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The payments fintech's Nasdaq debut marks the largest U.S. listing by a Japanese company in a decade and had a strong start despite market turmoil caused by the Iran war.
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The conflict pushed oil price futures above $100 a barrel for a short time earlier this week, which affected bond investors and the 10-year Treasury yield.
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Anastasia Atamanchuk, CPA, is a tax partner at Gursey Schneider in Los Angeles. She advises individuals, partnerships, trusts, and S corporations on a range of tax planning and compliance matters.March 12 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined upcoming changes to the bank regulatory capital framework in a speech Thursday, focusing on streamlining bank capital requirements through Basel III and global systemically important bank surcharge rules.
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Mike Wilson is co-founder and CEO of
Hamachi.ai , a regulatory-first AI platform built for investment advisors and asset managers. He previously led AdvisoryWorld, helping advisors harness data-driven portfolio insights and investment analytics at scale.March 12 -
The bank-owned instant payment network has added a new use for its seldom-mentioned disbursement business.
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Noelle Acheson argues that banks' focus on deposit tokens rather than stablecoins is a clear example of the "innovator's dilemma" at work: few economic incentives to embrace the innovation happening at the periphery.
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The war may put a damper on bank mergers; and financial crime has become a global industry -- a big global industry
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The conflict with Iran has thrown volatility into bank stock prices, which is often the currency of dealmaking. "Stability is important to be able to do deals," one analyst said.
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