Thursday, December 26

Tag: Financial Investment Services

How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024
18Dec By adminNo Comments
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How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024

Financial-technology companies have rallied in 2023 even as rates rose. Some could now face risks from falling rates, as well as stepped-up competition.Higher rates did hit “fintech” stocks in many ways. Not only do growth stocks in general often trade at lower multiples during periods of rising rates, but fintechs in particular had benefited from near-zero rates for funding loans and encouraging risk-taking by trading customers.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks
18Dec By adminNo Comments
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More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks

Listen to article(2 minutes)The share of Americans who own stocks has never been so high.About 58% of U.S. households owned stocks in 2022, according to the Federal Reserve’s survey of consumer finances released this fall. That is up from 53% in 2019 and marks the highest household stock-ownership rate recorded in the triennial survey. The cohort includes families holding individual shares directly and those owning stocks indirectly through funds, retirement accounts or other managed accounts.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages

Robinhood Markets, known for a clientele of first-time investors, is attracting customers with fatter wallets from other brokerages.Through Wednesday, the trading app received about $1.1 billion in account transfers since Oct. 23, when it began offering a 1% match on transferred brokerage accounts, the company said. In the second and third quarters of this year, customers transferred about $350 million and $375 million, respectively, to Robinhood from other brokerages, according to company filings.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages

Robinhood Markets, known for a clientele of first-time investors, is attracting customers with fatter wallets from other brokerages.Through Wednesday, the trading app received about $1.1 billion in account transfers since Oct. 23, when it began offering a 1% match on transferred brokerage accounts, the company said. In the second and third quarters of this year, customers transferred about $350 million and $375 million, respectively, to Robinhood from other brokerages, according to company filings.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag

A process to sell the venture-capital arm of bankrupt SVB Financial, the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank, has fallen flat and creditors are now gearing up for a potential takeover of the business. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Oklahoma Finds It Hard to Break Up With JPMorgan and BlackRock
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Oklahoma Finds It Hard to Break Up With JPMorgan and BlackRock

Cutting ties with the largest U.S. banks and asset managers is easier said than done. In Oklahoma, where a new law requires the state to stop doing business with financial companies that “boycott” the oil-and-gas industry, officials and pension employees are running into hurdles while trying to comply.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Private Market Can Add Discipline to Deposit Insurance
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Private Market Can Add Discipline to Deposit Insurance

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank this spring, U.S. lawmakers have faced a policy head-scratcher. When bank runs happen on the internet, not at the teller’s window, how can the government ensure that smaller and regional banks can meet increased demands for liquidity during moments of panic? Excessive capital requirements would harm smaller banks more than larger ones, while reducing the demand for liquidity by increasing the amount of deposit insurance would create serious moral hazard.Solving such a complex problem requires a fresh look at deposit insurance. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., to its credit, hinted at the answer in a May report on the history and nature of deposit insurance. It asked whether private insurance has a ro...
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Credit Suisse to Pay $10 Million After SEC Alleges Prohibited Underwriting, Advising
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Credit Suisse to Pay $10 Million After SEC Alleges Prohibited Underwriting, Advising

Credit Suisse Securities and two affiliated entities will pay more than $10 million to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it allegedly provided certain prohibited services.The SEC said Wednesday that the bank acted as an underwriter and investment adviser to mutual funds after being prohibited from doing so by a New Jersey court in October 2022.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Commodities Carriers Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping Agree to $2.1 Billion Merger
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Commodities Carriers Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping Agree to $2.1 Billion Merger

Star Bulk Carriers and Eagle Bulk Shipping said they agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that would create the world’s fourth-biggest commodities carrier and make it more attractive to large investors. Star Bulk, which is based in Athens, Greece, and Eagle Bulk shareholders will own 71% and 29% of the combined entity, respectively, the companies said Monday. The deal, which values the merged company at roughly $2.1 billion, is slated to close next year.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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