by meggawron | Aug 15, 2022 | Featured Article, Insights
By: John Donnelly August 15, 2022 — The dominance of Visa Inc. (V) and Mastercard Inc. (MA) in traditional electronic payments—debit and credit cards—has rarely been questioned. If consumer spending increased, the two companies benefitted, aided by the ongoing move...
by meggawron | Aug 8, 2022 | Featured Article, Insights
By: David Barrosse, CEO of Capstone August 8, 2022 — As I have said many times, Capstone is in the prediction game. We make predictions about state and federal policy and then conduct the complex task of modeling or financial analysis to help our clients understand...
by hjankura | Aug 1, 2022 | Featured Article, Insights, Washington DC
August 1, 2022 — Capstone expected 2022 to be a pivotal year for cryptocurrency regulation, and policymakers haven’t disappointed—though action and results are two different things. We believe the regulatory sands are set to shift further, a development that will have...
by hjankura | Jul 28, 2022 | Featured Article, Insights
By: Matthew Wiederrecht Nothing lasts forever—a sentiment the bond market is in the process of relearning as bond yields and borrowing costs start to rise. Since the financial crisis, low-interest rates have been two sides of the same coin for companies and investors....
by hjankura | Jul 19, 2022 | Featured Article, Insights
By Sebastiaan Bierens July 18, 2022 — Price regulation in the EU financial services industry historically has been seen as a last resort. It has been used in instances of rampantly excessive consumer harm or when all other attempts to boost competition have failed....
by hjankura | Jul 13, 2022 | Featured Article, Insights
By Josh Price July 13, 2022 — On February 17, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 3-2 along party lines to update the Commission’s policies on natural gas pipeline approvals, increasing the stringency of project evaluation from the viewpoints of...
