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Evergy, Inc. () Director Sandra AJ Lawrence sold a total of $96,215 worth of company common stock across two transactions in late May. The sales were reported in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2026. On May 28, Ms. Lawrence disposed of 761 shares at a price of $83.3108 per share. The following day, May 29, she sold an additional 400 shares, with prices ranging from $82.0402 to $83.3108 per share for the total sales. Following these transactions, Ms. Lawrence directly holds 1,280 shares of Evergy common stock. In addition to her common…

During the 2026 ACORE Finance Forum, McDermott’s co-head of Energy & Project Finance, Ed Zaelke, moderated a panel on “Making Markets: Sources of Capital to Meet the Challenge” with Alain Halimi of Nomura, Dwayne McNicholas of J.P. Morgan, and Ines de Almeida Serrao of CIBC. Over the course of the discussion, several themes emerged around how capital providers are approaching today’s energy and infrastructure markets. A few key takeaways from the panel included: High-yield debt continues to expand beyond traditional use cases. Panelists noted the growing role of high-yield bonds in financing contracted data center projects and other infrastructure assets,…

GB Bank has launched a new off-the-shelf buy-to-let and bridging range for intermediaries as it looks to broaden its proposition beyond bespoke lending. The specialist lender said the move would provide brokers with a clearer suite of product options while maintaining its existing flexible underwriting approach for more complex cases. The new core buy-to-let range includes two-year, three-year and five-year fixed-rate products with loan-to-value ratios between 65% and 75%. Rates start from 4.94%, with loans ranging from £500,000 to £3 million. Brokers will receive a 0.75% procuration fee. GB Bank said its bespoke proposition would continue to support larger cases…

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision not to hear an appeal of a New Brunswick Indigenous land claim to private property is reverberating across Canada. Several organizations have welcomed the decision, with the First Nation that sought the appeal being an obvious exception. Government officials and lawyers say the decision could have implications for a similar case in B.C. But the chief of a First Nation in the group that launched the New Brunswick legal action has vowed to keep fighting for Aboriginal title to the private property. In the New Brunswick case, the Supreme Court declined to hear an…

Driven by the Wealth Segment Date: 01 Jun 2026 · 16:25Pixabay CC0 Public DomainAuthor: Javiera DonosoThe growing adoption of these strategies has transformed the industry, and one of the key issues is how private banking and wealth management channels approach liquidityAlthough redemption episodes raised some concerns, the prevailing expectation is that these vehicles will continue gaining ground within the alternative investment ecosystem Source link

Amid growing concerns about investor protection — particularly as retail investors embrace alternative investment funds that are exposed to illiquid assets, such as private credit — global securities regulators are beefing up their fund valuation standards. In a new report published today, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) set out its revised recommendations for valuation practices at global investment funds, including hedge funds and ETFs. The report consolidates separate guidance that IOSCO had previously issued for hedge funds specifically and “collective investment schemes” more generally, into a single set of standards — and aims to toughen those standards on…

📊 The gap between traditional equities and crypto has become increasingly difficult for traders to ignore. From May 6th through June 1st, the S&P 500 has climbed another +4%, while Bitcoin is down -13% and gold -5%. This divergence has led to a growing preference among investors for stocks over alternative assets like Bitcoin & altcoins. 🇺🇸 While Bitcoin and gold have historically competed as stores of value and hedges against uncertainty, equities have recently attracted a disproportionate share of the usual investing capital as US stocks, in particular, have grown under Trump’s administration. His corporate-favorable policies have undoubtedly had…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

How Are IFC Advisory Support and AgriConnect Expanding BANHCAFE’s Agribusiness Reach? These efforts align with AgriConnect, the World Bank Group’s global initiative to promote small-scale agriculture as a driver of jobs, economic growth, and food security. They are reinforced by IFC advisory support, which since 2025 has helped BANHCAFE scale up its agribusiness operations. By integrating digital tools and environmental risk analysis, the support has enabled the bank to develop new products and strengthen its value proposition, enhancing both productivity and resilience among its clients, and expanding the bank’s capacity to reach more rural workers with the financing they need…

Arab Canada News – News for the Arab Community in Canada Published: March 12, 2024 Equitable Bank witnessed its mortgage arrears rate triple over the past 12 months after most of its clients renewed at higher interest rates.The alternative mortgage lender reported that 0.54% of its residential mortgage portfolio was in arrears as of the first quarter, up from 0.25% two quarters ago and 0.18% in Q1 2023.It stated that the rise in unpaid payments is due to 85% of uninsured residential mortgage clients having already renewed their terms at higher interest rates, as alternative mortgages typically have shorter terms…