Most fintech start-up CEOs tend to come from finance. Brett Crosby, who recently started PeerStreet – an investing platform for real estate loans – has spent the past decade in the inner sanctum at Google. Crosby helped to start its mobile […]
Author: Daniel
Moelis & Co. pays its London partners very well indeed
M&A is not dead. So says a new report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which predicts that M&A bankers’ pockets will carry on being lined for the indefinite future as corporates engage in strategic M&A and private equity funds spend their […]
Morgan Stanley has just made a big FIG hire
Morgan Stanley has made a significant addition to its financial institutions group (FIG) in the U.S., poaching a senior managing director from Guggenheim Partners in New York. Thomas Chen joined Morgan Stanley earlier this month as a managing director and […]
Why London Really needs the trading floors of investment banks to stick around
It’s OK – even if investment banks decide to move a “significant proportion” of their London operations to Continental Europe if the UK fails to secure any passporting rights after the Brexit vote, most the jobs going will be on […]
Deutsche Bank’s 7 step guide to how Brexit could cause a systemic crisis in Europe
Mark Wall, chief economist at Deutsche Bank, has put together a little guide to Brexit-related-systemtic doom for any pessismists out there. Here’s our redacted version… 1. Brexit means lower growth and more uncertainty Brexit is not happening in a vacuum: […]
Should SnapChat Be Held Liable For Speed Filter Accidents?
A civil action was filed in Georgia last year after an 18 year old girl who was allegedly using a SnapChat speed filter while driving at 107 MPH caused an accident. The complaint alleges that not only should the young […]
Relation client : les Gafa veulent braquer les banques
Facebook et Google sont des partenaires de choix pour des établissements financiers en quête d’innovation. Qui risquent d’être un jour réduits à un simple rôle d’infrastructures. De plus en plus court-circuitées par les GAFA qui se lancent dans les services […]
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 Heading to White House: What You Should Know Now
Congress has finally passed the anticipated Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). The bill, which is now on its way to the White House and is expected to be signed by President Obama, will be effective immediately once it […]
La reconnaissance, attente numéro un des salariés
Le livre blanc intitulé « Disconnect », publié récemment par ADP, fait état d’un délitement du lien social dans l’entreprise. Les salariés expriment fortement le sentiment de n’être pas écoutés, pas récompensés à la hauteur de leur investissement, pas reconnus pour ce qu’ils […]
Les « hedge funds » à l’assaut de la dette des Etats-Unis
La présence croissante des « hedge funds » sur ce marché fait craindre pour sa stabilité. C’est une petite révolution dans le marché des « treasuries ». Alors que le marché des emprunts d’Etat américains était jusqu’à récemment dominé par les investisseurs de long […]