Sentences with phrase «such as the big banks»

And even professional services firms bearing a closer resemblance to law firms, such as the big banks, have been ramping up their venture activities in recent years (particularly in fintech) and launching startup incubators and accelerators.

Not exact matches

Among the wave of financial technology companies attempting to challenge the hegemony of Canada's Big Five banks are «robo - advisers,» such as Wealthsimple and WealthBar, whose platforms help clients create and maintain portfolios of mostly passive investments, such as exchange - traded funds, for fees in the neighbourhood of 1 % of assets per year.

The Wall Street Journal today observed in reference to the efforts by the biggest banks - such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo - to attract deposits:

The biggest sources of customer complaints, such as transaction fees, are also where banks make their biggest profits, after all.

Y Combinator itself has put out a list of types of startups it would like to see apply to the program (many of them stunningly ambitious), my Inc.com colleague Bill Murphy, Jr. has even uncovered a truly monster list of 1,001 business ideas (though many of them, such as a toothbrush holder with actually big enough holes, are probably not going to make you billions), and I've personally rounded up even smaller business ideas that you can start without so much as a spare $ 100 in the bank.

As accessing capital becomes increasing difficult for Canadian entrepreneurs — especially those who are considered particularly risky by Canada's big banks — other approaches, such as developmental lending, ought to be taken more seriouslAs accessing capital becomes increasing difficult for Canadian entrepreneurs — especially those who are considered particularly risky by Canada's big banks — other approaches, such as developmental lending, ought to be taken more seriouslas developmental lending, ought to be taken more seriously.

To drive growth now, LendingTree is aiming to attract far more business both from the online lenders that have fueled its recent expansion and the traditional holdouts — big banks such as J.P. Morgan Chase (jpm), Bank of America (bac), Wells Fargo (wfc), and Capital One.

After all, some of the biggest business innovations - such as biotechnology, online banking and other online financial services - come from some of the most regulated industries.

IBM, Intel, J.P. Morgan and several other big banks are among those making a big bet on blockchain, the distributed transaction processing engine behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

That comes as financial stocks have been the biggest stock market winners since Nov. 8, thanks to Trump's promises to pull back on banking regulation such as Dodd - Frank, and tech stocks sank on fears of the president - elect's more protectionist trade policies.

DUBAI, May 3 - Gulf markets were trading mixed on Thursday, but some selective buying was seen in stocks on the back of strong earnings, such as in Saudi Arabian Mining Co and Saudi Arabia's biggest lender National Commercial Bank.

In addition to big banks such as Bank of America Corp and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, there were 50 participants, including major exchanges, clearinghouses, the U.S. Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Until now it has raised most of its funds from big banks and corporate investors such as Google.

Signees include most of the big banks, law firms such as Borden Ladner Gervais and, from the male - dominated mining sector, Goldcorp.

Increased competition from unconventional competitors such as PC Financial and ING, along with waning growth prospects in traditional revenue steams like mortgages, has Canada's biggest banks desperately trying to find new ways to connect with customers.

The FCAC commissioner's comments come as the agency released the findings of an intensive review of business practices across Canada's Big Six banks, launched last April following media reports alleging questionable sales tactics such as selling services without the consent of customers.

As Shahien Nasiripour and Tom Braithwaite recount in the Financial Times, this has created some bizarre political marriages, such as that between Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who are pushing for a bill that imposes rules so stringent on the big banks it would likely force them to break themselves uAs Shahien Nasiripour and Tom Braithwaite recount in the Financial Times, this has created some bizarre political marriages, such as that between Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who are pushing for a bill that imposes rules so stringent on the big banks it would likely force them to break themselves uas that between Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who are pushing for a bill that imposes rules so stringent on the big banks it would likely force them to break themselves up.

However, if you want to take advantage of the latest trends — such as banking on your mobile phone or making deposits in ATM machines without deposit slips — a big bank is likely to stay more current with new technology, Hausinger says.

Goldman Sachs strategists said «supportive capital» had flowed into big blue chips or defensive stocks such as banks, insurers, food companies and healthcare firms.

The designation subjected non-banks such as AIG to the same types of tighter regulations that had been imposed on the nation's biggest banks by the Dodd - Frank Act.

Like other tech companies such as Amazon.com (AMZN), rumored to be considering a foray into checking accounts, Chime sees an opportunity in financial services amid a shifting customer base and widespread dissatisfaction with big bank services.

The legislation would also strip power from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, an interagency agency group now led by Mnuchin, to label financial firms that are not banks, such as Metlife, «too big to fail» and subject them to tougher regulatory oversight.

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Big - money players such as banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, and other institutions are also more confident buying stocks when the S&P, Dow, and NASDAQ are all above their 50 - day moving averages.

The regulators have yet to decide what form the extra requirements should take, such as a flat surcharge or a graduated increase, depending on how big a bank is.

Trading losses have cost JPMorgan nearly $ 6 billion so far, and scandals such as the alleged rigging of an international interest rate benchmark have only highlighted the risks lurking inside big banks.

Governments generally get a much bigger stimulus bang for their buck when they spend directly on projects, such as roads and bridges, rather than giving cheques or tax breaks to individuals, who may choose to bank the money instead of spending it.

The change would have the biggest impact on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which oversees Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley.

The flight from the U.S. intensified after the Reserve Bank of Australia increased its benchmark interest rate earlier this month, creating an impression among some investors that other big producers of commodities, such as Norway and Canada, would follow suit.

It was one of several local players that placed big orders with Deutsche Bank in Russia to buy large blocks of popular Russian blue chips such as Lukoil and Sberbank.

Wired later revealed that the London Stock Exchange Group and big - name banks JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, joined an initiative alongside IT vendors such as IBM, Intel, and Cisco to develop The Open Ledger project, aimed at developing distributed ledger technologies which will be overseen by the Linux community.

The technologies could become controlled by oligopolies such as Apple, Google or big banks...

Even though the European Union has released policy statements that discuss potential future seizures of client bank accounts as a solution to prevent a TBTF (too big to fail) bank from failing, countless European citizens will continue to ignore such warnings as well.

Increases in the big bank prime rates push up the cost of variable - rate mortgages and other loans such as home equity lines of credit that are tied to the benchmark rate.

Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadiabig interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary CanadiaBig Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

Other big banks that offer student loans, such as Wells Fargo, have no chat function whatsoever.

And according to a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada, the market size for cryptocurrency mining will grow only bigger with mining equipment for bitcoin expected to lead the way, with a market size of more than $ 4 billion; while ASIC (application - specific integrated circuit chip)- mined cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash are expected to have a market cap of around $ 350 - $ 450 million.

For that reason, MillerCoors will take its turn at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan on Tuesday in a long line of disgruntled subjects of banking oligarchy.According to the major US brewery, the Federal Reserve ought to toughen oversight of big banks such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan due to their negative influence over commodities like aluminum for beer cans.

The multi-format conference will cover technology topics such as authentication, advanced sensors, digital and mobile payments, APIs, blockchain, big data and learning machines, as well as case studies and panels in consumer banking, corporate banking, financial markets, and insurance.

The big takeaway for those seeking to buy into market weakness: Be wary of buying notionally cheap assets that face challenges (e.g. domestically - focused European assets like U.K. real estate and European banks), and instead focus on assets with relatively attractive valuations and positive fundamental drivers, such as quality stocks, dividend - growth stocks and investment - grade bonds.

It will be a «big regulatory issue for us,» he says, explaining such accounts could be as much as a year out, based on Branch's dealings with the banks it needs as partners.

The underwriters are just big investment banks such as Citi Group, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan that acts as the middleman / salesman between the company and the average investors.

However, even though many big businesses such as Microsoft, Facebook, Starbucks and Bank of America have been added to the membership rolls of spaces around the world, there is still room to grow and much to be learned about how enterprise level customers can gain value through our industry.

With larger players such as JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Bank America (NYSE: BAC) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) able to use their balance sheets to win business, GS is the low man on the proverbial totem pole of big banks.

To compensate, many big banks have migrated towards more retail - like activities such as wealth management that face less regulation.

Low inflation actually posed a conundrum for big banks such as JPMorgan.

Factors such as the Fed choosing to pay interest on bank reserve deposits, the large cash holdings of big firms, and the persistent regime uncertainty that makes lending / investing seem particularly risky these days can together explain the reluctance of the banks to turn the monetary base into money via the multiplier process.

Costa Rica's fiscal deficit has become a growing concern for credit - ratings agencies, and, as such, the country's biggest state - owned banks have recently experienced downgrades.

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