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How Private Equity in Asia Is Changing

Private equity in Asia is changing rapidly. A fast-growing middle class, urbanization and rising competition are causing investors to...

As More Women Become Leaders, Financial Literacy Is a Key Ingredient

Financial literacy is important for all people, but especially for women because of their longer life spans, weaker earning power and...

China in 2017: Why Stability – not Growth – Is the Goal

Political transitions on both sides of the Pacific will figure heavily in China’s efforts to keep its economy on track in 2017....

The U.S. Economy in 2017: Why Uncertainty Is the ‘Biggest Risk’

As the Trump Administration settles in to the Oval Office in late January, one of its foremost objectives should be to provide clarity on...

Jeremy Siegel: The Impact of the Brexit Vote on Markets

Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel sees U.S. stocks rising 10% to 12% by year-end, despite any blowback to the world economy...

What’s Behind Blackstone’s Investment Success?

As the largest private equity firm in the world, the Blackstone Group understands firsthand what it takes to keep a big company nimble....

How a Startup’s ‘Burn Rate’ Influences Its Success

A critical factor that determines whether a startup succeeds or fails is its level of spending, or burn rate. These include decisions...

Can Bonus Clawback Rules Fix Finance Industry Incentives?

Government’s Captain Ahab has Wall Street’s next “whale” in his sights. Federal regulators last month unveiled a new proposal aimed at...

What the Decline in Venture Capital Funding Means for Entrepreneurs

Startups largely live and die by the amount of funding received, and over the past three years there has been an onslaught of investment...

Is Fintech Finally Gaining Ground?

Technology is changing the global financial system so rapidly, the World Economic Forum recently noted, that there is an “urgent need” to...