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US Bank Taps Citi’s Milena Kohlhofer to Run Blockchain Unit
Blockchain // September 27, 2022

U.S. Bank has created a position to help it use blockchain to improve efficiencies in its capital markets business. According to a Tuesday (Sept. 27) news release, the bank has named Citi veteran Milena Kohlhofer to fill that role, capitalizing on her experience leading digital...

Credit Suisse Sets Its Sights On The Super-Rich
Investments // August 01, 2016

Credit Suisse is getting back into the private wealth business in the U.S., creating a new investment banking unit that caters to company founders and entrepreneurs. According to a report, Credit Suisse said in an internal memo that it hired Charlie Buckley from UBS to...

Could Blockchain Capital Market Adoption Come Soon?
News // November 10, 2015

Blockchain’s ability to disrupt the financial world may be coming sooner rather than later. At least that’s the case if a report from TABB Research comes to fruition. New research from the firm suggests that blockchain adoption by capital markets is no longer a hypothetical....

Standardizing Regulation In A World Of SME Markets
B2B Payments // July 15, 2015

Alternative lending is now a massive market on the globe, gaining the most traction in developed economies. These more advanced markets could often absorb the financial risks associated with a new industry, not to mention foster innovation and entrepreneurship. As the developed world works out...

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UK’s FCA Announces Proposals, Rules to Strengthen Capital Markets

July 26, 2024
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed new rules on publishing a prospectus, raising capital and regulating secondary markets, and finalized new rules on investment research. These rules aim to strengthen the U.K.’s capital markets and its position as a global financial center, the regulator said in a Friday (July 26) press release. “The […]

US Bank Taps Citi’s Milena Kohlhofer to Run Blockchain Unit

September 27, 2022
U.S. Bank has created a position to help it use blockchain to improve efficiencies in its capital markets business. According to a Tuesday (Sept. 27) news release, the bank has...

Credit Suisse Sets Its Sights On The Super-Rich

August 01, 2016
Credit Suisse is getting back into the private wealth business in the U.S., creating a new investment banking unit that caters to company founders and entrepreneurs. According to a report,...

Could Blockchain Capital Market Adoption Come Soon?

November 10, 2015
Blockchain’s ability to disrupt the financial world may be coming sooner rather than later. At least that’s the case if a report from TABB Research comes to fruition. New research...