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        <title><![CDATA[Ben Ashby - Head:Investments]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ben Ashby is Head of Investments at Henderson Rowe, a subsidiary of Rayliant Global Advisors. He was previously a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Chief Investment Office & Treasury.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Investors Need to Get a Lot Smarter About FinTech]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rapid product rollouts, a slick user interface or innovative technology are often cited as key competitive advantages, but these are not strategies in themselves.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>AT SEA - APRIL 1: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Stu Bannatyne driving north through the South Atlantic during a calm sunset. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world&apos;s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Amory Ross/Team Alvimedica/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The World's Banks Risk Becoming ‘Dumb Pipes’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just like the telecoms a generation ago, big financial institutions are spending huge sums of money on their core businesses, but the real gains are likely to be made by more nimble entrants.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>SASSNITZ, GERMANY - AUGUST 04: Sections of pipe for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline lie stacked at Mukran Port on Rügen Island on August 04, 2021 in Sassnitz, Germany. Mukran Port is the main German operating base for supplying pipe sections to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a dual line pipeline that runs along the Baltic Sea floor and will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. The first line was completed earlier this year and the second line is under construction.The project has been a source of international controversy as it has drawn opposition from the United States, Poland and Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Must Have Forgot 'The Great Winfield’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The real takeaway from the Archegos implosion is the widespread “de-skilling” that has taken place in the banking industry.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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