Global Conference

Over 100 years ago, the father of American literature, Mark Twain, could not have imagined how enduring and relevant his words would be to future generations when he said: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things...

One of the fundamental roles of the American capital markets has been to connect investors with investment opportunities. Whether privately held or public with shares traded on exchanges, companies that successfully raise capital can use it...

No matter where we stand on the political spectrum, most of us will agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the characteristics common to all crises, lasting longer and hurting more deeply than we ever imagined, while exposing...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans faced financial hardships, limiting their ability to build savings and credit. For people without bank accounts, that limitation—which has always been acute—almost certainly became more so. More...

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly challenged each of us to look at the world through a different lens. At the outset, we asked our Florida International University (FIU) colleagues for five things: to remain calm, to have clarity about...

The last year and a half has been a challenging time. First and foremost, COVID-19 is a human tragedy and has precipitated changes that will take years to fully understand. Every day there’s a new complication to contend with personally and...

Back in 2014, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus stated that “everybody is entitled to financial services... access to credit is a human right.” The pandemic, along with its devastating death toll, heightened pre-existing socioeconomic...

We are living in a world of extremes. Extreme heat, extreme storms, and extreme differences of opinion about what it will take to address the many challenges we face, ranging from our ongoing struggle with COVID-19 to the climate crisis. We...

A confluence of global crises in the last 18 months has sparked a broad reassessment of mission and purpose on the part of companies, investors, and key institutions. In private equity (PE), which ha s been a laggard in addressing...

As COP26 (the 26th UN Climate Change Conference scheduled for October 31—November 12 in Glasgow) approaches, we can expect a welcome surge in private-sector commitments toward much-needed social, economic, and environmental change. Private...