BoE Systemic Risk Survey Results – H1 2026
On 1 April 2026 the Bank of England released its Systemic Risk Survey for the first half of 2026, gathering responses from 57 firms – a 66 % participation rate. Respondents expressed unchanged confidence in the stability of the UK financial system compared with the previous half‑year. While the short‑term perceived likelihood of a high‑impact event stayed flat, the medium‑term outlook improved. Geopolitical risk surged to its highest recorded levels, cyber risk remained a top concern, and AI‑related risks continued to rise, whereas inflation worries kept fading.
UK Robotics Firm Auditor Raises Evidence Concerns as Losses Widen
Dexory, a UK robotics firm, posted revenue of £3.15 million ($4.0 million) for the year to March 2025, up from £615,797 the prior year, while pre‑tax losses widened to £22.5 million ($28.8 million). Auditors issued a qualification, saying they could not obtain sufficient evidence on...
PRA CP6/26 / FCA CP26/12: High Loan to Income Lending
On 1 April 2026 the FCA and PRA released a joint Consultation Paper proposing to scrap the 15% high loan‑to‑income (LTI) cap for individual lenders while keeping the aggregate exposure at roughly 15%. The regulators suggest firms can set their own high‑LTI...
Enhancing the Resilience of the Gilt Repo Market – BoE Discussion Paper Feedback Statement
In April 2026 the Bank of England released a feedback statement on its September 2025 discussion paper that explored reforms to strengthen the gilt repo market. Industry respondents weighed the benefits and liquidity risks of greater central clearing and mandatory...
Fed's Barr: Weakening Oversight Risks 'Race to the Bottom'
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr warned that the current deregulatory push, especially cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could trigger a systemic "race to the bottom." He highlighted that the CFPB has lost roughly one‑third of its workforce, eroding...
Channel 11: The Land of Pain - Part Deux
Ken Shinoda of DoubleLine dissected March’s market pain, noting that most S&P 500 sectors slipped as mega‑cap tech and the “Magnificent 7” remained depressed. Energy bucked the trend, driven by a sharp oil price rally, while a stronger dollar and geopolitical strains weighed...
Exclusive: Dhan Parent to Acquire Elevation Capital-Backed Infinyte Club
Raise Fintech Ventures, the parent of stock‑broking platform Dhan, is set to acquire wealth‑tech startup Infinyte Club in a 100% cash‑and‑stock deal valuing the company at roughly $13‑15 million. Infinyte, founded in 2023, raised over $3.6 million from Elevation Capital...
How Successful Space Businesses Identify Risk and Strengthen Resilience
Successful space firms now treat risk as a test of corporate survival, prioritizing cash generation, customer concentration, and balance‑sheet discipline over pure launch‑failure scenarios. Rocket Lab posted record $602 million revenue and a $1.85 billion backlog for 2025, while Planet reported $307.7 million...
Bank of Hope to Buy SMBC Commercial Unit
Bank of Hope announced an all‑cash acquisition of SMBC Manubank’s California commercial banking unit, adding eight Southern California branches, roughly $2.5 billion in commercial and CRE loans and $2.7 billion in deposits. The deal, slated to close in the second half of...
Trustmark Names Next COO, CFO
Trustmark announced that longtime finance chief Thomas Owens will become chief operating officer on May 1, while industry veteran Joseph Bond will take over as chief financial officer. Owens, a 13‑year Trustmark veteran, previously served as CFO since 2021, overseeing capital...
Korsana Biosciences Announces Merger With Cyclerion Therapeutics, Concurrent $380 Million Private Financing
Korsana Biosciences announced a merger with Cyclerion Therapeutics, accompanied by a $380 million private placement. The financing round was led by Fairmount and Venrock Healthcare Capital, with participation from a slate of prominent venture and institutional investors. Cooley LLP represented the...
Ineligible ITIN Holders Claim Millions in Credits
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reported that ITIN holders filed 45,386 returns claiming roughly $172 million in tax credits they were not eligible for for tax years 2023 and 2024, including $142.8 million in refundable credits such as the...
IMC Logistics Names Rodrigues Next Chief Financial Officer
IMC Logistics announced that David Rodrigues has been appointed chief financial officer, succeeding retiring executive Ted Showalter after a 12‑year tenure. Rodrigues joins from Quick Group, where he served as vice president of finance since 2021, bringing extensive financial leadership...
The Hidden Cost of Fragmented Tax Data in Private Capital
FATCA and CRS filings seem on track, yet private‑capital firms wrestle with fragmented investor tax data. Records are siloed across onboarding tools, fund administrators, internal databases and external providers, forcing compliance teams into repetitive reconciliation work. Legacy, manually‑driven infrastructures amplify...
Cango Raises Capital as It Faces NYSE Delisting Risk with Shares Below $1
Cango (CANG) faces NYSE delisting after its shares traded below $1 for 30 consecutive days, triggering a six‑month cure period. To shore up its balance sheet, the bitcoin miner issued a $10 million convertible note with DL Holdings and closed a...
Bowman Says Capital Changes Will Fuel Small-Business Lending
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michele Bowman unveiled a proposed capital framework that could free up to $100 billion for small‑business lending by lowering risk‑weightings on bank assets under Basel III. The change targets community and regional banks that hold roughly...
Censys Gets $70M to Scale Internet Intelligence Platform
Censys announced a $70 million financing package, comprising a $40 million Series D equity round led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and $30 million of debt. The funding lifts the company’s total venture capital to over $149 million. Censys provides a continuously refreshed global map...
Paragon Offshoot Korsana to Go Public in Reverse Merger for Alzheimer's Work
Paragon Therapeutics is spinning out its Alzheimer’s-focused unit, Korsana Biosciences, via a reverse merger that will list the company on a U.S. exchange. The deal, championed by Paragon co‑founder Jonathan Violin, merges Korsana with a publicly traded shell, providing immediate...
UK Pension Providers Back £200m Fund Aimed at Supercharging Homegrown Startups
The British Growth Partnership has raised a £200 million (~$250 million) fund, backed by pension providers Aegon UK, Cushon and M&G, to channel more domestic capital into UK venture‑capital funds. The British Business Bank serves as the partnership’s GP and also invested,...
CLA Adds Tech Advisory Firm Answerport in Wisconsin
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) announced the acquisition of Wisconsin‑based tech advisory firm Answerport, marking its first M&A transaction in almost a year. The deal, terms undisclosed, adds Answerport’s expertise in post‑deal IT integration, system carve‑outs, and ongoing operations. Answerport, known for serving...
Cumulus, Saga, Beasley To File Late on Annual Financial Reports
Cumulus Media, Saga Communications, and Beasley Media Group have each filed for extensions to their 2025 SEC annual reports. Cumulus, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, awaits court approval to retain PwC as auditor and projects $741.7 million in revenue with a $200.7 million loss....
KPMG Faces Allegations of Blown Audit in Private Credit Collapse
Canada’s top securities regulator has accused KPMG of misvaluing loans in four Bridging Finance funds, alleging the auditor failed to challenge inflated loan figures and misrepresented audit quality for 2019‑2020. The OSC seeks an administrative penalty of up to C$40 million...
Understand What’s in Credit Data Systems’ Black Boxes
The article demystifies the opaque credit‑data ecosystem that determines small‑business funding, highlighting the role of consortiums such as the Small Business Financial Exchange (SBFE) and the major bureaus that pull data from them. It explains how reporting errors, thin credit...
Cat Bonds Not as Soft as a Quarter Ago, but Falling Prices Erode some Returns: Lane Financial
Lane Financial’s latest ILS report shows that non‑impaired natural catastrophe bond yields have risen from 5.14% to 5.98% in Q1 2026, lifting the underwriting margin by 77 basis points. However, higher yields have pushed average secondary‑market prices down to $101.7 from...
IO Biotech Will File for Bankruptcy After Failure of Cancer Vaccine in Key Trial
Danish biotech IO Biotech announced it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after its lead cancer vaccine failed to demonstrate efficacy in a pivotal trial. The vaccine, designed to treat aggressive solid tumors, showed no statistically significant benefit, prompting the...
The CPA’s Guide to Spend Control Advisory
Mid‑market clients often approve invoices via email, purchase without purchase orders, and close books manually, creating significant audit risks. A new white paper provides CPA firms with a practical framework to pinpoint spend‑control gaps, initiate procurement advisory discussions, and develop...
MTD for Income Tax – Why Outsourcing Is the Smartest Strategy for Accountants
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT) is now mandatory for self‑employed and landlord clients, with full compliance required by April 2028. Accountants handling large volumes of these clients are urged to outsource record‑keeping and submission tasks to specialised...
Iran War Forces Small Dairies to Hedge Like Multinationals
Small and medium-sized dairy firms are turning to corporate‑level hedging tools as the US‑Israeli conflict with Iran drives volatile fuel and commodity prices. Attara reports a 300% jump in hedging activity among agricultural SMEs, with swaps becoming the preferred instrument...
NSDL Waives Settlement Fees for Women Opening New Demat Accounts
National Securities Depository (NSDL) has introduced the Women Plan, waiving settlement fees on debit instructions for women who open new demat accounts between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027. The fee exemption lasts three years and applies to unlimited transactions, including joint accounts...
How KDDI Allowed a $1.6B Fraud Scheme to Go Unchecked
KDDI disclosed a seven‑year fraud that erased ¥49.9 billion (≈$320 million) of operating profit after fake advertising transactions totaling ¥246.1 billion (≈$1.55 billion) were uncovered at its Biglobe and G‑Plan subsidiaries. The scheme, driven by circular pre‑payments, involved ¥32.9 billion (≈$207.6 million) being transferred outside the...
AD Ports Earmarks $667m for Port Infrastructure in 2026
AD Ports Group announced a $667 million investment in port‑infrastructure projects for 2026, alongside a $345 million allocation for new LPG and LNG storage terminals through 2028. The company reported record 2025 results, with revenue of roughly $5.7 billion and net profit of...
Moody’s: Bank NDFI Exposure Grows to $1.4trn at Year-End 2025
Moody’s forecasts that large U.S. banks’ loans to non‑depository financial institutions (NDFIs) will total about $1.4 trillion by the end of 2025, marking a rapid expansion of this asset class. The exposure represents roughly a 30 percent increase from current levels and...
Saga Files for 15-Day Extension on 2025 Annual Report
Saga Communications filed a Form 8‑K with the SEC requesting a 15‑day extension to submit its 2025 Form 10‑K, missing the March 31 deadline. The company cited the need for additional time to resolve technical tax issues and accounting impacts stemming...
Billion Dollar Boy Partners With Lumanu to Launch ‘Creator Payments’ in Its Companion Platform
Billion Dollar Boy’s AI‑driven platform Companion now includes a Creator Payments feature, built with Lumanu’s financial infrastructure. The tool consolidates onboarding, tax compliance and payout distribution into a single dashboard, handling up to 14 administrative actions per creator. An accompanying...
Aprio Acquires CAVU Advisors
Aprio announced the acquisition of CAVU Advisors, a Maryland‑based firm specializing in federal contracting advisory services. The deal adds CAVU’s expertise in Unanet, Deltek, and government‑market operations to Aprio’s integrated platform of accounting, tax, cybersecurity, and legal services. With the...
From Madonna Photo Ops to Bankruptcy: The Publisher that Owes Bob Dylan Blames 'Predatory' Lenders
Callaway Arts & Entertainment, the New York‑based publisher behind Madonna’s 1992 "Sex" book and a Bob Dylan centennial volume, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company disclosed assets and liabilities ranging between $1 million and $10 million and cited "predatory" alternative lenders...
RWA “Perpification” Gains Momentum as Retail Traders Reshape Global Derivatives Markets
Blockchain‑based perpetual futures that track real‑world assets (RWAs) are experiencing rapid adoption, a trend DWF Labs labels “perpification.” Retail traders are the primary catalyst, using decentralized platforms to bet on commodities, equities and other traditional instruments without owning the underlying...
Texas Court Holds Chemical Manufacturer’s Returnable Containers Qualify for Manufacturing Exemption
The Texas Court of Appeals ruled that a chemical manufacturer’s returnable porta‑feed containers qualify for the state’s manufacturing exemption from sales and use tax. The court reconciled the specific container exemption with the broader manufacturing exemption, allowing both to operate...
Vancity Reports Strong 2025 Performance. Asset Levels Reach a Record $41 Billion
Vancity announced its 2025 results, posting a record $41 billion CAD (≈$30 billion USD) in total assets and a net income of $69.9 million CAD (≈$52 million USD), up sharply from $5.8 million CAD the prior year. Core revenue climbed more than 30% to $675.4 million...
Ripple Adds Digital Asset Support to Treasury Management Platform
Ripple has upgraded its treasury management platform to embed digital‑asset capabilities, letting corporate finance teams hold, track, and manage cryptocurrencies alongside fiat in a single interface. The new Digital Asset Accounts and unified dashboard provide real‑time visibility across bank accounts,...
Comprehensive Healthcare Systems: A Scalable Healthcare SaaS Platform the Market Is Still Mispricing
Comprehensive Healthcare Systems (CHS) is shifting toward a scalable SaaS model with its Novus 360 platform, highlighted by a new multi‑year contract that should boost annualized revenue by more than 25%. The company now reports a sales pipeline exceeding US$20 million,...
Finally. EToro Now Allows New York Residents to Trade Crypto
eToro has secured both a New York BitLicense and a Money Transmitter License, allowing the platform to offer cryptocurrency trading to New York residents for the first time. The approval follows a 2024 SEC settlement that forced the firm to pull most...
TaxCalc Engager Announces Enhanced Strategic Collaboration with Virtual Cabinet and Workiro to Deliver Embedded Tax and Document Workflows for UK Firms
TaxCalc Engager, Virtual Cabinet and Workiro have announced an enhanced strategic collaboration that embeds tax compliance and document‑management workflows for UK accountancy firms. The new integration deepens an existing partnership, delivering client‑record synchronization, automated filing of CT600 and P11D returns,...
DLY: This High-Yielding Fund Could Struggle Along With The Rest Of The Bond Market
DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund (DLY) offers a 10.37% distribution yield but has lagged peer and index performance, delivering disappointing recent returns. The fund’s diversified debt portfolio remains exposed to overall bond‑market weakness and a waning safe‑haven appeal of U.S. Treasuries....
DTCC Launches Rapid Issuance
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) unveiled Rapid Issuance, a new service on its Underwriting Central platform that automates the full lifecycle of equity‑linked structured notes. The solution enables issuers to complete closings within an hour, promising faster time‑to‑market,...
Debtwire Middle-Market – 3/30/2026
The VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD) posted a dividend yield of 13.4% on March 30, up 157 basis points from the end of 2025. This rise reflects a broad repricing of business development companies, many now trading below net asset value as...
Royal Agrifirm to Acquire Hamlet Protein
Royal Agrifirm Group announced on March 31 that it will acquire Hamlet Protein, a leading supplier of specialty soy‑based protein ingredients for young animal nutrition. The deal, expected to close within weeks pending customary conditions, adds Hamlet’s production sites in Denmark...
KBRA Direct Lending Deals: News & Analysis – 3/30/2026
KBRA published its latest Direct Lending Default Indices covering the trailing twelve months through March 31, 2026, accompanied by a performance chart. The indices track default and recovery rates across private credit deals, showing a modest uptick in defaults compared with the...
How Cost of Capital Is Reshaping Risk, Regulation, and Capital Allocation
The 2026 AFP Cost of Capital Survey shows corporations are turning cost of capital from a static valuation input into a dynamic risk‑adjustment tool. Nearly half of firms now raise their hurdle rates to reflect uncertainty, while 63% rely on...
Guidance: Treasury Approvals Process for Projects and Programmes
HM Treasury’s updated Guidance on the Treasury Approvals Process, refreshed in April 2026, consolidates project scrutiny into a single integrated approval point and adds new requirements for mega‑project transparency. The revision mandates early Treasury sign‑off on Strategic Outline Cases for high‑value...