Payments Battle Goes Global, as Fintech Threat Evolves…
The Open Banking initiative in the UK, the PSD2 directive in the EU and a Japanese equivalent are forcing banks to provide third party access via...
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U.S. Equity Strategy: Financials Struggling, Tech and Energy Leading
Financials, especially the large-cap brokers have suffered severe pullbacks recently. If these stocks cannot sustain a reversal in the next few...
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Systemic Leverage Risk Has Returned In Full Force
*Out of Control Credit Risk: High yield credit risk is out of control at 5% of global GDP just as credit metrics at the top of the market are...
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Disruption by Decentralization?
Blockchain is full of promise. Investment in the space totals billions of dollars. Large corporations, venture capital funds, and initial coin...
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Sanctions and Search Warrants Matter More Than Syria…
While a clash in Syria was averted, the US and Russia are now engaged in financial warfare, with widening sanctions on Putin’s oligarch ‘clan’ and...
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