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The Dividend Discount Model (DDM): The Black Sheep of Valuation?

Brian DeChesare

Dividend Discount Model, Part 4: Present Value of Terminal Value and Dividends Since the Dividend Discount Model is based on Equity Value, not Enterprise Value, the Discount Rate is the Cost of Equity: Risk-Free Rate + Equity Risk Premium * Levered Beta. DTM’s Levered Beta at this time was only 0.80, but I increased it to 1.00

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ISS Discusses the Latest in ESG and Stewardship Regulation

Reynolds Holding

ESAP data collection is scheduled to begin in July 2026 and publication on ESAP is planned to begin in July 2027. The TNFDs draft guidance on nature transition planning , published October 27, provides corporates and financial institutions with recommended disclosures for their transition plans.