Inside Milken 2019, where Masters of the Universe fret over the economy even as their wealth grows

This was the 22nd global conference hosted by junk bond king Michael Milken, who brings together the Masters of the Universe of the finance and investing worlds for an annual celebration of capitalism, and panels on changing the world.

May 02, 2019   |   View Online »

Inside Milken 2019, where Masters of the Universe fret over the economy even as their wealth grows Dakin Campbell | This was the 22nd global conference hosted by junk bond king Michael Milken, who brings together the Masters of the Universe of the finance and investing worlds for an annual celebration of capitalism, and panels on changing the world. Read More »

The CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers, who runs the world's biggest venture fund, offers an inside look at how he picks which companies to lavish with billions of capital Joe Ciolli | Rajeev Misra, the CEO of the SoftBank Vision Fund, revealed to a Milken audience how he picked which companies to include in his portfolio. Read More »

Top cannabis investors reveal where they're placing bets, but say there's 'pain to come' in the crowded CBD space Jeremy Berke | Cannabis investors see a huge upside in industrial hemp, life sciences, and data. Some say the hyped CBD space is due for a correction. Read More »

'Small earthquakes can lead to large tsunamis': A Wall Street chief risk officer breaks down why European turmoil is what keeps her up at night Marley Jay,Joe Ciolli | Europe's economy looks more and more vulnerable, and Credit Suisse Chief Risk Officer Lara Warner said at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference. Read More »

Leaked Barclays memo says another senior exec is leaving in wake of investment bank chief's sudden departure Trista Kelley | The memo praised Guy Saidenberg, who is leaving as Barclays' head of distribution and structuring, as a "key driver of the Markets digital strategy." Read More »

RBC has hired a new credit sales exec from Citigroup Alex Morrell | RBC have hired a new US head of investment grade credit sales from Citigroup. Read More »

Oracle CEO Mark Hurd says that consolidation is coming as 'underfunded' cloud software companies get bought up: 'Many of the companies will go away' Benjamin Pimentel | Oracle CEO Mark Hurd says there is a "long list of underfunded competitors" in software-as-a-service that "will go away" as the market consolidates. Read More »

With changes to Messenger, Facebook is trying to get marketers to spend more on advertising across all its apps Lauren Johnson | Building chatbots requires significant resources for marketers, and advertisers are leery about flooding messaging apps with ads, however. Read More »

Mastercard is angling for ongoing growth throughout 2019 Rachel Green | Mastercard posted $3.9 billion in net revenue in Q1 2019, up 9% YoY, driven by increases in gross dollar volume (GDV) and cross-border volumes. Read More »

Investing in Uber? Here's why one tech banker says not to hold your breath for big returns Becky Peterson | The head of tech mergers and acquisitions at Jefferies, Jason Greenberg, shares his view of public-market investments ahead of a wave of tech IPOs. Read More »

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