Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

Principals who manage private equity, venture capital and/or hedge funds often desire to transfer the upside potential (namely, the carried interest or performance fee) to lower generations because ...

One of Japan's largest property insurers is co-developing a prototype blockchain system for insurance derivatives. Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings announced today that it is working with a firm called ...

Derivatives allow trading of assets without owning them, useful for hedging or speculation. Leverage in derivatives can control large assets with less cash, but increases risk. Derivatives provide ...

WHEN THE WORLD’S largest interdealer broker plunges into a new financial market, it’s a reasonable bet that it is one set for substantial growth. In February 2007, Icap, which boasts a daily ...

Particularly they'd allow companies to hedge against sharply rising funding costs, as happened during the credit crunch. Felix Salmon @ Reuters: I’d forgive you if your eyes started rolling after just ...