Finance

Insider’s Banker of the Week series appears in our weekday newsletter, 10 Things on Wall Street. This week we’re highlighting Jenny Lee, who just left her position as a managing director on JPMorgan’s leveraged-finance desk to build a private-credit business for Brigade. Lee’s decision comes as cashed-up direct lenders take market share from Wall Street …

Jenny Lee left JPMorgan’s table-topping leveraged-finance desk for a gig with Brigade Capital Management. The dealmaking veteran is taking the plunge into private credit as the market shifts. Read More »

While the concerns regarding a centralized financial market are raised, the chances of decentralized finance taking over are growing too. Along with Cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), Stablecoins too take a chance to meet the market’s demand. Now, one of the crypto analytics platforms, santiment santiment On-Chain Followers : 0 View profile , …

Stablecoin Sharks Hold On To Their Position, As The Supply Increase Read More »

Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange firm, has announced its partnership with BlackRock, a leading asset management firm. Under the partnership, Coinbase will provide direct access to crypto trading capabilities to institutional users of Aladdin, which is an end-to-end investment management platform owned by BlackRock. Brett Tejpaul, the Head of Coinbase Institutional, and Greg Tusar, the …

Coinbase to Connect BlackRock’s Aladdin Institutional Clients to Crypto Read More »

CME Group announced it will expand its crypto offering by adding Bitcoin Euro and Ethereum Euro futures on 29 August 2022 (subject to regulatory approval). The BTC EUR futures will be the size of 5 bitcoin per contract. ETH EUR contracts’ size will be 50 ETH per contract. The contracts will be cash-settled via CME …

CME is Launching EUR Crypto Futures, BTC and ETH in August Read More »

Portuguese banks began closing accounts that belong to crypto exchanges, citing ‘risk management’ as the main reason for the closures. Portugal gained its reputation for welcoming cryptocurrency exchanges as no tax is imposed on crypto earnings. These banks are Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP), Banco Santander, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, BiG, and Abanca. At least four …

Portuguese Banks Are Closing Crypto Exchanges’ Accounts Read More »

When management professor Anthony Klotz coined the term the “Great Resignation” in May 2021 he unleashed a tsunami of think pieces. For the last year experts have been arguing over who was quitting and why and how companies should respond. While they’ve been chattering away quit rates have stayed at historical highs, and even managers (and pop …

The Great Resignation Is Turning Into the ‘Great Regret.’ Employers Are Joining In Too Read More »

Like almost everything about the company, Tesla’s Annual Shareholder Meetings are, well, different. For one, people actually attend.  Yes, I know, there are people who attend shareholder meetings for other public companies, but those people are usually there because they are paid to be there. They aren’t loud, and they don’t usually cheer when the …

At Tesla’s Shareholder Meeting, Elon Musk Made a Surprising Revelation About Success Read More »

Now that the world has decided that the pandemic is over, business leaders are increasingly demanding that workers return to the office — at least a few days a week. In my view, such return to work mandates are not a great idea. Working from home has three benefits: Saves workers the time and money of commuting, …

4 Return-To-Office Annoyances And How To Reduce Them Read More »

If one of the best ways to grow your business is through referrals (it is), but you don’t have a steady stream of clients, how do you get referrals? Start with your existing network and thoughtfully ask for introductions to people who work with your ideal client. Build great relationships with them so that they …

The Most Important Thing that Will Help You Get More Consistent Referrals Read More »

It is tough to build a startup, but it is even tougher to scale a startup. 90% of all startups fail, and only 0.6% of all startups break through the $10m revenue threshold. Given the current tech rout, we can expect this number to go down even further. Founders seem to believe the no. 1 …

The Number 1 Growth Killer is Leadership Debt Read More »