Jim Kane
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
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""Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."" im losing my mind
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"Under a new Indiana law, public DC plans in the state will be required to offer at least one crypto investment option in a self-directed brokerage account by no later than July 1, 2027" š§
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Indiana escalates crypto debate with first state mandate for DC plans
Following months of industry debate over cryptoās place in defined contribution plans, Indiana has escalated the conversation ā becoming the first state to require public DC plans to offer crypto inve...
https://www.pionline.com/technology-innovation/cryptocurrency/pi-indiana-mandate-allow-cryptocurrency-public-defined-contribution-plans/?utm_id=gfta-ur-260306&share-code=NLRNSJEWSZFY3AR4MNHWXUBSCI&user_id=8117716&customer_secondary_source=cpi_articleGifting
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Brett Christophers
about 12 hours ago
I reviewed Barry Eichengreen's new book about global currencies and the future of the dollar, check it out:
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Money Beyond Borders ā the making and breaking of global currencies
The US dollarās future is explored in Barry Eichengreenās well-informed history on purchasing power in the monetary market
https://www.ft.com/content/55ce08b0-259e-4a56-8d45-1f1bf989143c
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Clickhole country.
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it's everything everywhere all at once & at the same time Blackstone's senior management just pitched in $150 million of their own money to save BK's private credit fund, so everything going great?!
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Brian Judge
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appalling
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Federal Reserve grants Kraken access to payments system in first for crypto group
Digital assets company will be able to connect directly into key parts of central bankās infrastructure
https://www.ft.com/content/d84aea52-0cdd-4f8c-a08d-d14925b5b6ab
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Canadian and Australian pension joining forces to lobby governments in both countries to de-risk their private infrastructure investments. š¬
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Infrastructure at the heart of Canada-Australia pension fund pact - Top1000funds.com
A group of major Canadian pension funds, including the Maple 8, has entered a high-powered memorandum of understanding with top Australian superannuation funds to lobby for policy changes that would h...
https://www.top1000funds.com/2026/03/infrastructure-at-the-heart-of-canada-australia-pension-fund-pact/
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2 days ago
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Penelope Wang
2 days ago
Hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s increased for the sixth straight year. Top reasons included avoiding foreclosure and eviction as well as paying medical expenses. (Gift link)
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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Record Numbers of Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k) Savings
A divergent economy has given people record retirement savings and more need to dig into them.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/record-numbers-of-workers-are-raiding-their-401-k-savings-bc89d5c3?st=NceTs7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Benjamin Braun
2 days ago
Great to see extensive NYT & FT coverage of our paper on the fossil-fuel profit bonanza during the previous war-induced oil & gas price spike. Links in Gregorās thread. š
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Imani Gandy
11 months ago
I just need everyone to watch this and understand I have been laughing about it for 24 hours
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They Went to Dubai for Sun and Low Taxes. They Wound Up in a War Zone.
The Gulf city has emerged as a premier destination for expats. Now that it is caught in the Mideast conflict, some of them are finding little sympathy back home.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/they-went-to-dubai-for-sun-and-low-taxes-they-wound-up-in-a-war-zone-fd77a7f3?st=ya8JG1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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We're at the 'ok, there may be problems, but not my firm' stage of things.
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You'll never guess who, in recent years, acquired a private credit firm, an infrastructure fund manager, and a private markets analytics firm whose data create the narrative that it's 'not enough'
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BlackRock Says Index Funds Alone Arenāt Enough for US Retirees
BlackRock Inc. called for more active management and the inclusion of private assets in 401(k)s, contending index investing alone is no longer sufficient to manage risk and fund retirements that can n...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/blackrock-says-index-funds-alone-aren-t-enough-for-us-retirees
3 days ago
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Katie Martin
3 days ago
not the main issue of the day, but the trickle of bad news from this sector is still running...
www.ft.com/content/7dad...
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Blackstone flagship private credit fund hit with wave of redemptions
Investors pull net $1.7bn out of vehicle over first quarter as industry strains intensify
https://www.ft.com/content/7dadc5b5-d5d2-40d6-9ee0-abcb03e0a598
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over the last three month, 5 companies mentioned the strait of hormuz on their earnings calls. i suspect that will tick up a wee bit in the near future.
4 days ago
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Matthew Borus
4 days ago
I'm thrilled to announce a new report I wrote with
@ksavin.bsky.social
and
@calliefreitag.bsky.social
on the impact of DOGE/Trump 2.0 turmoil on Social Security disability programs. As the title says, these programs have always been tough to navigate. But in the last year, they've gotten worse.
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āIn the last year, itās gotten a lot worseā A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers to Disability Benefits in 2025 - DREDF
The Mobility Device User Survey (MDUS) reported here was stimulated by reports from mobility device users of the many problems, limitations, and long waits associated with the process of acquiring a m...
https://dredf.org/ssa-barriers-2025/
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Benjamin Braun
4 days ago
Gas prices are up 50 (!) percent šµš°š„š¢šŗ. Do we have a public
@lse-ei.bsky.social
lecture on fossil fuel profits scheduled for šµš°š®š°š³š³š°šø? Yes. And will our speaker
@gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social
be joined by
@mazzucatom.bsky.social
as discussant? Also yes! Registration:
www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
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Nature is healing.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
4 days ago
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Just logged into LinkedIn, where -- apparently -- war doesn't exist.
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Isabella M. Weber
5 days ago
The war on Iran likely brings a new oil price shock and windfall profits. So, who stands to win? Our research shows: Last time around (2022), the US reaped the largest fossil fuel profits of any country ($377bn). 50% went to the top 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. Aš§µ
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SEIU_ORG
6 days ago
Statement from SEIU on the Trump Administrationās Unconstitutional Attack Against Iran, Reckless Disregard for Working Peopleās Lives:
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"To the extent our funds perform well, we can support a better retirement for tens of millions of pensioners, including teachers, nurses and firefighters." -Blackstone 10-K, p.7, filed Feb 28, 2025
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From Blue Owl's portfolio holdings list š«
www.blueowlcapitalcorporation.com/portfolio/po...
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Lenore Palladino
7 days ago
still wondering, what is private credit, again?! join me for a webinar organized by
@ourfinancialsecurity.org
on wed march 4th at 3pm et
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Private Credit and the Dangerous Rise of Unregulated Finance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
More and more companies are raising money in the growing private credit market rather than from banks. What does this growth of unregulated credit mean for the long term future of these borrower compa...
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6017715225813/WN_mXGxuWZfS7KFUkRLB0kuAw#/registration
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Jo Michell
7 days ago
Interesting development. Stirrings of dissent among the rank and file tech sector workers.
www.ft.com/content/7bbc...
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Big Tech workers press bosses to back Anthropic in Pentagon clash
Amazon, Google and Microsoft staff urge their executives to adopt tough AI guardrails and refuse any defence contracts
https://www.ft.com/content/7bbc4ad3-57f4-4cfd-b791-e50e625c2e0e
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Alexandre Rajbhandari
7 days ago
Story with
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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Besieged Berkshire Utility Tries to Rewrite Who Pays for Wildfires
Utility-ignited fires have become a thorny issue for Warren Buffettās successor.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-27/berkshire-utility-pushes-to-rewrite-who-pays-for-wildfires-as-court-losses-mount?srnd=undefined&sref=VJdNPX8f
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Tom Powdrill
8 days ago
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Vanguard settles Republican states' antitrust suit for $29.5 million
Fund manager Vanguard Group said on Thursday it agreed to settle litigation filed by the Republican attorneys general of Texas, Kansas and other states, who had alleged the fund manager and rivals vio...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/vanguard-says-it-settles-litigation-filed-by-texas-attorney-general-other-states-2026-02-26/
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Benjamin McKean
9 days ago
This was literally a Simpsons joke THIRTY YEARS AGO Marge: Can we get rid of this Ayatollah t-shirt? Khomeini died years ago. Homer: But, Marge, it works on any Ayatollah! Ayatollah Nakhbadeh, Ayatollah Zahedi...
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If thereās an audiobook, I hope this soundtrack plays on loop in the background.
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This is Fine(ance Capital)
16 days ago
This is the last of the old posts that we're republishing here before moving on to new material. Up next (hopefully soon) will be part 2 in this case study.
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BlackRock: A Case Study in Finance Capital (Part 1)
https://thisisfincap.leaflet.pub/3mf6gdadtoc22
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Narrator: they will not understand it. "'With retail exposure to alternative investments becoming more common, we want to help everyday investors understand the different valuation approaches used in these products,' said Brian Daly, Director of the SECās Division of Investment Management."
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SEC.gov | SEC Announces Roundtable on Private Markets Valuation As Retail Investor Access Accelerates
https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-21-sec-announces-roundtable-private-markets-valuation-retail-investor-access-accelerates
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Lenore Palladino
8 days ago
the thing that's so funny re Jensen & Meckling is that they're just mad about managers getting non-pecuniary perquisites like "an attractive office staff" and thick carpets & in their model outside equity is *non-voting* this is the bible of shareholder primacy! š¤·āāļø
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Jennifer Churchill
8 days ago
Reform coming for local government worker pensions
www.pensions-expert.com/lgps/unions-...
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Unions and industry rally against Reform UKās LGPS plans
Pensions UK has said Reform's comments about the LGPS are "not supported by evidence", as the party's deputy leader confirms plans for a DB to DC switch.
https://www.pensions-expert.com/lgps/unions-and-industry-rally-against-reform-uks-lgps-plans/70042.article
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Rosie Collington
9 days ago
I have a new review paper out in
@environmentalpol.bsky.social
! ⨠What would it actually take for states to pursue green transformations? I identify 5 capacities ā planning, disciplinary, strategic, legitimation and adaptive ā and their respective policy elements, capabilities and institutions
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www.pionline.com/institutiona...
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Mark Blyth
10 days ago
New Rhodes Center Pod just up. Great conversation with Alex Cooley and Alex Dukalskis about their new book Dictating the Agenda. AKA - How authoritarians go from playing defense other than offense. Great book. Read it. But listen here first:
player.captivate.fm/episode/5e16...
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How authoritarianism went from defense to offense on the world stage
Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5e163d54-0e7d-4514-a882-a4dbffa84550/
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Ian Smith
10 days ago
Important stuff from
@leeharris.ft.com
on how the US life insurance industry loaded up on private credit
www.ft.com/content/b6be...
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How insurance became the lifeblood of private credit
Private capitalās insurance playbook has spread everywhere, raising concernsĀ among those who pioneered the trade
https://www.ft.com/content/b6be87a9-0abf-4950-9060-2159aa547f3d
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"@grok, put the cobalt price in a bikini"
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I didn't realize that Oaktree was still involved in residential housing in Ireland. About 10 years ago, my jaw dropped when I started looking how they structured the acquisition of distressed mortgages (in the aftermath of the GFC) to avoid taxes in the country.
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11 days ago
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@markgmaurer.bsky.social
on how FASB accounting rules lump together data center build outs with more rapidly depreciating chips, making the disclosures difficult to understand.
www.wsj.com/articles/ai-...
2 months ago
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Benjamin Braun
11 days ago
"āLimitationsā in the rules mean AI companies may not have to account either for the cost of renewing a data centre lease or for the cost of not renewing it, even though either number could be huge" Accounting gaps for real estate-related liabilities? Those never cause any trouble, right?
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Daniela Gabor
12 days ago
Workers' capital -pension funds - pushing for AI to replace workers is one of the exquisite ironies of the financialised welfare bargain
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Ann M. Lipton
13 days ago
"large language models such as ChatGPT were consistently advising women to ask for lower salaries than men in recruitment processes,... AI tools already in use by more than half of Englandās councils were downplaying womenās medical conditions, potentially resulting in unequal care"
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How tech turned against women
As AI-generated sexualised images proliferate and app-facilitated abuse spreads, we are sleepwalking into a new age of gender inequality. It is time to regulate properly
https://www.ft.com/content/60e2a900-8999-46cc-8107-4f468f442aae
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