Finance and Risk

Richard Voith Offers Insight on Infrastructure Funding in Latest Issue of Urban Link

January 26, 2017 / Comments Off on Richard Voith Offers Insight on Infrastructure Funding in Latest Issue of Urban Link

The latest issue of the Penn Institute for Urban Research’s (Penn IUR) publication, Urban Link (Volume 2017 / Issue 1) titled Expert Voices 2017: America’s Urban Infrastructure, features  an article authored by ESI President and Principal, Richard Voith: “Historical Patterns of Infrastructure Funding.” From financing and re-prioritizing infrastructure investments to infrastructure’s role in distressed areas, Dr. Voith, along […]

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Will Hyper-Digitization Drive the Next Industrial Revolution

January 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Will Hyper-Digitization Drive the Next Industrial Revolution

ThoughtLab CEO, Louis Celi reports on key findings of The Work Ahead in the January 19 issue of the EconoMonitor. ThoughtLab’s research, conducted with Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work, found that the next wave of smart technologies will turbo-boost the digital revolution – with a net result of adding trillions of dollars to worldwide GDP growth. […]

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Wealth and Asset Management 2021 Ranked as One of 2016’s Best Resources

December 14, 2016 / Comments Off on Wealth and Asset Management 2021 Ranked as One of 2016’s Best Resources

Wealth and Asset Management 2021: Preparing for Transformative Change has been ranked as one of the 7 best reports and articles from 2016 by SimCorp, a global investment management company. The report, which was released this past summer, explores the convergence of technology, economic and demographic trends redefining the wealth management industry. Econsult Solutions and […]

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wealth 2021 infographic

Preparing for Transformative Change

October 28, 2016 / Comments Off on Preparing for Transformative Change

Econsult Solutions, Inc. and Roubini ThoughtLab are proud to unveil the Wealth and Asset Management 2021: Preparing for Transformative Change infographic. This new visualization which was initially disseminated during the Wealth Management #CiscoChat, gives a brief overview of the technological, economic, and demographic shifts the wealth management industry faces. Noted participants included Dr. Nouriel Roubini, […]

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Changes to HMDA Could Reveal Where Inequitable Banking Practices are Occurring

July 22, 2016 / Comments Off on Changes to HMDA Could Reveal Where Inequitable Banking Practices are Occurring

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on racial inequality and decreasing racial disparities in the US. In Philadelphia and other major cities, many disparities between racial and ethnic groups – particularly wealth and asset disparities, disparities in public goods and services (including public education) and disparities in health outcomes, can be directly […]

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How Fair Are Your City’s Lending Practices?

July 15, 2016 / Comments Off on How Fair Are Your City’s Lending Practices?

Over the past forty years, legislation has been enacted at the federal, state, and local levels to regulate the banking industry and protect individuals against unfair lending practices.  As a result of the Great Recession, financial and housing markets have experienced significant distress, making efforts towards oversight and accountability of particular value. To support this […]

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