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Disruptive Fintech during the Covid 19 pandemic
Traditional financial services are constantly disrupted with the acceleration of technology. Fintech evolution has shifted client banking preferences to a more convenient, easily accessible digital experience. Sia Partners highlights where Fintechs have caused disruption in traditional banks.
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ESG data market: changes and challenges for financial players
The rapidly changing regulatory environment and investors' expectations regarding sustainability highlight the importance of data and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings. Here we will provide updates on changes to the ESG data market, and challenges for financial services.
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Investing in the Digital Age: Retail Traders and Fintech Impact
FinTech and Social Media are driving high investment volumes and high volatility in the markets. What are the consequences? How should institutional investors and brokerage firms deal with these new market phenomena?
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Sustainability: Evolution of Regulatory developments
As a function of the European Green Deal, existing regulations closely correlated to the NFRD-SFDR-Taxonomy triptych will be amended.
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Green Finance: Investors' transparency requirements
Following COP 21 and the Paris Agreements in 2015, efforts related to sustainable finance have been particularly focused on environmental impact, also known as "green finance". The first work on this subject dates back to January 2018 with the final report of the HLEG (High Level Expert Group).
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – Boom and Bust?
What is a SPAC? Volumes of these deals have exploded in 2020 and into 2021, potentially bringing lots of new early-stage companies to market. How do these deals work? What are the deal economics, and what are the implications of this boom?