New report shows scale of China’s state-backed equity market support, State capital and buybacks

At first glance, a 9% annual yield can make buying a vacation home sound like a pretty compelling investment. The headline number, from AirDNA, sits within the 7% to 10% long-term annual return some experts use for diversified U.S. stocks—and is nearly twice the 4.73% yield on a 10-year Treasury in late August. But it’s…

Key insight: Senate Banking Committee Democrats demand that the panel Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., call on Pulte to testify before the committee.  Forward look: Being in the minority, Democrats cannot compel Pulte to testify on their own. But if either chamber changes hands after this November’s elections, Democrats will have subpoena powers and can compel…

For finance chiefs, the technology challenge is no longer a lack of options. It is an excess of them. Chief financial officers are being presented with an expanding menu of artificial intelligence tools, real-time payments capabilities, forecasting platforms, treasury systems and automation products, each promising faster decisions, greater efficiency or more control. The pressure to…

October is a big month for retirees. It’s when the Social Security Administration typically announces a cost-of-living adjustment, and it’s when Medicare open enrollment begins. Medicare open enrollment runs annually from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. During this time, current enrollees can make changes to their coverage. That could mean switching from one Part D…

Precise has completed a £1.2m bridging finance transaction in 11 working days, using title insurance and joint representation legal structures to accelerate a time-sensitive refinance for a development project. The non-regulated refinance, introduced by Patrick Robertson at BuildLoan, was required to repay an existing lender whose terms were approaching expiry. Precise provided additional funding to…