costly to supply. But no cost-efficient bank can have a leading presence in every market. Competition for slices of a shrinking pie is pushing down prices.

Finance 74
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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire.

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Fintechs May Be Corporate Banks’ Best “Frenemies”

BCG

Article Tuesday, July 05, 2016. Over the past decade, the fintech market has become a hotbed of customer-centric banking innovation. Instead, far and away the greater threat comes from within corporate banking’s own ranks—from fast-moving incumbents that blend fintech innovations into their business and operating models.

Banking 75
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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business

In September 2016 we undertook a survey of nearly 300 endowment and foundation managers. This disconnect is a major problem for the continuing development of efficient capital markets. In short, we need the world’s biggest investors to connect with the world’s nimblest investment-technology startups.

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Blockchain: Bitcoin, Bored Apes, and Beyond

Tom Spencer

Blockchain technology is making a strong impact in the finance industry due to the fact that it enables decentralization and direct peer-to-peer transactions. The strides in market value that the digital currency has made over the years have attracted global interest. Blockchain technology offers to remove this point of failure.

Energy 88
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Why Life Insurers and Asset Managers Must Join Forces to Win

BCG

Article Thursday, December 15, 2016 Life insurers are feeling the squeeze. Yet that income stream is weakening, as low-risk investment yields dip toward 0% and central banks continue to drain the bond markets. The industry’s overall business growth has stalled, and investment income has become a critical mainstay.

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The Hum of Chinese Innovation

Tom Spencer

Chinese people really love their smart phones, and daily life is also being transformed by the many apps used for everything from hailing a car with Didi (the company that bought Uber China in 2016) to ordering food delivery with Ele.me It is somewhat hard for a foreigner to operate in China. or Meituan Waimai. I cannot say.

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