Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

For the segment of my data that is macroeconomic, my primary source is FRED, the data set maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank , but I supplement with other data that I found online, including NAIC for bond spread data and Political Risk Services (PRS) for country risk scores. Dividend yield & payout 3. Default Spreads 3. Tax rates 4.

Risk Premium

Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Italian lender seeks to acquire 9% stake in Alpha Bank from Greek state and take control of Romanian unit

Alpha

Brian DeChesare

JULY 5, 2023

If you want to find investment banking league tables , it’s easy: Google the term and add a specific region, industry, or year you’re interested in: “Investment banking league tables us healthcare [20XX]” For faster results, use Image Search to scan the results and find relevant-looking tables. 50 transactions), or fees (e.g., $200

Banking

Brian DeChesare

MARCH 8, 2023

But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. Commodity trading desks within sales & trading at the large banks.

Finance

Mckinsey and Company

JULY 9, 2025

At the same time, sentiment toward the global asset management industry has reached a 30-year low as of April 2025, according to a Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey. 4 Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey, April 2025. 5 Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey, April 2025.

Alpha

Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 23, 2024

Wells Fargo Investors’ $1 billion settlement against Wells Fargo comes in the wake of years of scandal and resolves allegations that the bank concealed its inability to clean up its act. In the Relevant LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments action, the banks were alleged to have manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate for U.S.

Banking

Valutico

APRIL 25, 2023

All finance professionals who value companies, such as accountants, auditors, tax advisors, M&A professionals, investment managers, corporate finance advisors, and banks who want to consider ESG factors as part of their decision-making process, especially as an input to the valuation. Who is ValutECO for?

Discounted Cash Flow

Valutico

APRIL 25, 2023

All finance professionals who value companies, such as accountants, auditors, tax advisors, M&A professionals, investment managers, corporate finance advisors, and banks who want to consider ESG factors as part of their decision-making process, especially as an input to the valuation. Who is ValutECO for?

Discounted Cash Flow

Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Viewpoint) a precision oncology company developing alpha-particle therapies and complementary diagnostic imaging agents. In line with our focus on ‘treating cancer from the inside out,' one therapeutic area that has been of great interest to us is targeted alpha therapy.

Alpha

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the SEC’s action charging Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC with an illegal over-issuance of securities, the SEC imposed a $200 million penalty. Paul, Eagle Bancorp’s former CEO , whom the SEC charged with negligently making false and misleading statements about related party loans extended by the bank to Paul’s family trusts.

Compliance

Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As companies continue to legitimately integrate ESG into business strategy, the ability to achieve “alpha,” which is an excess return or performance above a codified index or peer group, might become more difficult to do. Using Alpha, however, it could be done. Alpha is unsystematic risk, unique to the firm undergoing valuation.

Intangible Assets

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Turner, Queen’s University Belfast, on Monday, February 5, 2024 Tags: Banks , British , Extended liability , Insurance firms , Limited liability , Shareholder , Shareholder liability , UK , United Kingdom Exxon proxy suit highlights divide between ESG investing and activism Posted by Amy D. Posted by John D.

Alpha

Musings on Markets

MARCH 28, 2022

If these ESG revisionists are to be believed, if companies had adopted ESG early enough, there would have been no banking crisis in 2008, and if investors had screened stocks for ESG quality, they would not have lost money in the corporate scandals and meltdowns of the last decade.

Start-ups

Benzinga

AUGUST 1, 2025

of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Danske Bank A/S (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.

Alpha

Benzinga

JULY 4, 2025

of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Danske Bank A/S (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.

Alpha

Benzinga

JUNE 18, 2025

of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Danske Bank A/S (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.

Alpha

Benzinga

JULY 9, 2025

of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Danske Bank A/S (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.

Alpha

Benzinga

JULY 28, 2025

of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Danske Bank A/S (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.

Alpha

Benzinga

JULY 17, 2025

of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Danske Bank A/S (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.

Alpha

Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Global Finance names the winners of its third annual World’s Best SME Banks. A World Bank study estimates that MSMEs face $5.2 The MGI study cited DuPont leveraging a banking relationship to secure working capital credit for its MSME suppliers in rural areas, strengthening its supply chain and increasing sales.

Banking

Reynolds Holding

MAY 27, 2025

The case arose from the criminal convictions of Stamatios Kousisis and his company, Alpha Painting& Construction Co., The case arose from the criminal convictions of Stamatios Kousisis and his company, Alpha Painting& Construction Co., Supreme Court held that a defendant may be convicted of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C.

Alpha

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 28, 2024

billion charge against Goldman Sachs, for the bank's role in the scandal. With sovereign funds, it is convenient to point to the other roles - nation building, sector fixing or social safety net - that they play that may excuse the negative alpha.

Start-ups

Equidam

APRIL 10, 2025

Daniel Faloppa (21:23) like these physical word moats are actually becoming more valuable in terms of alpha and relative return. the same story, but then I have a million safety net in the bank. So valuation staying stable, higher amounts raised are bringing more dilution to founders. And indeed, yeah, they’re doing well.

Start-ups