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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made the investment despite his aversion to IPOs.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made the investment despite his aversion to IPOs.

Investment Executive | Rudy Mezzetta | Sep 2, 2020 Increasing compliance requirements — such as enhanced know-your-product rules — provided cover for Canada’s banks to focus ever more exclusively on selling their in-house investment products, shutting out independent products and limiting client choice, says Sheila Murray, a corporate director and former president of CI Financial.  “Under the guise of compliance and risk aversion, and doing the right

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Thanks to the central bank, short-term borrowing rates will stay near rock bottom but you may have to act quickly to get the most benefit. 

The coronavirus crisis caused 40% of parents to change their job situation, a new FlexJobs survey finds. Women have been disproportionately hit, with 17% having to quit their jobs, compared to 10% of men.

McKinsey & Company | Chandana Asif, Max Flötotto, Tunde Olanrewaju, and Giuseppe Sofo | Sep 9, 2020 To navigate the economic fall-out from COVID-19, Europe’s fintechs will need to adjust their playbook. Fintechs have been on a roll. Fueled by generous amounts of venture capital funding, last year 24 financial services startups hit a valuation

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Brookings | Landry Signé, Mark Esposito, and Sanjeev Khagram | Sep 10, 2020 Pandemic lockdowns, digitalization, and the acceleration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are all driving a shift in global governance. Since the world’s technological leaders will also be geopolitical leaders, the competition for dominance in cutting-edge sectors like artificial intelligence is intensifying. The

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Details of the pressure the New York-based bank faced from its activist investor hadn't been reported until now. The lessons from this episode will likely inform how Corbat's successor interacts with the bank's large investors.

Counting the four IPOs this week, software IPOs will have raised roughly $7.8 billion year to date.

Savers were allowed to skip the 2020 required minimum distribution from their retirement accounts. Those who already took the withdrawal had until Aug. 31 to return it. What to do if you missed the deadline.

If you're late to the game, now is the time to nail down a solid retirement strategy.

Yelp on Wednesday released its latest Economic Average Report, revealing business closures across the U.S. are increasing as a result of the coronavirus.

Guest post | Sep 15, 2020 Prices of the cryptocurrency market are extremely interchangeable. This is why many people easily turn away or give up crypto trading, however, there are well thought of ways available to make this kind of trading easier and to help you keep up with this volatile market. Here are some

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More than one-third of the American workforce freelance amid the Covid-19 pandemic, contributing $1.2 trillion to the U.S. economy, a study by Upwork revealed Tuesday.

Retirees who count on Social Security checks for income might be disappointed when the annual cost-of-living adjustment is announced next month. One group estimates 2021 benefits might go up by 1.3%, one of the lowest increases in recent years.