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Top Indian-Origin U.S. Billionaires 2025: Who Leads & Where Their Wealth Grows

Jay Chaudhry tops Indian-origin U.S. billiona...

India now leads all countries as the top orig...

Most wealth is concentrated in cybersecurity,...

Star tech CEOs such as Sundar Pichai and Saty...

Uncovering FX Markups: How Hidden Currency Conversion Costs Hurt Your Wallet

Global FYI Financial Services

Forbes Advisor UK offers a spreadsheet-style ...

UK high street banks frequently embed opaque ...

Lloyds Bank publishes a sliding FX margin sca...

Rising FX volatility and hedging costs are pu...

Richard C. Blum’s Legacy and the Misinformation Over Asia Society Misattribution

Global FYI Financial Services

The post likely misdates or misrepresents Ric...

Blum was in fact honored as a “Visionary of G...

He was a prominent investor and philanthropis...

The discrepancy highlights risks of misinform...

How to Dodge Foreign‐Exchange Markups When Traveling: 3 Smart Strategies

Global FYI Financial Services

Airport currency exchange counters often add ...

Ordering foreign currency in advance from a b...

Travelers should compare banks’ exchange rate...

Using credit or debit cards with no foreign t...

How Investment Banking, ESG & Policy Must Align for Haiti at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

Europe FYI Investment Banking

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

After losing his leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthqua...

U.S. immigration restrictions on Haitians in ...

His Paralympic bid depends on quickly earning...

From Earthquake Survivor to Winter Paralympian: Haiti’s Ralf Etienne’s Journey

Global FYI Private Equity

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

After losing his leg in the 2010 Haiti earthq...

U.S. immigration policy changes led BofA to m...

Haiti has officially nominated him, but he fa...

Private Equity in 2026: Navigating Valuation Gaps, Leverage & Exit Pressures

Americas FYI Private Equity

Private equity is sitting on a record backlog...

Higher interest rates and boom-era entry pric...

Leverage and interest coverage are under stra...

Despite reduced but still ample dry powder an...

How to Evaluate Primary Sources for Strong Due Diligence & Data Integrity

Global FYI Banking

The available HTML from J.P. Morgan’s site is...

Because no substantive content, data, or stat...

Key elements like publication date, financial...

Access to the actual article text or summary ...

Banker-Athlete Ralf Etienne Eyes History in 2026 Winter Paralympics for Haiti

Americas FYI Banking

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

He lost his leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, r...

To qualify, he must race across Europe and ac...

His bid highlights how immigration policy, li...

EIB Backs €640M Spanish Urban Development Push: Affordable Housing & Sustainable Tourism

Europe FYI Real Estate

Addleshaw Goddard advised the European Invest...

The vehicle, part of the Regional Resilience ...

Per-project funding is capped at €22 million ...

Current allocations include €130 million to A...