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Conduct and Control: Centralizing Trade Monitoring to Combat Market Misconduct

This article examines how regulators approach market disruption in the digital era, and how institutions are responding. Discover how institutions are breaking down boundaries in trade compliance, and what it means for operational efficiency. Financial institutions today depend on market surveillance systems and internal trade controls to guard against different forms of disruptive behavior. But …

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How to Build Lifetime Customer Value through Innovative Loyalty Programs

The average US consumer belongs to at least 16 different loyalty programs — and actively uses less than half of them. That means the majority of modern loyalty programs are collecting digital dust, buried among other apps. Brands and retailers can better engage their customers and create lifetime value using first-party purchase data. What does …

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Book Review: Hidden Figures – The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Behind Neil Armstrong and John Glenn — behind the many white faces that peppered NASA’s public presence — were a handful of unlikely heroes whose talents in mathematics, engineering, and computing helped secure America’s victory in the epic space race against Russia. In this book review of Hidden Figures, you’ll learn about the black women …

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Book Review: Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 – Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Change America

The earth is hot, flat, and crowded — and getting more so with each passing year. We have passed over the edge of global crisis; all that remains now is what to do about it. The only way forward is to embrace environmental technology, and America can either lead the way or be dependent on …

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Book Summary: Bird by Bird – Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Writing might seem like an impossible challenge. Perhaps you assume that writing comes naturally to all successful authors, and you wonder why your writer’s block feels so insurmountable. In this book review, author Anne Lamott shares her accessible (and often funny) wisdom for getting your ideas onto paper. By taking your writing project one step …

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Book Summary: Long Walk to Freedom – The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was more than a political prisoner and beloved president. He was also a conflicted activist, a barrier-breaking lawyer, and a grieving father. In this book review, you’ll learn how a boy born into an illiterate village grew up to be a galvanizing leader and national hero. You’ll also explore South African history through …

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Book Summary: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The idea that you can improve your life by not caring as much is certainly counterintuitive. But the subtle art is to direct your cares toward the things that genuinely matter most. By developing the tools of self-awareness and determining good, practical values, you’ll learn to care more about the right things and stop caring …

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Book Summary: Edge of Chaos – Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth-and How to Fix It

When the world is in flux and uncertainty reigns, it makes sense to understand exactly what is going awry and what the solution could be. When you’re confronted with the potential downfall of the present day world order and its globalized economic system, there’s not a more beneficial guide than Dambisa Moyo, an internationally renowned …

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