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SEC Takes Down Steven Seagal, ETF Applicants in Crypto Confrontations

Black belt (martial arts) laid out on dojo floor with students

The Securities and Exchange Commission was out for justice recently when it came calling on action movie star Steven Seagal. The “Half Past Dead” leading man found out that even he wasn’t above the law when it comes to cryptocurrency regula...

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Lens of Focus: Unveiling the Unseen of subsequent events

Coronavirus Disclosures, Compliance Starting to Come into Focus

Lens of Focus: Unveiling the Unseen of subsequent events

Even before U.S. health officials sounded the alarm about the coronavirus, financial markets were sufficiently spooked by the outbreak this week to prompt a sell-off. As stock prices tumbled and investors wrestled with the prospect of an ec...

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Intelligize Report: Unicorn IPOs Offer Rainbow of Storylines

Incredible Unicorn floaties, like Beyond Meat

Last year at this time, Intelligize published its first-ever report on unicorn IPOs. Now we’re releasing our second edition, and like the sequel to a hit movie, this one features bigger names, more funding, and better special effects. Okay,...

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Four Takeaways from the Government’s 2021 Budgets

People playing in Tug of war contest

The White House and the SEC released proposed budgets for the year 2021 last week, and they tell a compelling story of internal conflict. Don’t get us wrong: the proposals are terribly boring to read. But when you step back far enough from...

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Are ESG Ratings Agencies Up to the Task?

Rainy view through glass window in black and white

Back in the 1980s, Diff’rent Strokes aired a “very special episode” in which the Drummond family taught viewers a lesson about air pollution. On the advice of kooky aunt Sophia, daughter Kimberly uses rainwater to wash her hair before a big...

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