Pierre Raymond is a 25-year veteran of the Financial Services industry. Driven by his passion for financial technology he has transitioned from being a quantitative stock picker, to an award-winning hedge fund manager, credit risk manager to currently a RISK IT Business Consultant. Pierre is the cofounder of Global Equity Analytics & Research Services LLC (GEARS) and a current partner at OTOS Inc.
With traditional cost-cutting levers exhausted, and moving past the initial phase of automation and hiring freezes, investors anticipate the possibility of a new, deeper source of savings. More than this,...
Market structure in 2025 is defined by elevated capital costs. Policy rates remain in the 4.00% to 4.25% range, core inflation hovers around 2.9%, and longer-term yields sit at elevated levels. The conditions...
Private equity and venture capital are flowing into accounting firms. Capital is being used to modernize operations, build digital platforms, and expand client pipelines in ways the industry has not seen...
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What happens when the search bar disappears? That question isn’t as far off as it sounds. Tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s Gemini are already changing how people look for information...
Congress members buying and selling individual stocks had a busy start to the year with several elected officials having already disclosed filings following January's bumpy market delivery. U.S. markets...
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Social media has existed for over two decades and has grown significantly in that time, and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down. It has reshaped the way we connect, communicate, and consume...
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As gaming's popularity grew over the years, so did interest in investing in it. Even though it's far from the largest industry in the world, it has seen rapid growth in the past decade. Esports, VR headsets,...
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The U.S. consumer continues to show resilience in the face of changing economic conditions, prompting experts to forecast that the upcoming holiday season will see a steady improvement in retail sales,...
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In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin cutting interest rates, U.S. chip, and associated technology stocks helped fuel the market rally, with major U.S. indices closing the trading...
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Following several challenging years in the clean energy sector, as rising interest rates coupled with supply chain disruptions, and higher inflation led to an overall decrease in performance for clean...
