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WEF 2022: The World Is No Longer Flat
This week, a colourful cabal of cognoscenti gathered in Davos to offer diverse takes on the world’s most pressing issues. With climate change, war, pestilence, and a host of lesser plagues assailing the global village, there is not a dearth
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Paolo Sironi, IBM: 2022 Global Outlook for Banking and Financial Markets
In the third year of a global pandemic, the financial services industry appears to be acclimating to a new reality. Many temporary measures put in place are now poised to become permanent, and a new industry structure is emerging. While
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Ursula von der Leyen’s Speech to Davos 2022 In Full
This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed Davos 2022 today. She called for unity and interational cooperation in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the shocks to
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GoldenTree’s Steven Tananbaum – Governance and Experience: Winning Combination for Any Investment Firm
Asset management firm GoldenTree understands that — and its governance structure has been key to two decades of sustained success. GoldenTree, founded in 2000 by Steven Tananbaum, is one of the largest independent asset managers focused on credit. The employee-owned
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Setting the Standard for Sustainability and Advancing the ESG Agenda
AccountAbility is an expert Sustainability / ESG consulting and standards firm that provides objective counsel to CEOs and boards on how to improve their business performance. The firm has a centred purpose – to innovate and advance the global Sustainability
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Kickstart Seed Fund: From Recession to Co-operation
Kickstart Seed Fund was founded in 2008. Yes, 2008 — and despite the recession, the company closed its first fund of $8m. The seed-stage venture capital firm is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and, as the name implies, its
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Gavin Christensen: Shared Values at Kickstart Management
Seed-stage venture capital firm Kickstart, founded by Gavin Christensen, started life in the 2008 recession — and has to date raised more than $345m in follow-on capital. It boasts a portfolio of 100+ active companies, has $148m in capital under
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Infinity Asset Management Diversity and Strategy: Two Key Factors That Have Driven the Infinity Group to Success
It was 25 years ago, in São Paulo, Brazil, that Infinity Asset Management, and the Infinity Group, started as a brokerage firm. It became a licensed fund manager and investment company in 1999, and today prides itself on its tailor-made
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QNB ALAHLI: Covering All of a Country’s Financial Needs — but Never Losing that Personal Touch
QNB ALAHLI, established in April 1978, is the second-largest private bank in Egypt, and one of the country’s leading financial institutions. The full-service bank is organised around several diversified business lines, serving corporate, individual, professional and SME clients through a
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ICBC Dubai (DIFC) Branch: Innovate to Differentiate
Innovation is a key element written in ICBC’s core value – “integrity, humanity, prudence, innovation and excellence”. Awarded as the Most Innovative International Bank EMEA 2021 by CFI.co, ICBC Dubai (DIFC) Branch has always adhered to the culture of innovation
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