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Businesses have arguably never faced such a breadth of challenges as they do today. Drawing on data and insight from Fitch Solutions, a leading source of independent political, macroeconomic, financial, and industry risk analysis, our Political Risk Map 2019 presents a global view of the issues facing multinational organizations and investors. This...

Ten years after the introduction of bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology, the two headline innovations have sparked both inspiration and controversy. Although challenges must be overcome before these emergent technologies can be fully realized, companies in nearly every industry are exploring blockchain technology applications. Crypto-a...

Widespread political volatility and rapid technological advances are spurring companies to question not just their resilience, but also their fitness for purpose in the new world order. In this report, we show how firms can move from generalized concerns to analysis, discussions, and actions in response to specific threats that may most disrupt the...

Does your company handle data analytics to target California consumers? If so, it is imperative that you pay close attention to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The CPA goes well beyond the General Data Protection Regulation, giving California consumers new privacy rights along with imposing indep...

No matter your industry, your company is a data company and for that reason, we are in a post-data world. Gen Z—your future customers and future employees—are already digital and they control over $100 billion in consumer spending today. In this video series, learn how to adopt a strategy that treats your data as the pre-tangible a...

Privacy and data security are issues that every company needs to pay attention to. But how do companies comply with all the various laws between Europe with the GDPR and in California with the California Consumer Privacy Act? In this video series on data management best practices and privacy strategy, you can:learn about the best practices for...

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is one of the most significant regulations overseeing the data-collection practices of companies in the United States. Other states are expected to follow California’s lead. So how can companies keep up with the changes in privacy law and compliance requirements that vary widely across borders and na...

Cryptocurrency is experiencing a surge in interest from mainstream investors and corporations worldwide. In this cryptocurrency series, we focus on the evolution of bitcoin moving from fad to mainstream; the role of virtual currencies in the global markets and the impact on the regulatory environment; the crime in the world of virtual currency, inc...

This guide provides a holistic review of the current cannabis laws in every state and the District of Columbia, from most favorable to cannabis businesses to most restrictive. In addition, you can find each state in alphabetical order. Jurisdictions are ranked on eight different factors, including business opportunities and support for ongoing...

More than 70 business owners, investors, potential cultivators, and dispensaries attended a half-day seminar on legal considerations for cannabis companies. While there, they covered a number of issues from the conflict between state and federal law, what people need to know about forming companies and investing in the cannabis industry, real estat...

With over 500 million people and the fourth largest collective economic market in the world, the Mexican, Latin American, and South American markets hold great opportunity for investment and growth for multinationals. However, because of various incidences of political upheaval and economic changes, it’s important for C-Suite executives to un...

High-net-worth families are increasingly looking to direct investments, a strategy gaining popularity with institutional investors. Direct investments appeal to wealthy individuals and family offices because they not only eliminate the management fees charged by investment firms, but also because the investments can align more closely with the valu...

At the ArcView Cannabis Investment Forum, a panel of leading private fund managers and industry analysts evaluated the booming yet trepidatious cannabis capital markets and predicted the developments that will most significantly affect investors in 2019. While the hype surrounding the cannabis industry is palpable, institutional investors have rema...

Irrevocable trusts have been part of estate planning for years. They have been used for a variety of purposes, such as to remove assets from a person’s estate in order to reduce taxes, to protect assets from creditors, and to provide management of assets for beneficiaries. However, many do not like the idea that the trust is irrevo...

In a rapidly changing environment, we all must learn to adapt our thinking about the optimal way to invest our capital for long-term success and that entails taking our cue from Charlie Kindleberger on the equity markets today and our cues from Charlie Noyes (and the other Crypto Charlies) about blockchain, crypto, and Bitcoin. Charlie Darwin ...