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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

Location: Oakland, Calif. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif., Beneficial State Bank was born from a bold idea and a gift of capital from activists and philanthropists Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer. Most organizations … are like, ‘Where is the most profitable market segment?’” Name: Beneficial State Bank.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

Abrigo

This year’s National Small Business Week , themed “SBA: Dream Big, Start Small,” will include special events in Atlanta, New York, Denver, Phoenix, San Jose, Oakland and Washington, D.C. Capital: SBA fills gaps in the commercial lending marketplace so success in the small business sector is based on merit, not family wealth.

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Building from Scratch

Independent Banker

Bank Headquarters: Oakland, Calif. Like a craftsman bricklayer steadily assembling a sturdy house, Nelson built her successful career and her community bank in Oakland, Calif., Two years later, Nelson moved as a single mom to Oakland, where she again found a job as a teller at a regional bank. By Beth Mattson-Teig. Branches: 3.

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Leveraged and inverse ETFs – the exotic side of exchange-traded funds

BankUnderground

Julian Oakland Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are supposed to be simple and straightforward, and for the most part they are, but one group punches well above its weight when it comes to market impact. These features give rebalancing flows the potential to amplify market moves when markets are at their most vulnerable.

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High-Frequency Trading: Is It The New Normal?

Banking 2020

Animation aside, that would probably be Moneyball , an absorbing analysis of the moves made by Oakland As manager Billy Beane to rely more on technology-driven data than old-school scouting to put together his 2002 roster. To be clear, it’s not as if the regulatory bodies have kept their hands completely off this market.

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The Solar Industry’s Most Active Investors

CB Insights

The most active backers are diverse, from French energy utility company Engie — which operates multiple nuclear energy reactors — to Oakland’s Powerhouse, an incubator with a notable focus on the solar industry. This has naturally led the firm to make many of its investments in emerging markets.

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High-Frequency Trading: Is It The New Normal?

Banking 2020

Animation aside, that would probably be Moneyball , an absorbing analysis of the moves made by Oakland As manager Billy Beane to rely more on technology-driven data than old-school scouting to put together his 2002 roster. To be clear, it’s not as if the regulatory bodies have kept their hands completely off this market.

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