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Understanding the Difference Between Hedge Funds and Private Equity

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The world of finance is often daunting, especially for those unfamiliar with the intricacies of investment vehicles like hedge funds and private equity. While both hedge funds and private equity are alternatives to traditional investments, they serve different purposes, employ various strategies, and cater to distinct investor profiles.

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FIS acquires post-trade platform Torstone Technology

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FIS also acquired a majority stake in credit-based alternatives fund solutions provider Virtus Partners in 2020. The deal will further bolster FIS’ capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015. The firm has also made waves through a number of other bolt-on acquisitions and landmark mandates.

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Bank of England and FCA to launch joint Digital Securities Sandbox

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“The intention of the Bank and the FCA is that financial market participants, such as companies that use capital markets to raise finance, or participants in financial markets who trade securities, should be able to interact with the firms inside the DSS as normal while benefitting from the new technology,” the pair said in a statement.

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Certificate of Deposit (CD)

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Certificate of Deposit (CD) Definition A certificate of deposit (CD) is an investment instrument mostly issued by banks, requiring investors to lock in funds for a fixed term to earn high returns. The only way to withdraw the funds is by paying a penalty fee. It is flexible enough to shift the funds from one CD to a higher paying CD.

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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

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Politically though, they are walking into a well-funded firestorm.” At its core, the real issue revolves around who the markets should benefit – the vast majority of institutional and retail investors, or a narrow subset of powerful intermediaries. What the SEC is trying to achieve seems to be a return to fundamental first principles.

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

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Basel III introduced liquidity requirements, including the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), ensuring banks remain sufficient liquidity buffers to manage short-term and long-term funding stresses.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen a journey to dominance in the last ten years in the advent of more passive trading strategies as opposed to more active ones. ETFs offer investors a chance to buy and sell a basket of securities as if it were a single stock and transaction.

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