A discussion with Mark Yusko, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management and the Managing Partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets, about current trends in fintech. Mark shares his insights into how disruptive technologies like blockchain are poised to alter the landscape of the payment system and the nature of money. As a…
By Diane Swonk, chief economist, Grant Thornton The U.S. economy grew at a 4% pace in the fourth quarter of 2020 after surging 33.4% during the third quarter. That marks two consecutive quarters of gains, which many use as a rough rule of thumb to declare the economy in a recovery instead of a recession….
A panel discussion with industry leaders and experts about some of the ways the private equity industry is changing and adapting to current events -from the global COVID-19 pandemic, to a new political administration and looming issues such as climate change. Among topics covered in this conversation are: The rising importance of the SPAC market…
While the way we work may have changed, the skills that that support successful careers and demonstrate effective leadership remain the same, and are more important than ever. A diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) workshop with Raleigh Mayer, the Gravitas Guru and principal of Raleigh Mayer consulting, who presents key tenets of long term success….
By Patrick Henry, Frank Fumai, Tania Lynn Taylor and Jagat Patel, Deloitte Often behind the scenes, private equity firms stepped up to support their portfolio companies during COVID-19 in myriad ways. Learn how PE firms will likely continue to play a pivotal role in the economic recovery. Key takeaways Formidable growth is anticipated in private…
By Brian Nichols, director, Baker Tilly The great migration While the idea of cloud-hosted infrastructure may seem new, organizations have been outsourcing management of their infrastructure for decades. Organizations that no longer wanted to manage the physical aspects of their computing and network infrastructure moved to outsourced datacenters that co-located their infrastructure with other customers…
By Diane Swonk, chief economist, Grant Thornton What we hoped would be a sprint has turned into a marathon. We are in the hardest mile when fatigue sets in, causing our minds and bodies to hit a wall.Marathoners train for this inevitability, but most of us were caught unprepared. Employment lost ground in December for…
A conversation with Jim O’Sullivan, Chief U.S. Macro Strategist for TD Securities, who discusses the U.S. outlook. Among the topics he weighs in on are: Is the economy double-dipping because of the latest COVID wave? How long before COVID-related weakness is fully reversed with the help of vaccines? Will COVID ultimately be inflationary or disinflationary?…
By Brian Nichols, Baker Tilly Evolution of cybersecurity Investments in cybersecurity have increased rapidly over the last ten years. Originally, cybersecurity was viewed as a technology issue, and investments were made into building technology solutions for cybersecurity concerns. The solutions range from basic anti-virus protection to sophisticated malware detonation technologies. However, one thing has remained…
By Diane Swonk, chief economist, Grant Thornton We are still down 9.8 million jobs since the peak in February, one million more jobs than we lost during the 2008-09 recession. Employment added only 245,000 jobs in November, less than half the pace of October and the weakest pace since April. Public health conditions will no…
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