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Market Concentration

Barry Ritholtz

They are based on historical data that looks at 200 Years of Market Concentration. As the chart above shows, there are long periods of market concentration. Increased concentration is a sign of a bull market and bear markets reduce concentration.” You might be surprised at the findings.

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World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Middle East

Global Finance

Private banks benefit from a demographic shift. Private banking in the Middle East continues to thrive, outpacing most other global regions; and the prospects remain positive in dedicated banking and wealth management despite increased geopolitical risk in the area. Knight Frank research shows that global UHNWIs rose by 4.2%

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China's Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments Business

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The People's Bank of China criticized Ant on Sunday (Dec. The Chinese central bank's statement came after it had met with representatives of Ant and regulatory officials from the country's securities, banking and foreign exchange sectors, presented as a Q&A with PBOC vice governor Pan Gongsheng.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We Specific Concerns .

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

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Treasury Department’s financial crime division, the agency said the new guidance is in response to questions related to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering regulatory requirements for hemp-related business customers. Hemp, a strain of cannabis with lower concentrations of THC, the substance that makes users high, was legalized in 2018.

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At The Money: Concentrated Portfolios

Barry Ritholtz

APPLE EMBED At The Money: Concentrated Portfolios: Andrew Slimmon, Morgan Stanley (May 8, 2024) Are your expensive active mutual funds and ETFs actually active? AndrewToday, we discuss the advantages of concentrated portfolios. Concentrated portfolios are the opposite of bropad market indexes or funds and ETFs.

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World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Middle East

Global Finance

Private banks benefit from a demographic shift. Private banking in the Middle East continues to thrive, outpacing most other global regions; and the prospects remain positive in dedicated banking and wealth management despite increased geopolitical risk in the area. Knight Frank research shows that global UHNWIs rose by 4.2%

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