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The Promise and Perils of Open Finance

Harvard Corporate Governance

Open Finance seeks to harness the potential of new platform technology to enhance customer data access, sharing, portability, and interoperability—thereby leveling the informational playing field and fostering greater competition between incumbent financial institutions and a new breed of fintech disruptors. The promise of Open Finance is very real. Yet the shift toward Open Finance will force financial institutions and policymakers to confront a host of thorny technical challenges.

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Financing Year in Review: The Tide Turns

Harvard Corporate Governance

Obtaining committed financing, in particular, will require both creativity and avoiding the urge to let the perfect become the enemy of the good. Posted by John Sobolewski, Greg Pessin and Joel Simwinga, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Editor's Note: John Sobolewski and Greg Pessin are Partners and Joel Simwinga is a Law Clerk at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

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Let’s Stop Treating Crypto as If It Were Finance

Reynolds Holding

In advancing this view, Congress and the regulators appear to be following a path laid out by crypto companies seeking legitimacy through inclusion (on their own terms), in regulated finance. It is a game emulating finance – or, perhaps more accurately, gambling emulating finance.

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Sports Finance: The New Corporate Trophies

Global Finance

While US sports deals are few and far between, investors have a better chance to score abroad

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability.

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Evolving institutional finance with AI

Mckinsey and Company

Insights on Financial Services Banking Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Corporate Finance InnovationWestpac Group’s chief technology officer, David Walker, discusses how to lead through change to transform a legacy institution into a modern, full-service bank.

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Restaurant financing ideas

Henry Horne

Here are some tips on finding restaurant financing. The post Restaurant financing ideas appeared first on Henry+Horne. Best Practices The Side Dish AZ Restaurant Owners Restaurant Accounting Restaurant business Restaurant financing Restaurant Taxes

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Decentralized Finance, Crypto Funds, and Value Creation in Tokenized Firms

Reynolds Holding

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) employs blockchain technology and smart contracts with the goal of enabling perfectly disintermediated financial markets. Cumming, DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Florida Atlantic University.

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Liability for Non-Disclosure in Equity Financing

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Albert H. Choi (University of Michigan) and Kathryn E. Spier (Harvard Law School), on Friday, April 22, 2022 Editor's Note: Albert H. Choi is Paul G. Kauper Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and Kathryn E. Spier is Domenico De Sole Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. This post is based on their recent paper.

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Finance Without Law: The Case of China

Reynolds Holding

Yet, as Professor Pistor wrote in 2013, “it remains to be seen how effectively it can be employed for governing China’s exposure to global finance.” In a new article.

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Disruption and innovation in US auto financing

Mckinsey and Company

The relatively stable auto-financing market appears poised for change as strong demand draws the attention of a broad range of attackers. Insights on Financial Services Banking United States

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Roadmap for Inclusive Green Finance Implementation – Building Blocks to Implement IGF Initiatives and Policies

Harvard Corporate Governance

Zetzsche is Professor and ADA Chair in Financial Law at the University of Luxembourg and Director of the Center for Business & Corporate Law at Heinrich Heine University in Duesseldorf; Ross Buckley is Scientia Professor and King & Wood Mallesons Chair of International Finance Law at the University of New South Wales; and Douglas W. On Inclusive Green Finance. Academic Research Climate change COP27 ESG Green Finance IGF Sustainability

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Sustainable finance: The road so far and a look ahead

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Charles McConnell, Xuan Jin, White & Case LLP, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Editor's Note: Charles McConnell is a Partner and Xuan Jin is Counsel at White & Case LLP. This post is based on their White & Case memorandum.

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Financing Options for MSME Conference

RNC

Financing Options for MSME Conference organised by CII 26.11.2022 The post Financing Options for MSME Conference first appeared on RNC. News & Events

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Is Finance a Good Career Path? The 2023 Update

Brian DeChesare

If you want to stimulate the urge to poke out your eyes and jump into a pool of lava, try searching for “Is Finance a Good Career Path?” Most articles present generic details everyone already knows, such as “finance jobs pay higher salaries, on average.”. Is Finance a Good Career Path?

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FRP Corporate Finance completes pre-pack sale of Truphone

Accountancy Today

FRP Corporate Finance has advised on the pre-pack sale of Truphone Limited, a global mobile communications company, to TP Global Operations Limited, in a transaction that saves around 450 jobs. Corporate Finance FRP

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Investing in a net-zero economy: Scaling blended finance

Mckinsey and Company

The scale of financing required for the transition to net zero is immense and the current financial gap substantial, making it vital to rapidly increase blended finance.

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FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH advised German Bionic on a venture debt financing

Fox Corporate Finance

FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH hat German Bionic bei einer Venture-Debt-Finanzierung beraten MĂĽnchen, 24. Read more The post FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH advised German Bionic on a venture debt financing appeared first on FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH.

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Benchmark International Named International Mid-market Corporate Finance Advisory Of The Year

Benchmark Report

Benchmark International has been named International Mid-Market Corporate Finance Advisory of the Year by the Gamechangers™ Global Awards 2023. This year’s awards are especially significant because it is the 20 th anniversary of the Gamechangers Global Awards.

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Embedded finance: Who will lead the next payments revolution?

Mckinsey and Company

Winners are already emerging in the race to provide banking and payments infrastructure for embedded finance, but incumbents and new entrants still have time to claim a share of this dynamic market.

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New Accounting Rules for Supplier Finance Programs

Machen McChesney

Does your company use supplier finance programs to buy goods or services? At that time, you must disclose the full terms of supplier finance programs, including assets pledged to secure the transaction. If so, and if you must adhere to U.S.

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The Buy-Side vs. Sell-Side: Useful Categories in the Finance Industry, or Marketing Hype?

Brian DeChesare

Misfits – Many finance roles do not fit into either category; the classic examples are corporate finance and corporate development at normal companies. The post The Buy-Side vs. Sell-Side: Useful Categories in the Finance Industry, or Marketing Hype?

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An Overview of Auto Finance

Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

Auto dealers that sell new vehicles around the country rely on their Finance and Insurance (F&I) departments as an important source of earnings.

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Accelerating the green transition through finance

Mckinsey and Company

Addressing the B20’s International Advocacy Caucus, McKinsey’s Bob Sternfels shared green-finance ideas. Achieving net zero will require substantial investment. Our Insights Indonesia

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What To Expect From A Litigation Finance Industry Recession

Law 360 M&A

There's little data on how litigation finance would fare in a recession, but a look at stakeholders' incentives suggests corporate demand for litigation finance would increase in a recessionary environment, while the number of funders could shrink, says Matthew Oxman at LexShares

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Brian DeChesare

If you want to work in the most cyclical role in the finance industry, it’s hard to beat commodity hedge funds. The post Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

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Pemberton to launch NAV financing strategy

Private Debt Investor

News & Analysis fund finance fund managersThe firm hopes to tap into demand for late cycle lending among the private equity fund community.

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Five big finance questions for 2023

Financial Times M&A

It’s shaping up to be another eventful year for dealmaking

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Blended finance: Unlocking renewable energy’s promise

Mckinsey and Company

Renewable energy has the potential to be more profitable than coal; unlocking this requires both policy reform and creative financing. Videos Asia-Pacific Leadership Managing in Uncertainty

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Share Repurchases on Trial: Large-Sample Evidence on Market Outcomes, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Finances

Harvard Corporate Governance

Kothari is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management; and Parth Venkat is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business. Posted by Nicholas Guest (Cornell University), S.P.

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5 Tips for Improving Your Business Finances

Financial Analyst Insider

Unless you run a financial services business, you probably did not start your company because you’re a finance person. At the same time, keeping a The post 5 Tips for Improving Your Business Finances appeared first on Financial Analyst Insider.

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The Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rule: A Comment from Twenty-Two Professors of Law and Finance

Harvard Corporate Governance

This post is based on a comment letter by Professor Cunningham and 21 other Professors of law and finance. The undersigned, a group of professors of law and finance, are concerned that the SEC’s recent proposal to impose extensive mandatory climate-related disclosure rules on public companies (the “Proposal”) exceeds the SEC’s authority. Posted by Lawrence A. Cunningham (George Washington University), on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Editor's Note: Lawrence A. Cunningham is the Henry St.

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Post-Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellowships For Finance, Economics, and Accounting Researchers

Harvard Corporate Governance

The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS) is seeking applications for Corporate Governance Fellowships from highly qualified candidates with graduate training in finance, economics, or accounting. or a substantial part of their work towards it, in finance, economics, or accounting, have significant experience in empirical research, and have an interest in corporate governance.

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Financing: The Return of the Down Round

John Jenkins

Private company valuations have taken a pounding this year, so it’s no surprise that we’re hearing a lot more talk about “down round” financings than we’ve heard in recent years. In case you need to broach this topic with a client, you may find this Foley blog helpful. It provides an overview of down rounds, […

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National Partners PFco Acquires Security Premium Finance Company, LLC

Business Wire M&A

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Partners PFco (“National Partners”), a wholly owned subsidiary of WebBank, announced today it has acquired Security Premium Finance Company, LLC (“Security Premium Finance”).

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Rapid Finance Acquires Digital Lending Technology Provider, Thrive

Business Wire M&A

As part of Rapid Finance’s recent corporate rebrand and restructuring, the Thrive acquisition represents a significant addition to the company’s new Rapid Finance Technology bBETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS

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Bankman-Fried Hit With Campaign Finance Complaint

Law 360 M&A

Disgraced former cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has been accused of violating federal election laws for failing to disclose so-called dark money campaign contributions to Republican political candidates, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday

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Reflections on 20 years of McKinsey on Finance—and three challenges ahead

Mckinsey and Company

Revolutionary innovations, brilliant ideas, and climate imperatives will change everything—except the fundamentals of finance and economics. Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Strategy

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AMS Accountants Group acquires Seneca Corporate Finance

Accountancy Today

Professional services firm AMS Accountants Group has announced its acquisition of Seneca Corporate Finance , a mid-market corporate finance boutique operating in the northwest from investment management firm Seneca Partners. . Corporate Finance AMS Accountants Group

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The Credit Analyst Career Path: How to Get Into Finance Through the Side Door

Brian DeChesare

The commonality is that they can be useful side doors into the finance industry, especially if you got started late , earned lower grades , or did not complete enough internships : What is a “Credit Analyst”? Corporate Finance

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Managing financed emissions: How banks can support the net-zero transition

Mckinsey and Company

Banks finance carbon-emitting businesses, and they finance decarbonization of the economy, as well. How effectively they address financed emissions can make all the difference. Insights on Financial Services Financial Services Sustainability

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How is Digital Finance Growing in Developing Countries?

Veristrat

One of them is digital finance that becomes a ruler in their sector and most prominent in the financial industry. Let’s discuss more on digital finance, digital financial growth, and how digital finance works in developing countries? What is Digital Finance?

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UWorld Acquires Wiley’s Efficient Learning Test Prep Portfolio, Expanding its Offerings in Finance and Accounting

Business Wire M&A

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UWorld, a leading provider of learning tools for high-stakes exams; and Wiley, a global leader in research and education, today announced UWorld’s acquisition of Wiley’s Efficient Learning test prep portfolio, a product line focused on test prep for finance, accounting, and business certifications.

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