Governments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down, spurring a serious rethink of our financial system. Does it make any sense that it takes two days to settle a stock transaction? Why do retailers, operating on razor-thin margins, have to pay 3% for every customer credit card swipe? Why does it take
In this program, industry leaders involved in different aspects of taking companies public will discuss the role of SPACs as an increasingly popular alternative to the more traditional IPO, including: Addressing upcoming regulatory and legislative scrutiny Trends in SPAC structures (e.g., anchor investors, trust accounts, and redemptions) Outlook in 2022 and beyond for the SPAC
Join us for a lunchtime program with Robin Wigglesworth, the Financial Times' global finance correspondent and author of Trillions, as he discusses the incredible true story of the iconoclastic geeks who defied conventional wisdom and endured Wall Street's scorn to launch the index fund revolution, democratizing investing and saving hundreds of billions of dollars in
