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Juniper Square’s senior director of fund accounting, Dorota Kowalski, says private‑equity general partners must rethink outsourcing as market complexity rises. The firm is shifting its narrative from being a mere processor to a strategic partner that embeds technology and expertise into fund operations. This evolution reflects broader industry pressure to streamline accounting, compliance, and data analytics. Kowalski highlights that integrated platforms can deliver cost efficiencies while mitigating operational risk.
KKR’s Strategic Investments Group is championing capital‑solutions strategies that pair companies with flexible, partnership‑oriented financing. Blaine MacDougald, co‑head of the group, stresses that these solutions are built on aligned value creation, allowing firms to pursue growth without the constraints of traditional...
Arrow Global’s head of credit and lending, Toni McDermott, highlighted the firm’s operational‑centric strategy in private‑credit investing. He argued that a hands‑on approach to managing asset‑backed portfolios generates superior returns, especially when markets are stressed. By embedding operational expertise—such as restructuring,...
Australian battery‑storage lenders are rapidly adapting to a market now dominated by merchant‑risk projects, with banks like ING, Société Générale and the CEFC noting that operational and grid risks differ sharply from traditional solar contracts. The financing sweet spot has settled...
The Private Funds CFO Network has released a post‑event guide summarizing the 2026 New York CFO Forum. The guide captures the forum’s key takeaways, including how the CFO role is expanding beyond traditional finance functions. It stresses viewing artificial intelligence...
Private Funds CFO released its 2026 Future of Fund Services report, examining how the industry is navigating regulatory, technological, and market‑driven change. The study outlines evolving outsourcing imperatives and profiles 16 rising finance professionals shaping the sector. Expert commentary from...
Private fund CFOs are navigating an increasingly complex operating environment, where regulatory demands, market volatility, and talent shortages intersect. Simultaneously, the outsourcing landscape has broadened, offering options ranging from fund administration to advanced technology platforms. Heightened compliance pressures and cost...
The Department of Defense has failed seven federal audits, never earning a clean opinion, prompting continuous congressional pressure since 2012. Over 28 material weaknesses have obscured the tracking of its roughly $800 billion budget and massive inventory of weapons, aircraft, and...
Preparing a capital investment proposal for a CFO requires answering a specific set of questions that go beyond the project’s merits. CFOs first ask for the cost of doing nothing, then demand transparent methodology, a clear payback period, evidence of...
Foreign investors withdrew a record $19 billion (≈₹1.6 lakh crore) from Indian equities in FY26, marking the second consecutive year of outflows. Domestic institutions countered the sell‑off with a historic $102 billion (≈₹8.5 lakh crore) inflow, led by mutual funds, pension funds and insurers. The rupee’s 4 %...
SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced plans to simplify executive compensation reporting under Item 402 of Regulation S‑K, calling current disclosures costly, burdensome, and filled with non‑material data. He highlighted pay‑versus‑performance metrics and executive security perks as priority areas for reform....
Revolut is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire an Asian bank to secure a full banking licence and accelerate its regional push. While a takeover of DBS Group is dismissed as financially impractical, analysts point to smaller digital‑only institutions as...
Asset‑Backed Finance (ABF), also known as specialty finance or structured private credit, leverages securitisation technology to fund esoteric and illiquid assets. In a recent interview, Kanav Kalia, chief sales officer at Oxane Partners, highlighted the firm’s role in scaling UK...
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will debut Asia‑Pacific government bond futures on 20 April, covering sovereign bonds from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. The contracts, margined and settled in US dollars, offer three maturities—three, five and ten years—based on FTSE Russell’s...
Penguin Solutions reported Q1 fiscal 2026 revenue of $343 million, up 2% sequentially and 1% year‑over‑year, despite the absence of hyperscale hardware sales. Non‑GAAP gross margin slipped to 30% as the high‑margin Penguin Edge business winds down, while Integrated Memory surged...
Franklin Covey reported Q2 2026 revenue of $64 million, a 7% decline year‑over‑year, primarily due to an 8% drop in Enterprise and a 2% dip in Education. Despite the revenue dip, Enterprise North America invoiced amounts grew 7% overall and 13%...
FTSE Russell has launched the FTSE Asia Pacific Liquid Government Bond Index Series, a new suite of local‑currency benchmarks covering India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. The series tracks the two or three most recently issued or reopened sovereign...
NovaGold Resources reported a $7.2 million net loss for Q2 2020 but closed the period with a strong cash position of $134.3 million. The company resumed its Donlin Gold drilling campaign, aiming to complete roughly 80 holes and over 20,000 meters to validate high‑grade...
Restoration Hardware (RH) reported an 8% revenue increase in 2025, delivering $597 million in adjusted EBITDA (17.3% margin) and turning free cash flow positive at $252 million. The company invested $289 million in global expansion and $37 million to acquire...
Abu Dhabi Global Market reported a 36% jump in assets under management in 2025, reinforcing its status as the Middle East and Africa’s largest international financial centre by licence count. Active licences rose 30% to 12,671 and the workforce grew...
Donaldson Company posted a record $896 million in second‑quarter sales, up 3% year‑over‑year, while operating margin slipped to 14% due to gross‑margin pressure from volume deleveraging and footprint‑optimization costs. Adjusted EPS held steady at $0.83, and the company announced the Facet...
A leading digital bank has accelerated its deployment of Synthetic Risk Transfer (SRT) transactions, boosting capital relief activity by roughly 45% year‑over‑year. The bank generated about $2.3 billion in regulatory capital relief during the latest quarter, allowing it to lift its...
Lamb Weston reported third‑quarter 2026 results showing a 9% volume increase, a 4% rise in net sales and a 6% jump in adjusted EBITDA to $364 million, effectively offsetting the prior‑year ERP transition loss. Price mix fell 5% as the company...
Tilray Brands reported Q1 FY2026 net revenue of $210 million, a 5% year‑over‑year increase, and returned to net profitability with $1.5 million net income. Gross margin slipped to 27% from 30% last year, driven by lower margins in the beverage and cannabis...
B&G Foods completed the sale of its Green Giant U.S. frozen business, generating $63.2 million in cash and securing a co‑pack agreement with Seneca Foods that should add roughly $80 million of revenue in 2026. The company also announced the pending acquisition...
Vestis reported Q1 2026 revenue of $663.4 million, a 3% decline driven by a product‑mix shift toward lower‑margin workplace supplies that reduced revenue per pound by $0.04. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $70.4 million, with margins slipping to 10.6% as cost per pound...
Blue Owl Capital announced the closing of its latest asset‑backed finance (ABF) fund with $2.9 billion of commitments, surpassing the original $2.5 billion target. The fund will deploy capital into niche, securitized assets such as film‑production loans, equipment leasing, and other specialty...
The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A‑Shares ETF (ASHR) posted a 22.62% total return over the past year, driven primarily by double‑digit earnings growth among its constituents rather than multiple expansion. The fund trades at roughly a 28‑times earnings multiple, a...
The Indian financial year closed on March 31, and crypto investors who failed to report their digital‑asset gains now face a tax liability for FY 2025‑26. The deadline missed does not erase the obligation; taxpayers must still calculate profits, file a revised...
Sannah Kahal has been appointed vice president of finance at Children’s Minnesota, a Minneapolis‑based health system, effective immediately. The announcement, posted on LinkedIn on March 31, highlights her responsibility for capital planning, controllership, enterprise reporting, financial planning and analysis, decision support,...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to issue an interim final open‑banking rule in 2026, revisiting data‑access requirements after suspending its 2024 rule. Meanwhile, the House‑pending Bank‑Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act would empower the OCC and Federal Reserve to study...
The BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High‑Yield Corporate Bond ETF (XCCC) posted a modest 4% total‑return decline in 2026, outperforming many leveraged peers. Its resilience stems from low duration and moderate CCC credit spreads, which currently sit at 10.13%, near historical...
Health‑tech wearable Whoop raised $575 million in a Series G round, pushing its valuation to $10.1 billion. The funding, led by Collaborative Fund and joined by athletes Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James and Rory McIlroy, supports global expansion. Kevin Durant, who first invested in 2017 when Whoop...
Hello Group Inc. (ticker MOMO) announced a special cash dividend of $0.26 per American Depositary Share, payable on April 30, 2026 with a record date of April 10. The gross dividend is $0.28 less a $0.02 depositary fee. The Options...
Ellomay Capital disclosed that its 16.9% indirect stake in Dorad Energy posted 2025 revenues of roughly NIS 2.65 billion (about $742 million) and operating profit of NIS 385 million (≈$108 million). The year’s results were pressured by a 22% revenue dip in June amid the Israel‑Iran...
HeartCore Enterprises reported full‑year 2025 results, showing revenue of $9 million, a steep decline from $22.7 million the prior year after losing a large warrant deal. The company posted a net income of $5.5 million, driven largely by a gain from selling its...
GoHealth reported full‑year 2025 results showing a sharp decline in revenue and profitability as it intentionally scaled back Medicare Advantage activity. Net revenues dropped 55% to $361.8 million, and Adjusted EBITDA swung to a $35.1 million loss. The company emphasized a consumer‑first...
The SEC and CFTC signed a non‑binding Memorandum of Understanding on March 11, 2026 to coordinate oversight of overlapping markets. The MOU outlines joint principles, risk‑based “minimum effective dose” regulation, and priority areas such as product definitions, clearing, margin, crypto...
Private equity and venture capital funds are confronting a sharp uptick in cyber threats as global geopolitical tensions reshape the digital risk landscape. The surge in ransomware, supply‑chain attacks, and state‑sponsored espionage is straining operational teams and stretching compliance resources....
The American Enterprise Institute released an updated macroeconomic projection model that forecasts U.S. federal debt, deficits, and health‑care spending far exceeding CBO estimates. A new interactive dashboard lets users adjust tax rates, Social Security benefits, health‑care elasticities, and investment levels...
Pharmaceutical companies launched an eight‑day acquisition blitz, with six firms announcing deals worth about $25.5 billion. Two of those transactions involve upfront payments exceeding $5 billion each, underscoring the aggressive pace. The deals focus on securing biotech pipelines and specialty drug assets...
Texas city leaders warned that recent state actions are tightening access to municipal bond markets and curbing competition for procurement contracts. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson highlighted billions of dollars in upcoming projects—a $1.5 billion wastewater‑treatment plant, a $5 billion airport expansion, and...
McCormick and Unilever have agreed to merge Unilever's food division, creating a combined entity valued at roughly $66 billion. The transaction, slated to close in mid‑2027, gives Unilever shareholders a 55% stake and McCormick shareholders 35%, with Unilever also receiving $15.7 billion...
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) is urging the Canadian government to allocate its $750 million VC envelope – roughly $555 million USD – toward early‑stage seed funding. Its white paper proposes a $500 million Early‑Stage Matching Funds Program with a two‑to‑one public‑private...
Fund accounting software is emerging as a vital solution for arts and cultural nonprofits grappling with complex, multi‑source funding. Traditional for‑profit tools force fragile workarounds that inflate chart of accounts, hinder grant tracking, and lengthen month‑end close. By introducing segmented...
Sage’s CTO Aaron Harris detailed a finance‑focused AI architecture that relies on small, domain‑specific language models rather than generic frontier models. By training 7‑billion‑parameter models and wrapping them in an "arbiter" firewall, Sage reduces inference costs by roughly 97 percent...
Japan’s Foreign Ministry is establishing a dedicated centre to streamline Japanese investment into India, targeting ¥10 trillion (about $62.6 billion) in private‑sector capital by 2035. The unit will help firms navigate India’s fragmented state regulations, opaque law enforcement, and complex tax regime...
HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter has launched a podcast, offering finance leaders a new audio format for industry updates. A recent HFMA analysis reveals that non‑patient‑care services now generate the majority of hospital revenue, with patient‑care share varying widely by hospital type....
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Beta measures a stock’s price volatility relative to the broader market, with the S&P 500 serving as the benchmark at a beta of 1.0. It is a core input for the Capital Asset Pricing Model, translating systematic risk into expected returns....
Sam Backenroth, a veteran pharma CFO with over 13 years of public‑company experience, joined Aspargo Labs in early 2025 to build out its finance and operations platform. He is steering the company through internal‑control upgrades, a 2025 audit and the...
