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[co-author: Ilya Ross] What is a SPAC? Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, known as SPACs, are companies with no commercial operations set up by investors, and which exist for the sole purpose of raising money through an initial public offering (IPO) to eventually acquire another company. Sometimes known as “blank check companies,” SPACs are typically formed by a private equity sponsor that lists its common equities on a public stock exchange through an IPO, with the eventual goal of co...

February 4, 2021 The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation is partnering with the University of West Florida to offer six workshops beginning next week to help parents support their student and their teachers. “We are excited to partner with the University of West Florida,” said Kristie Kelly, executive director at the Foundation. “Their faculty will share strategies to support your student’s success in face-to-face, virtual and blended learning environments. The virtual sessions in...

January 22, 2021 The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation has partnered with the University of West Florida to offer six workshops to help parents support their student and their teachers. “We are excited to partner with the University of West Florida,” said Kristie Kelly, executive director at the Foundation. “Their faculty will share strategies to support your student’s success in face-to-face, virtual and blended learning environments. “We are also grateful for the grant fundi...

Institutional Custody Will Challenge Retail-Oriented Crypto The institutions are coming. The herd is arriving. Institutional participation in the digital asset market is imminent.  As this happens, it’s worth considering how the entry of highly regulated financial companies will change the marketplace infrastructure for crypto, which, until now, has been largely oriented to retail investors. Institutions will have different and higher requirements across the transaction chain, notably in the...

Brussels Dialogue looked at mitigating COVID-19 impacts on island states 10 December 2020, Brussels/Rome - The worlds Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face special food-security strains due to climate change, rising oceans, and high reliance on food imports and tourism, which have declined sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of island states said at a dialogue organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO Director-General QU Dongyu noted that...