Finance Updates – Page 14 – Finance Updates

Govini’s Ark Wins Department-of-War-Wide IDIQ: Accelerating Defense Acquisition and Readiness

Americas Firms Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Govini won a single-award bridge IDIQ contrac...

The deal builds on a five-year Army Contracti...

Govini claims Ark sharply compresses acquisit...

The award underscores growing DoW reliance on...

When Travel Insurance Denies Then Approves: Misrepresentation, Policy Gaps & Consumer Rights

Americas Firms Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

A traveler with a 25-hour flight disruption h...

After months of stalled communication and doc...

The case highlights common travel insurance t...

Rising claim denial rates and alleged misrepr...

NCM Funds Boost Year-End Distributions—Dividend Champions Up ~32%, Global Equity Over 100%

Global Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

NCM Asset Management announced significantly ...

For 2025, NCM Dividend Champions, Global Inco...

The increases represent roughly 32%, 88%, and...

The sharply higher payouts raise questions ab...

HoldCo’s Push in COLB: Governance, Growth & the Case for a Big Buyback

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

HoldCo Asset Management has built a large $14...

COLB’s post–Pacific Premier acquisition resul...

Despite these operational gains, COLB’s share...

HoldCo is taking a watchful activist stance—f...

Future Trends in Asset Management: Boutique Firms, Private Markets & Regulatory Shifts

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Asset management is being reshaped by consoli...

Boutique managers can gain share with differe...

Private markets, especially private credit, a...

Technology and integration of AI-driven tools...

Jamie Grant to Retire Early 2026 amid Major Leadership Shakeup at JPMorgan

Global Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

J.P. Morgan veteran Jamie Grant, global chair...

Grant helped build core franchises including ...

His exit coincides with broader leadership tr...

The changes feed into JPMorgan’s wider succes...

Why Scott Galloway Says Investment Banking Taught What Passion Alone Can’t

Americas Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Scott Galloway loathed his analyst stint in M...

The job exposed his poor fit with corporate h...

He argues young professionals should prioriti...

The piece raises broader questions about how ...

Jefferies Q4 2024: Robust Growth in IB & Capital Markets Amid Margin Pressure

Americas Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Jefferies is heading into Q4 earnings after a...

Growth has been led by a powerful recovery in...

Asset management revenues surged on outsized ...

Analysts are focused on whether Jefferies can...

Haitian Investment Banker’s Paralympic Journey: Resilience, Immigration & Sport

Americas Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

He lost his leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, t...

Etienne is racing across Europe with only a f...

His story underscores how immigration policy,...

Barclays Names Hiroshi Minoura as Japan Investment Banking Chair Amid M&A Surge

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Barclays has appointed veteran banker Hiroshi...

Minoura brings nearly five decades of experie...

Japan’s M&A market is surging on governance r...

The hire signals Barclays’ intent to strength...