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Robinhood Nearing A Valuation Of At Least $7 Billion

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Robinhood Markets , the operator of a free mobile trading app, is close to garnering a valuation of $7 billion or more. CNBC , citing two people familiar with the deal, reported Robinhood has raised a minimum of $200 million in a recent late-stage fundraising round that will give it a valuation of between $7 billion and $8 billion.

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Robinhood Nets $280 Million On A $8.3B Valuation

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By providing commission-free services, Robinhood cajoled long-standing institutions like Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade Holding and Fidelity Investments to do so, as well. 1 on PYMNTS’s personal finance rankings , with its commission-free trading being popular and new money management features also giving it a boost.

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Lower for longer

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Persistent negative interest rates (in EUR) force asset managers to reinvent their business model to focus on a "more dynamic" cash management model to avoid value destruction that a (too) prudent short-term placement would imply. Some have already invested in long-term. bonds and Govies. It's time, it's the moment!

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Financial Services Platform SoFi Plans IPO Via SPAC

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Social Capital Hedosophia is one of three special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) on the lookout for investment opportunities. The deal would give SoFi a post-money valuation in excess of $8.65 billion in cash proceeds. SoFi partnered with Samsung and Mastercard to launch a new cash management account feature with no fees.

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Robinhood's Newest Funding Round Grows To $660M

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has grown the size of its newest investment round to $660 million, Fox Business reported, citing a representative from the firm. In August, Robinhood Markets unveiled a $200 million Series G fundraising, bringing its valuation to $11.2 With this funding, we’ll continue to invest in improving our core product and customer experience.”.

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More Private Equity Managers Turning To NAV Credit Facilities

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Those arrangements have become more popular amid the decline of other comparable options for private equity managers to make money, with more funding strains on private equity-owned companies and uncertainty about valuations both contributing to market fluctuations and declines, FT writes.

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Robotics Process Automation Rakes In The VC Cash

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This week, RPA startup Automation Anywhere made waves with its $300 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, reports said Thursday (Nov. The investment now values Automation Anywhere at $2.6 While Automation Anywhere’s funding was the largest of the week, its valuation is not the biggest. million raised, U.K.-based