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Learn how to build a sales team at Disrupt 2020

The classic model of enterprise sales (the relationship building, the big client dinners, the baseball games, etc) was upended in the 2010s. New approaches like inside sales offered better leverage fo

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Zymergen raised $300 million because synthetic biology is so hot right now

Zymergen, one of the companies that’s developing biomanufacturing technologies which could reshape any number of industries, said it has raised $300 million in financing yesterday.It’s pa

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China's water bottler Nongfu Spring shares surge 85% in HK debut

Nongfu Spring's bottled water. /Weibo Shares of Chinese bottled water and drinks producer Nongfu Spring Co Ltd rose by as much as 85.3 percent higher than their initial public offering (IPO) p

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China approves BlackRock, Temasek and CCB joint wealth venture

Shanghai, China. /VCG China has approved a wealth management joint venture between U.S. asset manager BlackRock Inc, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and China Construction

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Thoughts on ‘self-driving money,’ day trading and product development from Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff

Andy Rachleff founded Wealthfront a decade ago to give investors a better and smarter way to manage their wealth, building on core academic research showing that a carefully balanced portfolio of low-

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Join Extra Crunch Live today for a fintech extravaganza with Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff at 1pm EDT / 10am PDT

Fintech is quite possibly the hottest investment area in the venture world these days, and that is why we are so excited to have one of the world’s leading operators and investors talk more about the

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HK finance official says global investors speak positively of national security law, confident in HK

Global investors largely speak positively of the national security law in Hong Kong and remain confident in the global financial center, said Hui Ching-yu, secretary for Financial Services and the

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Goldman Sachs cuts quarterly earnings citing legal provisions

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. headquarters stands in New York, U.S., April 11, 2020. /VCG Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Friday lowered its previously stated quarterly earnings as the bank set aside mo

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Chinese EV maker Xpeng raises another 300 million USD, sources say

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng Motors has raised an additional 300 million U.S. dollars from investors including Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, people familiar with the matter said.As enth

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Magnetis raises $11 million for its automated wealth management and brokerage service for Brazil

Magnetis, an automated wealth management solution for Brazilian investors, has raised $11 million in a new round of funding as it transforms itself into a full service brokerage for the nation’s

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Russia considers oil price hedges modeled on Mexico's system

Russian government to consider hedging its massive oil and gas export revenues to protect the country from drops in prices. /Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to

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UK took its 'eye off the ball' over Russian interference

Ministers "did not want to know" if Moscow meddled in the Brexit vote, an MP says, as the government rules out an investigation.

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UBS second-quarter net profit dips 11% due to pandemic-induced slump

UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, saw net profit drop 11 percent in the second quarter as higher trading activity failed to offset a pandemic-induced slump in retail and corporate banking.T

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China helps Russia fight COVID-19: sovereign wealth fund head

China has helped Russia prepare for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the country's sovereign

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Wealth Management Connect to facilitate capital flow in China's Greater Bay Area: report

Wealth Management Connect will help promote investment diversification and facilitate the flow of capital in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), a KP

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Most Chinese citizens positive on income prospects: report

The majority of Chinese citizens are positive about future income growth despite short-term pressure from the COVID-19 epidemic, a newly-released survey report has sho

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APD | Alibaba outpaces Facebook to become 6th most valuable company in the world

By APD writer AliceThe shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Hong Kong market set a record on July 9 afternoon, raising its market capitalization to US$720 bill