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Centerra Gold reported nearly $100 million of free cash flow in the quarter, driven by strong production at Öksüt and elevated metal prices. Gold output reached almost 82,000 ounces and copper 13.4 million pounds, while all‑in sustaining costs rose to $1,652 per ounce. The company reaffirmed full‑year guidance and announced a pre‑feasibility study that extends Mount Milligan’s mine life to 2045, boosting proven and probable reserves by 56% for gold and 52% for copper. Shareholder returns included $32 million in buybacks and a $0.07 per‑share dividend.
AdvanSix reported a strong finish to 2025, delivering $157 million of adjusted EBITDA and expanding its margin to 10.3%, up 90 basis points year‑over‑year. Q4 sales rose 9% to $360 million, driven by an 11% volume increase and modest pricing gains, while...
Cogent Communications reported Q4 2025 revenue of $200.1 million, a modest 0.6% sequential decline, while on‑net services grew 7.8% year‑over‑year and now represent 58% of total revenue. Off‑net revenue contracted 17.9% YoY, but the high‑margin Wavelength business surged 74% YoY, expanding to...
M&T Bank’s Wilmington Trust subsidiary is defending a New York lawsuit alleging it failed to fulfill custodial duties for several Tricolor‑related trusts. Plaintiffs claim the bank breached contracts and fiduciary obligations, seeking unspecified damages, interest and fees. M&T reports that...
Blue Owl Capital Corp II, a non‑traded business development company, has halted its quarterly redemption program, effectively gating investors. The manager simultaneously sold approximately $1.4 billion of loans across three of its BDC portfolios to bolster liquidity. The redemption freeze and...
Medallion Financial, the former taxi‑medallion lender, is pivoting to accelerate home‑improvement loan growth, aiming for mid‑teens percentage expansion in 2026. The strategy is anchored by hiring veteran consumer lender Joel Cannon from Regions Financial to lead a dedicated home‑improvement team....
Morningstar released its February 19 2026 Operational Risk Assessment report ranking CMBS servicers and originators. The ranking evaluates entities on credit underwriting, servicing quality, and capital resilience, highlighting the top performers and those with heightened risk exposures. Methodology incorporates recent loss‑experience data...
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced a temporary pricing method for NIC1 options, adjusted MidWestOne contracts, because the cash‑in‑lieu for the 0.75 fractional share remains undetermined. OCC will calculate the NIC1 price by multiplying the closing price of Nicolet Bankshares...
In 2025 Washington’s State Board of Accountancy issued a record 2,086 new CPA licenses, a 16.3% increase from the previous year. Remarkably, more than 60% of those licenses were awarded to international candidates who sat the exam at overseas testing...
TIP Solar, backed by GoodLeap’s residential solar leases and PPAs, has issued $179.7 million in asset‑backed securities. The ABS are collateralized by 7,812 leases held by Jaguar Solar Owner 2026‑1 and structured into A‑ and B‑tranches with anticipated repayments through March 2033 and...
Noodles & Company completed an 8‑for‑1 reverse stock split on Feb. 19, 2026, moving its share price from $0.50 to roughly $4.00 to satisfy Nasdaq’s $1 minimum listing requirement. The split was approved by more than 96% of shareholders at a...
Booking Holdings announced its first-ever forward stock split, converting each share into 25 shares. The 25‑for‑1 split will take effect on April 6, 2026, after distribution on April 2, with shares trading on a split‑adjusted basis. The move follows a...
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has terminated its formal written agreement with First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky, ending a regulatory oversight period that began in August 2024. The termination, achieved...
Global Payments reported fourth‑quarter net revenue of $2.3 billion, a 6 % year‑over‑year increase, while net income fell to $217.5 million, missing consensus forecasts. The results sparked a 13 % surge in the stock as the company completed its Worldpay acquisition and announced a...
The Federal Reserve Board announced a hybrid public outreach meeting for Thursday, March 26, 2026, as part of its ten‑year review mandated by the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA). The session will allow stakeholders to comment on a...
YETI Holdings announced that Scott Bomar, a two‑decade Home Depot finance veteran, will assume the CFO role on Feb. 23, also serving as treasurer and principal accounting officer. Bomar’s compensation package includes a $725,000 base salary, a $500,000 sign‑on bonus and significant...
Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. announced a cash distribution of $0.18 per Class A share, payable on March 13, 2026 to shareholders of record as of February 27, 2026. The company also offers a commission‑free Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) that lets Class A investors automatically...
Morningstar's 2025 Active/Passive Barometer shows only 38% of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs outperformed their asset‑weighted passive composites, a four‑point drop from 2024. Over a ten‑year horizon, just 21% of active funds beat passive peers, with bond and real‑estate...
Roper Technologies’ board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, payable on April 22, 2026 to shareholders of record as of April 6, 2026. The announcement underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to returning excess cash to investors. Roper, a...
Westfield Specialty posted $1.93 billion in gross written premium for 2025, delivering $87.2 million of underwriting income and a 93.1% combined ratio. The U.S. segment generated 55% of the premium base, while London‑based international operations contributed the remaining 45%. Business‑line breakdown shows...
KPMG has introduced a Tax AI Accelerator Program that equips corporate tax departments with generative‑AI skills and a custom Digital Gateway deployment on Microsoft Azure OpenAI. The initiative blends technical training, prompt‑engineering workshops, and a secure sandbox where participants test...
Grøntvedt AS has released its draft 2024 annual financial statements and simultaneously announced a restructuring initiative aimed at recapitalising the group. The proposal, presented to bondholders of the NO0013107474 issue, was crafted with an ad‑hoc committee representing over half of...
FinOps practitioners are moving financial decision‑making earlier in the software development lifecycle, a shift highlighted in the FinOps Foundation’s 2026 State of FinOps report based on 1,100 respondents. Pre‑deployment architecture guidance is now a top‑requested capability, and the scope of...
At the JSE SA Trade Connect conference, market leaders warned that volatility is no longer a rare "black swan" but a persistent flock of shocks. Alicia Greenwood highlighted the exchange’s push to fuse disparate data sources, enabling faster interpretation and...
Finance chiefs report mounting board pressure to adopt AI, mirroring similar urgency in the securitization sector. ABS leaders, like Vervent’s David Johnson, argue AI adoption must deliver speed, transparency, and control, enabling faster tape‑to‑trade cycles, cleaner data, and scalable compliance....
Solactive has opened a market consultation on proposed methodology changes to its CWM Balanced Strategy Index. The firm invites all stakeholders and third parties to review detailed amendment documents and submit comments. Feedback must be received by 5 March 2026, after which...
Multi‑currency collateral agreements create optionality that requires discounting with a cheapest‑to‑deliver (CTD) curve. While Monte‑Carlo simulation can price this exactly, it is computationally heavy. Researchers propose an analytic approximation that combines the Clark algorithm and Gauss‑Hermite quadrature, delivering near‑Monte‑Carlo accuracy...
Visa announced it will reacquire Argentina’s Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, bringing the payment processors back under its control. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of March, restores Visa’s card‑issuer processing, real‑time payments, ATM...
Lightkeeper has introduced Beacon, an AI‑enabled feature that lets hedge funds and asset managers ask plain‑English questions about their portfolios. The tool pulls answers from Lightkeeper’s validated, institutional‑grade data rather than unverified sources, preserving transparency and auditability. Beacon connects client...
Private equity deal value surged to $2.6 trillion in 2025, a 19% increase over 2024 and the second‑largest total on record. The total number of deals fell 9%, continuing a post‑2021 decline in transaction volume. Holding periods have stretched, with the...
Remitly announced that former Santander executive Sebastian J. Gunningham will replace co‑founder Matt Oppenheimer as chief executive effective Thursday. Oppenheimer, who led the company for nearly 15 years, will move to board chair and focus on strategic initiatives. The leadership...
The article introduces the market implied discount rate (MIDR) as a forward‑looking alternative to the traditional weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Using S&P Capital IQ data on the S&P 500, it shows that MIDR often diverges from WACC, with energy...
Remitly announced Sebastian Gunningham, a former Santander Consumer Finance chair with executive experience at Amazon, Apple and Oracle, will become its chief executive on Thursday. Co‑founder Matt Oppenheimer will transition to board chair as the company reported a strong 2025...
Choice Hotels International posted a record $369.9 million net income for 2025, accompanied by an all‑time adjusted EBITDA of $625.6 million. The company added 440 new hotels, with international openings surging 82% and net rooms expanding 12.5% worldwide. U.S. extended‑stay...
The British Business Bank announced a £60 million commitment to NorthEdge IV, marking its first foray into private‑equity investments under a new growth‑equity strategy. The government‑owned development bank will back the Manchester‑based firm’s fourth fund, which targets founder‑led SMEs across technology, healthcare...
Anthony Escamilla, CFO of Protos Security, says the modern CFO has morphed from a budget keeper into a strategic leader who oversees finance, data analytics, technology, risk and even operational functions. He highlights the accelerating pace of decision‑making, with stakeholders...
Solinex, a specialist law firm, offers a full‑service model that merges legal counsel, cryptocurrency analytics, and international coordination to track and recover stolen digital assets. The firm reports a 97% case completion rate and has served over 4,800 clients in...
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority released a report quantifying the economic impact of the 2.3‑mile Claremont Extension of the Metro A Line light‑rail system. The study projects more than $1.1 billion in construction‑phase economic output, over 4,700 jobs, and $154 million...
Yopa’s analysis of English homes on sale finds that properties with sea, countryside or cityscape views command an average asking price 28.1% higher than comparable homes without such vistas, translating to roughly £156,000 extra value. The premium peaks in the...
The post examines how the 10‑year US‑German bond yield spread correlates with the USD/EUR exchange rate, showing that higher US yields usually coincide with dollar appreciation. A notable exception occurred after April 2 2025, when a sharp US yield rise was followed...
Enterprises are shifting treasury management from error‑prone spreadsheets to AI‑driven automated pipelines. Infosys’ Ashish Kumar and IBS FinTech CEO CM Grover highlight that real‑time data integration with ERP, trading platforms, and banks is essential for AI to add value....
Lawrence G. McMillan’s February 19, 2026 webinar dives deep into the option Greeks—delta, gamma, theta, and vega—explaining their mathematical roots in the Black‑Scholes model and how they interact in real‑time risk management. The session moves beyond textbook definitions to demonstrate practical techniques...
The latest editorial highlights that Business Development Companies (BDCs) are increasingly mirroring broader credit stress in the market. Deteriorating loan performance and tighter financing conditions are evident across BDC portfolios. At the same time, a looming maturity wall—large volumes of...
European high‑net‑worth investors are gravitating back to alternative UCITS funds, a liquid hedge‑fund‑style vehicle, as assets under management rose 22% to $287 billion in 2025. The sector logged four consecutive quarters of inflows, the longest streak in four years, driven by...
JM Financial Asset Management has launched a ₹1,500 crore pre‑IPO Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) under SEBI’s Category II, marking its entry into the pre‑IPO investment space. The fund will invest in companies slated to go public within the next 18 months, leveraging...
The UK government announced a £4 billion Industrial Strategy allocation targeting creative industries, with the British Business Bank taking a leading role. A £45 million cornerstone investment was made in Redrice Ventures, a seed‑stage investor for creative firms. The Bank is also...
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group projects a strong rebound in global hotel investment, with 2025 transaction volumes rising 22% from the 2023 trough. The Americas posted the steepest growth at 27%, while Asia‑Pacific fell 20% but is slated for recovery...
J.P. Morgan now handles nearly two billion API requests each month, but only about 13% stem from direct customer‑initiated actions. Historically, open‑banking data flowed freely, enabling budgeting apps, lending tools and countless fintech services. In 2025 the bank began negotiating paid...
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, led by James Moloney, announced a sweeping set of rule revisions that will affect disclosure, crypto assets, and reporting frequency. CFOs should anticipate changes to Regulation S‑K aimed at trimming immaterial disclosures, new interpretive guidance...
Macquarie has highlighted two key risks in PhonePe’s upcoming IPO: elevated Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) expenses that compress EBITDA margins, and a heavy reliance on a few revenue streams that could be hit by regulatory shifts. The broker estimates...
