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The Secure Act made it easier for older workers to continue saving for retirement. But this move can backfire for some savers. What you need to know.

Business Insider | Saloni Sardana | Oct 12, 2020 Key Points   European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said Monday the ECB is "very seriously" looking at the creation of a digital euro. At a virtual IMF event, Lagarde said the pandemic has caused many structural changes including the way "we work, we trade, and

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FSB | Oct 13, 2020 The recommendations call for regulation, supervision and oversight that is proportionate to the risks. Authorities agree on the need to apply supervisory and oversight capabilities and practices under the “same business, same risk, same rules” principle. The performance of some functions of a GSC arrangement may have important impacts across

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Sifted | Maija Palmer | Oct 8, 2020 Clearbanc, the world’s largest ecommerce investor, is coming to the UK with a $500m pot of money and a funding model that disrupts the way traditional VC investment works. Instead of taking equity stakes in startups like a conventional VC, Clearbanc — founded by Canadian Dragons’ Den

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced employers to take a hard look at the workplace benefits they're offering. Here's how that benefit menu might change to adapt to today's new reality.

Guest Post | Oct 13, 2020 AI is the future and a lot of us want to invest in it. Here are 7 essential facts you must know before investing in AI. We cannot fathom how deeply Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) is involved in our day-to-day tasks – from simple chatbots helping us

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Unemployment spells are becoming longer and are less likely to be temporary in nature, meaning the U.S. is trending toward a riskier period of joblessness.

You've probably heard a lot about the best deals on Amazon Prime Day. Here are some items you might want to hold off purchasing.

Amazon Prime Day will run through Wednesday, Oct. 14, with discounts on more than 1 million items, including intermittent “Lightning Deals,” for Prime members.

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that long-term financial security is a necessity, not a luxury. And that means competent and ethical financial planning must be a priority, writes Kevin R. Keller, chief executive officer of the CFP Board.

"We continue to navigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic extremely well. Credit costs have stabilized; deposits continued to increase," CEO Michael Corbat said.

A survey by software company Qualtrics and theBoardlist is one of several that highlight the disparity working women are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Social Security Administration announced on Tuesday just how much benefits will increase next year. But for beneficiaries who may already be spread thin financially amid Covid-19, the modest increase may not be good news.

"We have a strong conviction that the average investor still is under-invested," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC on Tuesday.

JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, is also the first major lender to report earnings.