Consumer Protections in Crypto Investing
Send us a textLast week Janet Yellen called for rapid action to ensure there is an appropriate US regulatory framework in place for crypto-assets. A month ago the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisio...
27 Jul 20219min
When Pubs Briefly Replaced Banks in Ireland
Send us a textToday we are going to discuss the Irish Banking Strike of 1970 when all of the countries clearing banks closed for over six months, only to find themselves quickly replaced by local pubs...
21 Jul 202122min
The First SPAC on The Moon!
Send us a textSEC Charges Stable Road SPAC and Space Startup Momentus with Misleading Claims.The SEC announced on Tuesday that it charged blank-check company Stable Road Acquisition Corp (SRAC.O), its...
15 Jul 202110min
Should Companies Make Political Donations?
Send us a textCompanies across major sectors of the market are reassessing political donations in response to the January 6th storming of the U.S. Capitol, but it is too soon to know whether it leads ...
10 Jul 202116min
China cracks down on Didi days after IPO
Send us a textDiDi is a Chinese Ride Hailing app that raised $4.4bn in its listing on the New York Stock exchange this Wednesday. This was the biggest Chinese listing in the US since Alibaba listed s...
5 Jul 20217min
Lordstown Motors Executives Sold $8 Million of Stock Before Bad News Broke
Send us a textMembers of the leadership team at Lordstown Motors appear to have sold large amounts of company stock just before reports of various troubles at the company became public. Five top Lords...
23 Jun 202111min
Where Have All The Stocks Gone?
Send us a textThe Private Capital Industry Soars Beyond $7 TrillionOver the past twenty years, the number of companies listed on the US stock market has almost halved. The world’s largest, most liquid...
16 Jun 202118min
Inflation - A New Era?
Send us a textUnprecedented stimulus measures to help the global economy recover from the pandemic are fueling price rises in many major economies. This week we examine whether this is just temporary,...
8 Jun 202118min
