Decentralizing Voting Power Summary This post summarises research by Brian Monsen and co-authors on the effects of decentralising proxy-voting authority within Vanguard. In 2019 Vanguard moved voting authority for 31% of its equity funds from its central stewardship group to the funds’ external investment advisers. Using this partial shift as a natural experiment, the authors […]
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones in 2025: How new tariffs and proclamations are changing the playbook Summary This article explains how U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) still deliver meaningful value in 2025 despite major policy shifts. New executive actions — notably a 10% global reciprocal tariff subjecting covered goods admitted to FTZs after 9 April 2025 to ‘privileged […]
Spain confirms plans for centralised deposit limits Summary Spain’s Directorate General of the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) is advancing a regulatory overhaul to centralise deposit limits for online gambling. The proposed caps are €600 per day, €1,500 per week and €3,000 per month, replacing the current operator-level approach. The project, started in 2023, remains pending […]
Xailient’s in-game facial recognition changes privacy and compliance for casinos Summary Xailient has teamed with systems manufacturers such as Konami and Light & Wonder to deploy on-device facial recognition inside electronic gaming machines and tables. The technology uses Edge AI — with models pre-installed and running on the device — to match patrons, rate play […]
KSA targets social media personalities promoting iGaming Summary The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has issued enforcement orders against three social media personalities — Buurtwachtt, Stiefunspeelt and Turcos — for promoting gambling with unlicensed operators. The regulator says the creators posted videos showing gambling at illegal operators and actively encouraged their largely young and vulnerable audiences […]
This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro Summary Cognixion, a California startup, is launching a clinical trial that pairs its non-invasive brain–computer interface (BCI) with a modified Apple Vision Pro headset to help people with paralysis and speech disorders communicate. The system uses a custom EEG headband (six sensors) […]
Decentralizing Voting Power Summary Brian Monsen and co‑authors study the effects of shifting proxy voting authority away from a central stewardship group to external investment advisers, using a 2019 Vanguard policy change as a natural experiment. Vanguard moved voting authority for 31% of its equity funds to external advisers while keeping managers and strategies the […]
What Is the Real ROI of Employee Training for CEOs? Summary This article argues that employee training is a strategic investment for CEOs, not an optional expense. It outlines how learning and development—especially leadership development and executive coaching—deliver measurable financial returns (examples include Deloitte findings on productivity and Deloitte/McKinsey research on innovation and outperformance) and […]
The federal government has shut down. Here’s what that means for you Summary The U.S. entered day one of a federal government shutdown after Congress failed to pass temporary funding by the 1 October deadline. Many non-essential federal services are paused and more than 750,000 federal workers could be furloughed, according to the Congressional Budget […]
BMM testlabs secures full U.S. Class III access, driving land-based growth as company’s 2025-2026 world tour begins G2E October 6-9 in Las Vegas Summary BMM Testlabs, the original global gaming test lab, has secured full access to the U.S. Class III certification market in 2025 — a milestone achieved after nearly 25 years and about […]
