It’s not all about the Benjamins, baby — particularly for executive compensation, but increasingly, all levels of employees at firms around the globe. At the start of the first dot com boom in the 1990s, equity emerged as one of the most compelling parts of new hire offer packages for employees at varying levels, according to Matt Simon at MyStockOptions.com. This was particularly true, and has remained true, at tech firms and startups — even as macroeconomic trends have caused a slowdown in total value of equity awards. But throughout all this time, the question for companies awarding equity has been how to ensure it is portioned out wisely, sagely, for the sake of the business’s success, and tracked to comply with all applicable laws in the places in which employees work? A secondary question that remains urgent to the employees themselves: how to track and access their equity awards and maturation cycles? Now a new startup, Slice, based in Tel Aviv, Israel and San Francisco, California, has emerged from stealth to help answer these questions. Armed with $7 million in seed funding, it seeks to offer an automated solution for global equity management geared toward both company finance departments and the employees they serve

Earlier this month, equity management startup Carta revealed that it was getting into the game as well with a new offering called Carta Conclusions.

By Peter Yared – Guest ContributorPeter Yared. Dubai reopened aggressively during the pandemic with extensive testing and vaccination programs. It has since outpaced its primary competitor, Singapore, as the key destination for the wealthy seeking sunshine, lifestyle, and lower taxes. Dubai now stands alone in the Eastern hemisphere as the nexus point for the wealthy of the Middle East, Asia, Russia, and many Europeans.Similarly, Miami became a top destination for the wealthy through the pandemic and has now emerged as the Dubai of the Western hemisphere. Already considered the “capital of Latin America,” Miami has become the nexus point for the wealthy of the U.S., Canada, and Europe for the same reasons as Dubai: sunshine, lifestyle, and lower taxes.Very much like Dubai, the culture of Miami encourages emigration, success, capitalism, and wealth. The local government, led by Mayor Francis Suarez, actively seeks to expand the city and attract new business.The new peopleFor those who have not visited Miami since before the pandemic, it’s hard to comprehend how much has changed