Today's Finance Pulse
Autodesk to acquire MaintainX for $3.6B, expanding into operations software
Autodesk announced a $3.6 billion purchase of MaintainX, a leader in operational‑phase software for the built environment. The deal extends Autodesk’s portfolio from design and manufacturing into ongoing building operation, creating an end‑to‑end data loop. CEO Andrew Anagnost said the acquisition unlocks a $40 billion total addressable market.
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By the numbers: Pemberton Asset Management closes $3.7B fourth vintage fund
10 Payments Effectiveness Metrics Every Corporate Treasurer Should Track in Uncertain Times
Corporate treasurers are urged to expand beyond traditional efficiency measures and adopt ten payments effectiveness metrics that reveal how well transactions complete, where failures occur, and what risks persist. The metrics cover exceptions, processing time, authorization and success rates, chargebacks, refunds, fraud, retry attempts, and account verification matches. By monitoring these indicators, treasury teams can pinpoint data quality issues, optimize routing, and strengthen fraud controls. Integrating effectiveness with efficiency creates a holistic dashboard that supports strategic decisions on banking partners, technology spend, and cash‑flow resilience.
Updated OTC Derivatives Compliance Calendar
ISDA has published an updated global compliance calendar for OTC derivatives, outlining key regulatory deadlines worldwide. The update also includes a Market Practice Note detailing the rebasing methodology for several European inflation indices. Additionally, ISDA provides guidance for EU counterparties...
Airbus: Repeatedly Missing the Mark on Delivery Guidance
Airbus has failed to meet its commercial aircraft delivery guidance for three consecutive years, with shortfalls driven by engine shortages, buyer‑furnished equipment delays, and quality‑control problems. The company repeatedly revised its outlooks as supply‑chain bottlenecks persisted, undermining the reliability of...
Steadfast’s Underlying Revenue Rises 14.6% to $1bn in H1’26
Steadfast Group reported underlying revenue of $1 billion for H1 2026, a 14.6% year‑on‑year increase. Underlying EBITA rose 12.6% to $293.6 million, while NPATA and NPAT grew 6.3% and 7.3% respectively. The Australasian Network brokers generated $6.4 billion in gross written premiums, up 4.4%,...
Three Indian Stocks Poised to Profit
India’s economy is modernising rapidly, creating a fertile backdrop for mid‑cap equities. The India Capital Growth Fund highlights three stocks positioned to capture this wave: Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), which benefits from a deepening commodity market; Aether Industries, a niche...
NO0013735787
A loan agreement (ISIN NO0013735787) was filed on 2 March 2026 for a Norwegian issuer, with the instrument listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under MIC XOSL. The filing includes a detailed loan description and the full agreement in PDF format, providing...
Choice Hotels Senior VP Empties Out Stock Options Amid Retirement
Choice Hotels senior vice president and general counsel Simone Wu announced her retirement and executed a direct sale of 8,080 shares for roughly $820,600 under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan. The transaction, filed on Feb. 2, 2026, reduced her direct holdings by about...
Borregaard ASA: Shares for Employees 2026
Borregaard ASA announced that it transferred 212,596 shares to 503 employees participating in its 2026 employee share programme. The allocation follows earlier exchange notices in February and represents a significant portion of the company's treasury stock. After the transfer, Borregaard...
Dividends Dip, Payouts Surge as KWSP Assets Swell
The 2025 Employees' Provident Fund (KWSP) dividends experienced a slight decline to 6.15% for both conventional and syariah accounts. CEO Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn attributed this reduction to: 1. stagnant growth within the local stock market and the 2. strengthening of the...
Delos and ROAR Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Disaster Risk Exposure Strategy
Delos Insurance Solutions and ROAR Partners have formed a strategic collaboration to deliver a full‑stack disaster risk exposure strategy for wildfire‑prone regions, beginning with California. The partnership targets low‑development‑risk zones, builds multi‑stakeholder alliances, and offers integrated investment, financial, and insurance...
Euronext Appoints Judith Stein as Head of Investor Relations
Euronext announced that Judith Stein will serve as Head of Investor Relations, reporting to CFO Giorgio Modica from its Paris office. Stein, who joined Euronext in 2020 after a career at the European Court of Auditors, previously held the role...
Ironshield Capital Management’s David Nazar
Ironshield Capital Management, led by founder David Nazar, has operated its flagship sub‑investment‑grade credit strategy since 2007, delivering equity‑like returns with markedly lower volatility than the Stoxx 600. The strategy generated a 1.48× multiple over the past two years and targets...
AM Best: Caribbean Insurers’ Reinsurance Costs, Capacity Constraints Moderate, Although Climate Vulnerability Remains
In this episode, AM Best analysts Bridget Mayer and Ann Modica discuss their latest report on Caribbean insurers, highlighting that reinsurance costs and capacity constraints have eased due to a low catastrophe year and softer property reinsurance pricing. Insurers have...
Ten Recent Technology Advances That Asset Allocators Should Have on the Radar
The CFI.co briefing outlines ten technology breakthroughs that are reshaping the risk‑return landscape for energy and infrastructure investors. Record‑setting photovoltaic efficiencies, sodium‑ion and iron‑air storage, grid‑forming controls, enhanced geothermal, high‑temperature heat pumps, solid‑state batteries, larger offshore turbines, iridium‑light PEM electrolyzers,...
Cleary Gottlieb Discusses Delaware Chancery’s Refusal to Dismiss Aiding, Abetting in De-SPAC Transaction
The Delaware Court of Chancery refused to dismiss a claim that Jefferies, the financial advisor to Forum III, aided and abetted fiduciary breaches in a de‑SPAC merger. The court applied the Dole factors, inferring that Jefferies knowingly participated by preparing...
Avoid Market Open Trades Without a Clear Plan
Back to Investment Markets in light of Iran-US-Israel War 📈 "If you don't have a clear game plan, you shouldn't be taking any action at the market open... If your game plan is to reduce risk across the board, again open is...
Bonjour Holdings Suffers Losses in ‘Complex’ Retail Environment
Hong Kong investment group Bonjour Holdings reported a half‑year loss of HK$68.8 million for the period ending 31 December 2025, an improvement from the HK$134.4 million loss a year earlier. Revenue plunged 50.4% year‑on‑year to HK$6.7 million in its retail and wholesale division, while gross...
Manufacturers Call for Policy Action as Land Tax Costs Escalate
Manufacturers in Victoria are confronting steep land‑tax hikes, with SEMMA reporting an average 80% increase between 2024 and 2026 and spikes above 200% for some firms. The surge is diverting cash that would otherwise fund new machinery, apprenticeships and process...
QIC: Taking a No-Compromise Approach to CV Underwriting
QIC partner Zach Jackson stresses that secondary buyers must fully underwrite both the sponsor and the underlying asset when assessing continuation vehicle (CV) opportunities. The firm adopts a no‑compromise stance, insisting on comprehensive due diligence rather than relying on surface...
TPG on the Rise of Sector Specialism in CVs
TPG GP Solutions co‑managing partners Matt Jones and Michael Woolhouse say firms with deep sector expertise and direct underwriting are reshaping the single‑asset continuation vehicle (CV) market. They argue that specialist managers can price assets more accurately and execute faster...
Permira on Why It Is Prioritising Specialisation and Performance
Permira’s co‑CEO Dipan Patel says the firm will double‑down on specialization and performance in the next private‑equity cycle. The firm plans to simplify its mission, focusing on a narrower set of sectors where it can add deep expertise. By tightening...
Hellman & Friedman on the Art of the Exit
Hellman & Friedman CEO Patrick Healy says that even as distributions to limited partners remain sluggish, the firm can still close sizable sponsor exits. Healy highlights that strategic timing and asset positioning enable multi‑billion‑dollar exits despite a broader market slowdown....
Nuveen Private Markets on Structuring ABF Deals to Meet LP Demand
Nuveen Private Markets executives Laura Parrott and Jessica Bailey outlined how the firm is structuring Asset‑Backed Financing (ABF) deals to satisfy growing limited‑partner demand for private‑credit exposure. They highlighted the importance of predictable cash flows, tranche‑level risk allocation, and ESG...
Bain Capital on Asset‑based Finance’s Diverse and Growing Opportunity Set
Asset‑based finance (ABF) ties loans to tangible collateral, delivering higher yields while limiting downside risk, which appeals to a broad investor base. John Wright, partner and global head of credit at Bain Capital, says the firm is expanding its ABF...
Intermediaries See Shift to Fixed Income Ahead of Rate Cuts, Eye New Markets for Growth: BOS Survey
A Bank of Singapore survey of 90 senior intermediaries across Singapore, Greater China and Dubai shows a clear shift toward fixed‑income products as investors brace for anticipated rate cuts. One‑third of respondents expect rising demand for bonds, while alternative investments...
UnionBank Profit Dropped to P10B in 2025
UnionBank of the Philippines reported a 17% drop in net income for 2025, posting P10 billion versus P12 billion the prior year. Despite the profit dip, net revenues climbed to P83.2 billion, driven by robust loan growth and higher transaction volumes. The bank’s...
Advisors' Real Value Lies Beyond Trade Timing
Most people think their advisor's job is to make trades. Buy this. Sell that. Rotate sectors. Time entries. That's level one. And it's the least valuable thing a financial consultant can do.
LBO Debt Market Faces $20B Nerve‑Testing Stress Test
The LBO debt market is freaking out. Here comes a $20B test of nerves https://t.co/MiXTnEB2pK
Dyne Therapeutics Inc (DYN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Dynex Capital reported a standout 2025, delivering a 29.4% total shareholder return and a decade‑long 67% gain, driven by aggressive capital deployment and portfolio expansion. The firm’s market capitalization tripled to $3 billion in thirteen months, while its mortgage‑backed securities portfolio...
Fraud Scams Evolve Beyond Classic CEO Email
My accounting team is receiving scary good fraud attempts… It is no longer the yahoo email from the CEO saying “Send $10M to this bank asap. We just acquired a company. Many thanks” Stay safe out there
Life360 Inc (LIF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lithia Motors reported record full‑year revenue of $37.6 billion, a 4% increase, and adjusted diluted EPS of $33.46, up 16% year‑over‑year. While new‑vehicle revenue fell 6.6% amid industry‑wide margin compression, used‑vehicle revenue grew 6.1% supported by a 4.7% rise in unit...
Harrow Inc (HROW) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Arrow Electronics reported a strong fourth‑quarter 2025, delivering $8.7 billion in revenue, a 20% year‑over‑year increase, and non‑GAAP diluted EPS of $4.39, up 48%. Growth was driven by robust global components sales and record‑high enterprise computing solutions (ECS) billings, while the...
Quantum Computing Inc (QUBT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Quantum Computing Inc. posted Q4 2025 revenue of $190,000, up from $62,000, while narrowing its net loss to $1.6 million versus a $51.2 million loss a year earlier. The company raised $1.55 billion in 2025, ending the year with $1.52 billion in cash and...
Sealed Air Corp (SEE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Sealed Air reported Q4 2025 results with modest top‑line growth and expanding margins despite ongoing demand pressures. Revenue reached $1.35 billion, up 0.5% YoY, while adjusted EBITDA rose 4% to $287 million, lifting the margin to 21.3%. The Protective segment posted its...
Tuya Inc (TUYA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Tuya Inc. reported fourth‑quarter 2021 revenue of $75 million, bringing full‑year revenue to $302.1 million, a 67.9% year‑over‑year increase. IoT PaaS revenue grew 13.9% quarter‑over‑quarter to $62.1 million and 72.3% YoY, while premium PaaS customers rose 65.4% to 311 accounts. Gross margin improved...
Tidewater Inc (TDW) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Tidewater reported Q2 2025 revenue of $341.4 million, a 2% sequential increase, driven by a record average day rate of $23,166. Gross margin reached 50.1%, well above the 44% guidance, and net income was $72.9 million, helped by a $27 million tax benefit....
Aaon Inc (AAON) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
AAON reported a 0.6% decline in Q2 2025 net sales to $311.6 million, driven by a 20.9% drop in AAON‑branded sales after an ERP rollout disrupted coil supply and production. Gross margin contracted 950 basis points to 26.6% and non‑GAAP EPS...
CPS Technologies Corp (CPSH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
CPS Technologies reported FY 2025 revenue of $2.74 billion, up 0.4%, and adjusted EBITDA of $209.7 million, reaching the top of its guidance range. GAAP net loss narrowed dramatically to $4.2 million from a $78.7 million loss a year earlier, driven by $64 million in plant...
Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Kosmos Energy reported record‑near production in Q4 2025, driven by a 13% jump at Jubilee and a 60% increase at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project. Operating expenses fell almost 40% quarter‑on‑quarter while capital spending came in at $67 million,...
Core Scientific Inc (CORZ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Core Scientific reported 350 MW of energized capacity, with roughly 200 MW already billing, surpassing the halfway point of its 590 MW CoreWeave contract. The company announced expansions at Dalton, Georgia (450 MW gross) and a new 265‑acre Hunt County, Texas site slated for...
James River Group Holdings Inc (JRVR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
James River Group reported a net loss of $23.9 million for Q3 2021, driven by a loss‑portfolio‑transfer (LPT) of its commercial auto runoff and casualty reinsurance reserve developments. The company highlighted strong growth in its core E&S book, which expanded 25% to...
BRC Inc (BRCC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BRC Inc. reported fiscal 2026 Q1 results featuring an 8% rise in adjusted diluted EPS to $1.21 and a 42.5% jump in operating cash flow to $33.4 million. Sales grew 7.5% overall, driven by 4.7% organic growth in the Americas and...
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Ares Management priced its second European direct‑lending CLO on 2 March 2026, marking a follow‑up to its £305 million debut less than a year earlier. The new issuance targets the European middle‑market loan pool, aiming to capture the surge in private‑credit activity across...
WhiteHorse Finance Inc (WHF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Westwood Holdings Group reported Q4 2025 revenue of $27.1 million, driven by a growing ETF franchise that now holds over $200 million in assets and the launch of the YLDW ETF. The firm closed its Westwood Energy Secondary Fund II with more...
Yatsen Holding Ltd (YSG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Yatsen Holding reported a 7.1% Q4 2024 revenue increase to RMB 1.15 billion, driven by a 16.4% surge in color‑cosmetics sales and higher‑margin product mix. Gross margin rose to 77.8% and net loss margin narrowed to 33%, while non‑GAAP net income margin...
BigBear.ai Holdings Inc (BBAI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
RB Global reported a 10% year‑over‑year rise in adjusted EBITDA, driven by a 4% increase in gross transaction value and higher operating leverage. Automotive unit volume grew 8%, outpacing the market for the fourth straight quarter, while service revenue rose...
Asia-Pacific Fintech Funding Hits Decade-Low in 2025 as Investors Stay Cautious: KPMG
Fintech investment in Asia‑Pacific fell to a decade low in 2025, totaling $9.3 billion across 763 transactions, down from $11.7 billion in 2024. Venture capital supplied $7.5 billion of that amount, while mergers and acquisitions contributed $1.7 billion and private equity under $0.1 billion. Funding...
Plumbing Notes: Nothing Ever Happens
Money‑market volatility has markedly subsided, pushing overnight repo rates to near‑record lows and stabilising the SOFR‑FF basis. Higher inter‑bank volumes are keeping the basis narrow while swap spreads have widened, signalling easier funding conditions. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive volatility suppression...
Success Hinges on Cash, Growth, and Capital Returns
What do the most successful companies have in common? They all excel in these three critical areas 1️⃣ Strong, predictable cash generation 2️⃣ Attractive growth opportunities 3️⃣ High returns on capital
Aussie 10s
Aussie 10s have on average traded 67bps cheap to UST 10s over the past few weeks. Currently trading 4.58 which suggest UST 10s should open around 3.91, 3 bps richer (that's like 6-7 ticks)