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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Manulife Had $1.3 Trillion - and One Missing Piece
Fintech · Enterprise · Consumer

Manulife Had $1.3 Trillion - and One Missing Piece

The insurance-born money manager already had global reach, retirement distribution, and deep private-market roots. Its next act is a practical lesson in filling capability gaps without pretending scale solves everything.

wealth-management · asset-managementRead →
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A Bad First Deal Cost Him Everything. Lynx Equity’s Answer: Buy Boring Businesses and Never Sell.
Vc · Fintech · Enterprise

A Bad First Deal Cost Him Everything. Lynx Equity’s Answer: Buy Boring Businesses and Never Sell.

Brad Nathan’s first deal wiped him out. His second act was built on a less cinematic idea: buy sturdy companies from retiring owners, read the balance sheet, and keep the good parts intact.

private-equity · business-successionRead →
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The 100-Year-Old Money Machine Betting Its Next C$70 Million on AI - Without Firing the Humans
Fintech · Consumer · Enterprise

The 100-Year-Old Money Machine Betting Its Next C$70 Million on AI - Without Firing the Humans

IGM Financial spent a century turning face-to-face advice into a Canadian institution. Now it is cutting complexity, absorbing a C$95.3 million charge and recycling the savings into AI - a test of whether old trust and new software can compound together.

wealth-management · asset-managementRead →