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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. However, the model doesn’t currently allow companies to issue new shares, meaning that DPOs do not raise any capital for the company. STAYING PRIVATE.

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Innovation in the Asset Management industry

Tefkin

By lifting the ban on general solicitation and making crowdfunding easier, the JOBS act is opening access (for accredited investors for now) to the Venture Capital and Hedge Funds asset classes. and previously acquired ByAllAccounts for $28M (all transactions in 2014!). MorningStar recently acquired HelloWallet for $52.5M

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

Fintech Labs Insights

The year continues its blistering pace with 28 companies worldwide raising new funds this week, the biggest number since we began tracking in July 2014. Millennial saving & investing app. Startup capital raising platform. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: SMB, capital, crowdfunding, equity, investing.

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The Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants

PYMNTS

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. There’s been no shortage of capital to start new businesses. percent of today’s millennials will never make more than their parents.

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