★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceTechnology Facebook’s Calibra Could Compound Mainstream Crypto Adoption Facebook has new plans to create their own digital currency, as well as an entire payments ecosystem backed by more…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 19, 2019
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Finance Beijing Pushes Banks to Lend More While Credit Weakens and Defaults Rise Non-performing loans, as well as outright defaults, by China’s private sector are rising strongly in 2019. At the same time,…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 29, 2019
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceTechnology Stablecoins Present a Transformative Blockchain Solution for Banks Stablecoins have become the most popular advent of blockchain for financial institutions, working in tandem with tech companies to facilitate…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 3, 2019
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceServices Mobile Payments Close in on $100 Trillion Market Value and a Cashless Future A cultural shift towards cashless payments is underway around the world. While lawmakers in some countries are trying to slow…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 11, 2019
↺ Theme AdjustmentsFinance Theme Suspension: Long Financials and Regional Banks MRP added LONG Financials and Regional Banks as an investment theme on December 23, 2016, based on the rationale that…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 1, 2019
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinance US Banks are Well Positioned to Outperform EU Banks in 2019 US banks enjoy favorable conditions marked by deregulation, lowered taxes, higher interest rates, and a strong economy. EU banks face…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 14, 2019
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Finance Asset Managers Face Bigger Headwinds in 2019 Asset managers had a terrible 2018 and are bound to experience even more pain this year, having entered a period…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 17, 2019
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Finance The Remittance Revolution: Digitalization Takes on Notorious Fees and Wait Times in a $700 Billion Payments Market In the age of globalization and increasing migration, cross-border remittances have ballooned in recent years, reaching double digit growth in…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 11, 2018
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Finance China’s Credit Growth Gamble: New Lending Targets and Rising Bank Risks American tariffs on China’s exports have begun to hit the country’s growth prospects. In response, the Chinese Government, becoming increasingly…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 14, 2018
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Finance Regulatory Relief for Large and Mid-Sized Banks Could Set up a Regional Banking Rebound Despite healthy credit quality, regional bank stocks have been wracked by slowing loan growth and worries that the recent corporate…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 6, 2018