Position Green Launches Decarbonization Investment ROI Calculator
Position Green, a sustainability software and advisory firm, unveiled an ROI Calculator that translates decarbonization projects into quantifiable financial metrics. Developed using a model from Stockholm School of Economics professor Rickard Sandberg, the tool provides ROI, NPV, payback period, emissions impact, and carbon‑tax savings based on user‑defined assumptions. The interactive platform lets companies model multiple scenarios instantly, helping finance and sustainability teams build stronger business cases. CEO Daniel Gadd said the calculator bridges the language gap between environmental goals and financial decision‑making.
Non-Listed BDC Fundraising Momentum Slowing, Redemption Requests Rising: Stanger
Non-listed Business Development Companies (BDCs) are experiencing a slowdown in fundraising momentum, according to Stanger. Simultaneously, redemption requests from investors are rising, though they remain within manageable levels. Net asset values (NAVs) continue to climb, reflecting strong underlying portfolio performance....
EU Launches Clean Energy Investment Strategy
On March 10, 2026, the European Commission unveiled a Clean Energy Investment Strategy aimed at accelerating financing for Europe’s energy transition. The plan estimates a need for €660 billion of annual investment through 2030, rising to €695 billion in the following decade....
Fayetteville, Arkansas, Voters OK $335.5 Million of Bonds
Fayetteville voters approved a $335.5 million municipal bond, keeping a 1 % special sales tax in place to service the debt. The package earmarks funds for water, sewer, parks, animal services, pedestrian infrastructure, recycling, fire‑safety projects, and allocates $61.9 million to build an...
Record Q4 Performance Sets up Jollibee for Sustained Expansion
Jollibee Foods Corp. posted a record fourth‑quarter operating income, up 41.9% year‑on‑year, and full‑year revenue of P305.11 billion, a 13% increase. Net income rose 5.4% to P10.87 billion, while system‑wide sales grew 16.6% for 2025. The company opened a historic 1,126 new...
DOJ, Halkbank Agree to End Iran Sanctions Case
The U.S. Justice Department and state‑owned Halkbank have reached a deferred prosecution agreement, ending a five‑year case alleging the bank helped Iran evade sanctions. Under the deal, Halkbank must stop any Iran‑benefiting transactions and submit to an independent compliance monitor....
Bank Of America Lends A Hand To Nexstar
Bank of America, alongside undisclosed lenders, has arranged a leveraged loan to finance Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of TEGNA. The financing is intended to help Nexstar secure the deal that would make it the nation’s largest single owner of...
Digital Realty Trust: A 34% Dividend Buffer Meets AI Data Center CapEx Cycle
Digital Realty Trust posted 2025 Core FFO of $7.39 per share, delivering a roughly 34% dividend buffer against its $4.88 payout. The REIT maintains a 4.9× leverage ratio and BBB ratings from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, keeping credit risk low....
159 – the Three-Digit Number that Could Stop You From Being Scammed
The three‑digit hotline 159, launched by Stop Scams UK in 2021, gives UK consumers a fast way to verify suspicious banking calls or texts. It links callers to the fraud teams of more than 99% of retail bank accounts, and over...
Meta Hikes Fees for Advertisers to Cover Europe's Digital Taxes
Meta Platforms will begin charging advertisers a "location fee" to offset Europe’s digital services taxes, starting July 1. The fee mirrors each country’s tax rate—3% in France, Italy and Spain; 5% in Austria and Turkey; and 2% in the U.K.—and...
Kenya’s Parliament Committees Back $1.5 Billion Safaricom Stake Sale
Kenyan parliamentary Public Debt and Privatisation Committees have endorsed the government's plan to sell 15% of its Safaricom stake for KES204 billion ($1.5 billion). Proceeds will be funneled into a National Infrastructure Fund to finance roads, energy and other projects, easing fiscal...
Intelligo Launches the Intelligo Compliance MCP Server, Bringing Deterministic Due Diligence Into Autonomous AI Investment Workflows
Intelligo announced the launch of its Compliance MCP Server, a new infrastructure layer that embeds deterministic due‑diligence into autonomous AI investment workflows used by limited partners. The MCP server delivers verifiable, auditable risk intelligence, enabling real‑time background checks, firm‑specific thresholds,...
What if Your Corporate Tax Team Could Focus on Strategy Instead of Spreadsheets?
Corporate tax departments are bogged down by manual spreadsheet‑based compliance, leading to costly errors and diverting talent from strategic work. Each phase—data gathering, exemption handling, and return processing—creates risk and consumes hours that could support growth initiatives. Intelligent automation promises...
Edinburgh Worldwide Seeks End to Saba Saga by Offering Shareholders Cash Exit and SpaceX Upside
Edinburgh Worldwide (EWIT) has tabled a 100% tender offer that would let shareholders cash out at roughly 85% of net asset value, with the remaining 15% deferred until SpaceX’s anticipated IPO. The proposal does not require support from activist hedge...
Banks Failing to Screen for Illegal Mining Risks
A Reuters‑cited study by WWF and Themis finds that roughly 40% of banks and investors do not screen for illegal mining risks, despite 84% operating in high‑risk sectors such as transport and trade. Illegal mining generates at least $48 billion in...
The Hidden Cost of Every Card Swipe – Understanding Interchange Fees
Interchange fees are the charges that a merchant’s bank pays to the card‑issuing bank for each card transaction, typically ranging from 0.2% to 2% of the purchase amount. In the European Economic Area, regulation caps these fees at 0.2% for...
Why Clients Should Care About Capex
Capital expenditures have surged as AI drives massive data‑center builds, pushing big‑tech capex to its highest share of revenue in a decade. The Mag 7 and other hyperscalers are allocating roughly 100% of operating cash flow to capex in 2026, far...
Amazon Reportedly Targeting Up To $42 Billion In Bond Sale
Amazon filed a preliminary prospectus to raise between $37 billion and $42 billion in a mixed‑currency bond offering, the largest since its $15 billion sale in November. The proceeds are earmarked for Amazon’s aggressive AI push, including massive data‑center construction and a recently...
Africa CDC Eyes Debt Swaps to Plug Health Financing Gaps
Facing steep foreign‑aid cuts and high sovereign debt, Africa CDC is turning to debt‑for‑health swaps to bridge financing gaps. The agency has hired Christoph Benn, a veteran of the Global Fund’s Debt2Health mechanism, to spearhead matchmaking between debtor nations and...
CFOs and Private Equity Sponsors Diverge on IPO Timing and Approach
A new Accordion survey of 200 CFOs and 200 private‑equity sponsors reveals a sharp misalignment on IPO timing and responsibility. While 85% of CFOs say boards or sponsors control the exit, 65% of sponsors expect finance chiefs to own IPO...
Valuing Early-Stage Life Sciences Companies: The Why, the How, and the Impact
Early‑stage life sciences firms face unique valuation challenges due to regulatory, market and scientific uncertainties. Traditional discounted cash flow models are unsuitable, so practitioners rely on risk‑adjusted NPV, market comparables, and venture‑capital exit methods. These valuations influence capital raising, stock‑based...
Finances Drive REH Conversion
Mercy Hospital in Moundridge, Kansas, converted to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) on Jan. 1, 2024, swapping inpatient services for 24‑hour emergency care and outpatient offerings. The REH model provides a $3.4 million annual facility payment and 105% of the OPPS rate,...
The Cash Flow Lever that Most CFOs Are Missing in the Tariff Environment
Export‑focused CFOs are defending margins against 2025 tariffs, but many overlook a cash‑flow lever: the Interest‑Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC‑DISC). IC‑DISC can transform ordinary‑rate export income into qualified dividends, delivering permanent federal tax savings of roughly 5.8% to 13.2%....
Euler Motors Signals Hero MotoCorp Stake Raise as EV Maker Scales Capacity and Portfolio
Hero MotoCorp will invest an additional ₹275 crore in Euler Motors, raising its stake from 34.1% to roughly 36% on a fully diluted basis. Euler has unveiled a ₹300‑400 crore capital‑expenditure plan for the next 18‑24 months to add new production lines,...
Will Spotify (SPOT) Be Able to Deliver More Than 20% Annual Free Cash Flow Growth?
Polen Capital’s Q4 2025 letter highlighted Spotify (SPOT) as a key holding, noting its 600 million active users and 250 million paid subscribers. The stock closed at $544.88, up 7.17% year‑to‑date, while the fund initiated a new position expecting strong performance. Polen projects...
Is RegTech Consolidation Creating New Platform Risks?
RegTech vendors are merging their offerings into larger, unified platforms that cover surveillance, reporting, identity and risk functions. Proponents argue that consolidation reduces operational fragmentation, delivers economies of scale, and strengthens security through enterprise‑grade infrastructure. Critics counter that platform concentration...
EU Regulators Asked to Comment on Green Taxonomy Reporting Rules
EU regulators have opened a public consultation on the European Union’s green taxonomy reporting rules, seeking comments on proposed amendments to key performance indicators. The review focuses on reporting obligations for banks, insurers and large corporations, aiming to tighten alignment...
Morningstar DBRS Publishes Final Global Methodology for Rating Public-Private Partnerships
Morningstar DBRS has issued its final Global Methodology for Rating Public‑Private Partnerships, effective March 10 2026, replacing the August 2025 version. The new framework introduces a six‑factor design and construction risk analysis and a Comprehensive Contractor Risk Assessment, both equally weighted. It also...
Centre Seeks Parliament Nod for Net Extra Spending of ₹2 Trillion in FY26 Amid Commodity Price Volatility
The Indian government has asked Parliament to approve a net extra spending of roughly ₹2 trillion for FY26, representing just under 0.6% of nominal GDP. The additional outlay is driven by heightened food and fertilizer subsidies, increased defence revenue expenditure, and...
Amundi to Manage €350m Private Markets Mandate
Amundi has been awarded a €350 million private‑markets mandate, underscoring growing European appetite for alternative assets. At the same time, Asian private‑credit funds are drawing fresh capital as U.S. lenders face tighter conditions. EQT secured a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings,...
Most Small Businesses Can’t Afford a Full-Time Finance Chief. So Mastercard Is Debuting a ‘Virtual CFO’ Built with AI
Mastercard is introducing a virtual CFO built on generative AI as the first offering of its “Virtual C‑suite” for small and medium‑sized enterprises. The service will be delivered through banks, accounting platforms and software partners and will provide cash‑flow risk...
Navigating the Challenges of a 2026 Surety Market: The Importance of Financial Management for Contractors
Contractors face a tightening 2026 surety market as underwriting standards grow stricter, prompting a renewed focus on disciplined financial management. The article outlines how preserving project profitability, rigorous cash‑flow forecasting, prudent debt mitigation, and retained‑earnings targets can safeguard bonding capacity....
Nigeria’s Prembly Launches Open-Source Database to Fight African Fraud
Prembly, a Nigerian digital‑security firm, has unveiled FraudLens, an open‑source fraud‑intelligence bank built on millions of identity‑verification checks. The platform aggregates fraud events from banks, fintechs and other partners, offering a publicly accessible repository that starts with Nigeria and aims...
The Fed Wants to Let a Dangerous Asset Loose on Bank Balance Sheets
The Federal Reserve has proposed three adjustments to how banks treat mortgage loans and mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) under capital rules. While the new loan‑to‑value risk‑weight buckets and a review of the 250% MSR risk weight align with Basel principles,...
SumUp Expands Into the Accounting Market With a Free Making Tax Digital Tool
SumUp has launched a free, in‑platform accounting solution for UK merchants, powered by Sage, to help them meet the Making Tax Digital (MTD) income‑tax requirements that take effect in April 2026. The tool automates income‑tax calculations and filing, embedding compliance...
OceanSound Hires TPG’s Laura Noisten to Lead Capital Markets
OceanSound announced the appointment of Laura Noisten, formerly of TPG, as head of capital markets. The move comes as the firm prepares for a significant expansion in size and operational complexity. Noisten will be tasked with building the necessary capital...
Aalberts Reports the Progress of Its Share Buyback Programme 02 – 06 March 2026
Aalberts N.V. disclosed that between 2 March and 6 March 2026 it repurchased 166,300 shares for €5,602,990.88, at an average price of €33.69 per share. This transaction brings the cumulative buyback to 197,900 shares worth €6.72 million since the programme’s launch on 27 February...
NSE Tells Brokers to Disclose and Remit Excess STT Retained for FY24 and Earlier Years
India’s National Stock Exchange has issued a circular directing all brokers and sub‑brokers to disclose any Securities Transaction Tax (STT) collected but not yet deposited for FY 2023‑24 and earlier periods. The directive follows a notice from the Income Tax Department...
Bonnier News Notches Another Strong Business Result, and CEO Is Bullish on 2026
Bonnier News reported 2025 EBITA of SEK 1.08 billion, a 29% YoY increase, on revenue of SEK 10.9 billion, up 3%. Digital subscription revenue surged 14% with the +Allt bundle reaching nearly 500,000 digital subscribers and over 1.1 million total users. Reader revenue...
Caroline Abel: Opening Remarks - "Navigating Risk and Resilience - AML/CFT Strategies for a Transparent Financial System for Reporting Entities...
Caroline Abel opened a workshop in Seychelles to boost AML/CFT resilience, highlighting a partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group’s Risk Division. The session underscored the island’s ongoing legal and supervisory reforms, driven by past Mutual Evaluations and national risk...
Uzbekistan’s Uzum Hits $2.3B Valuation as Fintech Drives Growth
Uzbek fintech platform Uzum secured a $131.5 million investment led by Oman’s sovereign wealth funds, lifting its valuation 53% to $2.3 billion. The round combines $81.5 million in equity and $50 million in convertible notes as the company eyes a $250‑300 million pre‑IPO raise in...
National Grid: Raising Economic Moat Rating to Narrow and Fair Value Estimate
Morningstar raised National Grid’s economic moat rating to Narrow and lifted its fair‑value estimate by 19% to GBX 1,440. The utility accepted the final RIIO‑T3 2026‑31 regulatory determination and extended its business plan to 2031, keeping 10% asset‑growth guidance while boosting...
State Bank of India Shuns Russian Crude Oil Payments Despite US Reprieve
State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to process payments for Russian crude oil even after the United States issued a temporary waiver for Indian imports. The bank cites uncertainty over the waiver's duration, potential sanctions exposure, and reputational risk...
Corporate Action Disclosure
PROMONTARIA MACC 1x1 SOCIMI SA, a residential REIT listed on Euronext under ticker ENXL, disclosed a cash distribution to its shareholders on 10 March 2026. The corporate action was filed through the Euronext platform and classified as a cash distribution under the...
Seven Developments Shaping US Treasury Clearing
The SEC’s upcoming Treasury clearing mandate is set to make central clearing mandatory for U.S. Treasury securities, prompting firms to re‑engineer trading, risk, and operational frameworks. The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) is responding with seven new initiatives, including expanded...
Do You Need to Register as a Money Services Business?
The article outlines when a Canadian business must register as a Money Services Business (MSB) with FINTRAC, detailing the specific activities—foreign exchange, fund remittance, virtual‑currency dealing, and crowdfunding—that trigger regulatory oversight. It distinguishes domestic MSBs from foreign MSBs (FMSBs) and...
Banks Struggle to Implement ISSB Sustainability Reporting Rules
A PwC‑IIF survey of 24 global banks managing over $18 trillion in assets shows near‑universal interest in the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 standards, with 22 banks pursuing S1 and 23 pursuing S2. Yet most institutions are still building the data pipelines,...
GridStor Secures $120m for Gunnar Reliability Project in Texas
GridStor has secured a $120 million financing package from NORD/LB and Siemens Financial Services for its 150 MW/300 MWh Gunnar Reliability Project in Hidalgo County, Texas. The funding includes construction and tax‑equity bridge loans as well as letters of credit, marking Siemens’ first...
TransUnion and Google Cloud Power AI‑Driven Credit Intelligence with New Analytics Agent
TransUnion has teamed with Google Cloud to launch an AI‑driven analytics agent that fuses TransUnion's credit data with Google’s Vertex AI and BigQuery services. The new solution delivers real‑time credit intelligence, cutting underwriting decision times by roughly half while boosting...
Leading The Next Cycle: NSE’s Trust-First Agenda For India’s Capital Markets
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has unveiled a "trust‑first" agenda aimed at scaling India’s capital markets while preserving stability, fairness and public confidence. Over the next 12‑18 months it will expand product suites, deepen SME pipelines, and broaden geographic and...