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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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Banking's Total Return Top 5

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capital appreciation and dividends. For comparison purposes, here are last year''s top five, as measured during September, 2011: #1 BofI Holdings, Inc. #2 So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. and Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

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Perception Versus Reality: Do People Get More From Credit Unions Than Banks?

Jeff For Banks

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the credit union equivalent to the American Bankers'' Association (ABA), states that credit unions exist to serve members, returning earnings to members in the form of lower loan rates, higher interest on deposits, and lower fees. Where do you think credit unions get their capital?

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The Political Factor Weighing On SMEs’ Minds (It’s Not Brexit)

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referendum would impact the markets, but immediately after the nation voted to leave the European Union, it was too soon to decipher who got it right and wrong. This week, alternative lending platform C2FO published its most recent Working Capital Outlook Survey , released annually. Analysts quarreled over how the U.K.

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How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

Jeff For Banks

They are/were the business owners, demanders of capital and loans, and significant depositors. There is a fintech firm, SoFi, that was born in 2011, that focuses on millennials financial needs. And a branch, on average, cost about 1% of deposits in direct operating expenses. Build a positive culture with operating discipline.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners.

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Costco Dares To Be Different, Google Gets More Global And Cybercriminals Get Organized

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Americans are waking up slightly groggier this morning as we as a nation continue to adjust to Daylight Savings Time. According to the Brookings Institution, DST causes the nations robbery rate to drop by about 7 percent on average — and by about 27 percent during the evening hours. We’ll see how it affects future earnings reports.

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