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Pasco approves controversial textbook by financial guru Dave Ramsey
LAND O’LAKES — Pasco County high school students will learn about personal finance with the help of a controversial textbook, despite the protests of more than 50 parents and other county residents.The school board on Tuesday again approved using the materials by internet financial advice personality Dave Ramsey, following a recommendation from an independent hearing…
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US consumer finance regulator wants to extend oversight to digital wallets
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World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua
That’s the message from the UN’s trade and development body UNCTAD, which called on Tuesday for urgent reform of the international financial system to support the world’s 46 Least Developed Countries.In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, these most vulnerable economies urgently require foreign investment to add value to their economic output, avoid…
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The Institute of International Finance > Events > Meeting
As COP28 draws near and the harmful effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, the need for large-scale funding for adaptation and mitigation projects and initiatives, particularly in emerging economies, is growing. This need calls for significant contributions from both public and private investors. We are pleased to invite you to two events focused on the potential of blended finance to…
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Global finance leaders alert to risks as capital markets eye stronger 2024
Geopolitics, stresses in the banking system and higher-for-longer interest rates could put a dampener on an expected uptick in capital market activity after a dull 2023, leaders from various top banks and financial service institutions said Nov. 7.Speaking at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, global finance chiefs addressed where the next crisis could emerge…
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Italy’s Fineco warns net financial income could drop in 2024
MILAN, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Italian online bank and brokerage Fineco (FBK.MI) on Tuesday signalled a possible drop in its 2024 net financial income (NFI), sending its shares down 4%, after clients moving cash into government bonds again hurt its deposit base.Fineco uses NFI as a key profit measure tracking both income from the gap…
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Yahoo Finance Gets Its Biggest Makeover In A Decade
The venerable business-data site Yahoo Finance is getting a massive overhaul, its biggest redesign in a decade, as the site adds personal finance, video, social and other components while reducing clutter with a lot fewer ads. The redesign is to be unveiled today at the Yahoo Finance Invest event in New York City. Changes include…
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The Lender Finance Landscape – Article
In this second installment of a quarterly ABL Advisor article series, Charlie Perer meets with commercial finance industry professionals to discuss the state of the lender finance industry and general market dynamics. The objective of this series is to engage with a panel of industry leaders specializing in lender finance, with the aim of gaining…
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Former Finance Of America CEO Passes Away
Patricia L. Cook, the former CEO of Finance of America, passed away from pancreatic cancer on Friday, according to her online obituary. She was 70 years old.Cook was with Finance of America for six years, serving as its CEO from October 2020 to June 30, 2022, before retiring for medical reasons. She joined Finance of…
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Tradewind Finance Named Best Factoring Company Germany 2023 and Best NBFI Management Team Germany 2023
MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tradewind Finance, an international trade finance company with headquarters in Germany, has been named winners of the 2023 Global Banking & Finance Awards® for Best Factoring Company Germany 2023 and Best NBFI Management Team Germany 2023. The awards were announced by Global Banking & Finance Review, a London-based magazine…