Description
The Internet has forced numerous industries to undergo top-to-bottom transformations; few have changed more dramatically than finacial services. “The E-Finance Report” looks at these changes from all angles, delivering contributions from key players in brokerage, banking, insurance, asset management, risk management, and financial information. Lively and provocative, it presents often opposing viewpoints on the opportunities and challenges of today’s Internet, as well as the outlook for the next one to five years. Ezra Zask is Managing Director and Research Manager for Berkshire Capital Corporation, specializing in M&A activities. He is also President and founder of Zask Associates, which handles asset allocation programs, hedge fund and CTA activities, and risk management. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President at Mellon Bank and a managing director at Manufacturers Hanover Trust. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Fordham and Columbia universities. Mr. Zask is quoted in such financial publications as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg; he has been profiled in Forbes, Euromoney, and Derivatives Strategy. He also speaks at industry and professional conferences on derivatives, currencies, and risk management. Chapter 1: The Changing Landscape of E-Finance. Chapter 2: Internet Financial Services Company Valuation. Chapter 3: www.Online_Trading.com. Chapter 4: The Internet Revolution in the Brokerage Services Industry: An Unfinished Play in Three Acts. Chapter 5: The Internet Brokerage Industry. Chapter 6: Online Fixed-Income Trading. Chapter 7: The Democratization of the Foreign Exchange Market. Chapter 8: The Future of Venture Capital. Chapter 9: Retail Internet Banking. Chapter 10: Online Banking. Chapter 11: Internet-Based Bill Payment and Presentment. Chapter 12: Online Credit and Banking. Chapter 13: Financial Information. Chapter 14: Financial Service Portals: The Winners in a New Era. Chapter 15: Online Asset Management. Chapter 16: How to Build and Monitor E-Commerce Insurance. Chapter 17: The Insurance Industry E-Volves. Appendix A: Leading Financial Services Websites. Appendix B: Publicly Quoted Internet Financial Services Companies Index.
