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Lessons from Citi’s Revlon Error

A recent $500 million “clerical error” at Citigroup exposes an inherent weakness in big banks that provides lessons to be learned.

10 COVID-Era Trends That Are Here To Stay

The pandemic has changed so much about the way we live and work. And some of those changes are here to stay.

Bitcoin: Viable Currency, or Tulip-Style Bubble?

Is Bitcoin a viable currency for trade? Or is merely it an overheated asset, poised to cool way down?

Understanding Climate Risks: A Blueprint for Financial Regulators

How regulators can better understand the risks facing the financial and mortgage industry.

Improving Access To Banking Without Sacrificing Profits

New research explores a successful bank making an impact in poor, rural areas in Africa.

CFP Event Explores Diversity and the Bottom Line

When it comes to diversity, the investment industry has a ways to go. That fact, while well known, was further illuminated this month in a survey from the Diverse Asset Managers Initiative (DAMI) and discussed in “Diversity and the Bottom Line,” a webcast hosted by the Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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