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How to Set Your Strategic Planning Time Horizon

South State Correspondent

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%. Why is that? That is a problem.

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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Fitness Platform Zwift Notches $450M Amid Home Workout Investment Craze

PYMNTS

16) unveiled a $450 million injection of capital by a group of investors led by KKR in exchange for a minority stake in the company. based startup plans to use the money to speed up work on its core home workout system and “bring Zwift-designed hardware to market,” the company said in a press release. The Long Beach, Calif.-based

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

However, it had a great group of employees and was in a market that I knew very well. It covers the high risk clients, the cash flow and capital needs of the organization, our employees, and many other items as the come forward to drive conversation. This was the start of one fun journey that continues today. million in loans.

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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

Abrigo

ALM | 4 minute read Key Takeaways Many financial institutions view asset/liability management as a "check-the-box" regulatory exercise. An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance.

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ClassPass CEO On Getting The Fitness Industry Back Into Fighting Shape

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There’s less personal feedback from instructors, less feeling of community and a set of genuine space and expense limitations that keep customers from recreating their entire workout routines at home. He said that consumers still like the immersive and varied exercise experiences that in-person gyms are uniquely able to offer. “But

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Connected Fitness Gets Into The Boxing Ring

PYMNTS

Prior to founding Liteboxer, he founded Spark Capital. Dagres and Morin have a great deal of respect for what Peloton has done, and they hope to create a similar community. Connected fitness allows them to exercise at home and still get the benefits of a gym, with the addition of that social aspect of personal training.”.