Dec 17, 2021
Exchange Invest Weekend: 18th Dec.
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On this day in 2003, The NYSE named John Thain, president of Goldman Sachs, as CEO.
In BigWorld
From Exchange Invest 2233: 16th, December 2021: Thursday
America Is Finally Getting Wise To How Bad A Deal College Can Be
New York Post
PLY: Being generally underwhelmed by the mediocre groupthink which is bestowed by college on many (more blob-centric blunt force trauma to the brain than thinking expander per se), it surprises me not that there’s a big market failure out there in the expensive dogma styling itself as ‘education.’ Why bother spending 3 years and a six-figure sum (most ending up as debt) to get out of Gamma-Delta-Omicron frat-ority only to find the nerdy kid who spent hours on Coursera for free for next to no dollars, is already a long way up the earning ladder?
This specific story is a month old but this is a megatrend — the outmoded university system is utterly unfit for purpose in the USA, UK and Europe… Thus US student enrollment is unsurprisingly down 6.5% in 2 years.
PHD LIVESTREAM
NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, December 22nd: 1700 UK, 1800 CET, 1200 EST
“This is a Women’s World”
Time for an engaging Women On IT episode ahead of Christmas. University of Iceland Professor, Gunnar Stefansson, Veteran Marketing and Brand expert, Marcos Bravo and PLY will be answering questions that otherwise only women are asked…
The purpose of this episode is not only to entertain but most of all educate about bias and ways to navigate through “the men’s world.”
IPO-VID LIVESTREAM
NOW ONLINE!
Season 9: Episode 1 — IPO-VID Livestream 049
IPOVID Guest: Jos Schmitt
Tuesday, December 14th: 1800 UK, 1900 CET, 1300 EST
“Jos Schmitt: Serial Exchange Entrepreneur”
Jos Schmitt is Co-Founder, President & CEO of the NEO Group of companies, a FinTech organization that includes the NEO Stock Exchange as well as a technology arm providing a multi-asset distribution platform for mutual funds and private offerings.
Prior to the NEO Group, Jos formed together with a number of blue-chip financial institutions the Alpha Group serving as President/CEO, including the Alpha Stock Exchange. This followed his role as EVP Head of the Americas and Global Head of Capital Markets for a global professional services company focused on the financial services industry.
Watch the Stream on:
IPO-VID LIVESTREAM PODCAST
In IPO-VID Episode 26: I was joined by the Chairman of Satswana Ltd., Colin Howard discussing “Innovation, data and the sovereign individual”- enjoy!
Available via all the usual podcast sources:
EI WEEKLY PODCAST 125
Tadawul make a strong debut as Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange and Dubai Financial Market announced plans to be fully Monday to Friday, five days a week from the New Year.
Over in Hong Kong senior regulator, Ashley Alder is seeking a “Carbon Connect“ and the unified Vietnam Exchange (VNX) launched in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, as Nigeria’s CCP Clearing House also got underway.
The Exchange Invest Weekly Podcast 125
Victory Or Death
20 years on from the first fintech bestseller “Capital Market Revolution!”… “Victory Or Death” is a must-read book for anyone interested in the intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and FinTech as part of the whole future of finance.
Macro Thoughts
Longer Weekends Are The Next Economic Battleground
Reuters
PLY: Meanwhile in the UK, Lloyds Bank is under union pressure to follow challenger bank Atom with a 4 day week and the Scottish government (a haven of mad socialism and awful state service) is looking at a test of 4 day per week working.
China — still at 7, maybe 6…
COVID-19
Looks like the biggest casualty of the omicron variant may yet be Boris Johnson — not in life terms but certainly killing his term as the “Got Brexit Done and nothing else” PM.
Of Interest
Invisible Eurozone Liabilities Require Action By Global Financial Regulators
Brexit Watch
How to Buy Virtual Land In The Metaverse: A Beginner’s Guide
Crypto News
PLY: Second Life deja vu?
SCMA Launches New Rules Providing For E-Docs And Expedited Procedures
Seatrade Maritime
Last Word
Catch up Monday for Exchange Invest 2236…
the future continues in the water cooler for the bourse business…
-Patrick
