DIRECT COMPENSATION FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE (DCPD) INSURANCE IN ALBERTA – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Alberta’s New Direct Compensation For Property Damage (DCPD) Insurance
FIRM CAPITAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $40 MILLION BOUGHT DEAL FINANCING
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell, on a bought deal basis, to a syndicate of underwriters bookrun by TD Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., and CIBC Capital Markets, $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2029
VINSON & ELKINS LAUNCHES AVIATION FINANCE PRACTICE
Vinson & Elkins announced today that it has expanded its global Finance practice group with the addition of partners David Berkery and Niels Jensen, who between them have advised many of the world’s leading financial institutions, investment banks, airlines, aircraft leasing companies and private investors on all aspects of the acquisition, leasing, financing and trading of aircraft.
TEN SIMPLE WAYS TO UPGRADE YOUR FINANCE FUNCTION IN 2022
2022 is here. Ready or not, here we come. Many entrepreneurs are fairly exhausted as the 5th wave of COVID contributes to ongoing waves of uncertainty. But believe it or not, opportunities will abound and don’t forget that “luck” is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Most entrepreneurs I meet are not thinking strategically about
CANADIAN FINTECH FIRM LAUNCHES NIGERIAN ARM
Canadian fintech startup and credit assessment company, Periculum, has announced its launch in Nigeria. According to a statement, the company aims to tackle the challenge of domestic credit in underserved markets by automating credit assessment tools to close the consumer credit gap and help financial institutions provide credit facilities to the financially excluded. Read More
FINTECH INNOVATION LAB LONDON: CLASS OF 2022!
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab London! Themed around “FinTech for Good”, our lab continues to champion diversity and inclusion. Our cohort has been hand-picked from over 250 applicants received from around the world and includes 43%, female founders. Based in 13 locations, across 8 countries, the 14 selected startups
HALO ADVISORY LAUNCHES INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE BROKERAGE
Founder Stephen Thomas recently recognized as the Best Commercial Mortgage Broker launches a Mortgage Brokerage focused on Commercial Mortgages. HALO today announced HALO Mortgage Advisory Inc., a new full service Commercial Mortgage Brokerage. HALO Mortgage Advisory Inc. is an independent mortgage brokerage which offers commercial mortgage services to commercial property owners, residential mortgage brokerages, and
SINGAPORE REITS DOUBLE THEIR OVERSEAS INVESTMENT TO US$12.3B
Singapore’s property managers are accelerating their push abroad as a slow reopening and diminishing returns at home force them to look for growth opportunities elsewhere.Foreign acquisitions by real estate investment trusts in the city-state jumped to an all-time high of 61 last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The total value of such deals also
2022 TRENDS FOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Despite the uncertainty the global pandemic has brought, definite trends are emerging for the year ahead as the world adapts to a new normal. For accountants, the twists and turns of the past two years have brought not just challenges, but opportunities as well. Here are the main ones all accounting and finance professionals should
WEALTHKERNEL RAISES $7M SERIES A+ TO EXPAND INTO EUROPEAN MARKETS AND BOLSTER API INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment services and infrastructure, today announces a Series A+ funding round, securing a further investment of US$7m. Already one of the leading embedded investing providers in the UK, WealthKernel will use the additional investment to support its integration of intraday trading and the expansion of its services into European markets.
LIBERTY MUTUAL ESG JOURNEY & TRENDS
Reuters Events Sustainable Business recently hosted a conversation between Liberty Mutual’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Francis Hyatt, and DevryBV Sustainable Strategies Founder and CEO, Devry Boughner Vorwerk, to discuss how Liberty Mutual is driving progress on their ESG journey and what trends the company foresees in 2022.
E.SUN FINANCIAL HOLDING JOINS THE PARTNERSHIP FOR CARBON ACCOUNTING FINANCIALS
E.SUN Financial Holding Company (E.SUN FHC), the first signatory of “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” among banks in Asia, now advances to join the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). E.SUN FHC pledges intermediate targets approved by SBTi, and now advances to join PCAF. (Photo: Business Wire). Read More