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Value vs growth investing research
Markets & Investing

Value vs. Growth: New Research Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Long-Term Returns

A sweeping meta-analysis of 40 years of market data asks whether the growth premium has permanently compressed, and what that means for portfolio construction in 2026.

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Michael Torres ·May 8, 2026
ETF inflows and active managers
Markets & Investing

ETF Inflows Hit Record $2.1 Trillion, and Active Managers Are Feeling the Pressure

Passive investing dominance is accelerating. New flow data shows institutional and retail investors shifting allocations at a pace that is fundamentally reshaping fee structures across the industry.

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Rachel Kim ·May 5, 2026
Market overreaction to missed earnings
Markets & Investing

The Hidden Cost of a Missed Earnings Estimate: New Data on Market Overreaction

Quantitative analysis of 12,000 earnings events reveals that markets systematically overpunish minor misses, creating a recurring mispricing opportunity for patient long-term investors.

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David Walsh ·Apr 29, 2026
CFO 2026 capital strategy
Corporate Finance

The CFO's 2026 Reckoning: How Finance Leaders Are Rethinking Capital Strategy in an AI-Driven Economy

As AI reshapes every function of the enterprise, CFOs face a defining moment, transform the capital allocation model or risk being outmaneuvered by faster-moving competitors.

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Rachel Kim ·May 8, 2026
M&A dealmaking rebound
Corporate Finance

M&A Activity Rebounds as Interest Rate Relief Finally Unlocks Dealmaking

After two years of suppressed deal flow, the pipeline is opening up. Bankers and corporate development teams share what the next 18 months of M&A activity is likely to look like, and which sectors will lead.

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Sarah Chen ·May 8, 2026
Working capital optimization
Corporate Finance

Working Capital Optimization: The Hidden Lever Most Finance Teams Are Ignoring

New benchmarking data shows that companies in the top quartile of working capital efficiency generate 23% more free cash flow than peers, yet most CFOs rank it low on their priority list.

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Michael Torres ·May 6, 2026
Fed pivot strategy business planning
Economy & Policy

Fed's Pivot Strategy: What the Central Bank's Next 18 Months Mean for Business Planning

Finance leaders need a framework for navigating the Fed's evolving rate posture. Economists break down three scenarios, and the capital planning implications of each.

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David Walsh ·May 7, 2026
Tariff fallout supply chain
Economy & Policy

Tariff Fallout: How Finance Leaders Are Rebuilding Supply Chain Cost Models

The ripple effects of new trade policy are forcing finance teams to rebuild cost models from the ground up. Here is the analytical framework leading CFOs are using to stress-test their assumptions.

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Sarah Chen ·May 3, 2026
Inflation puzzle price pressures
Economy & Policy

The Inflation Puzzle: Why Price Pressures Are Behaving Differently This Cycle

Stubborn pockets of service-sector inflation are persisting even as goods prices normalise. What the data reveals about the structural shifts driving this divergence, and how long it can last.

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Michael Torres ·Apr 25, 2026
Embedded finance banking
FinTech

Embedded Finance Is Eating the World, and Banks Are Finally Fighting Back

Non-bank platforms have captured $22 billion in financial services revenue in three years. We look at which legacy institutions are mounting a credible competitive response, and which are losing ground.

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Rachel Kim ·May 8, 2026
AI in risk management
FinTech

AI in Risk Management: The Promise, the Peril, and the Regulatory Gap

Risk teams are deploying AI models faster than governance frameworks can keep up. Regulators are watching, and the institutions that get ahead of this now will have a significant compliance advantage.

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David Walsh ·May 6, 2026
Digital assets institutional adoption
FinTech

Digital Assets in 2026: Where Institutional Adoption Actually Stands

Hype aside, what does real institutional adoption of digital assets look like right now? We surveyed 200 asset managers and corporate treasurers to get an honest read on where the market truly is.

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Sarah Chen ·Apr 18, 2026
SEC climate disclosure rules
Regulation & Compliance

SEC's New Climate Disclosure Rules: A Practical Roadmap for Finance Teams

The SEC's final climate disclosure requirements are now in effect. Finance and legal teams walk through the six areas most likely to require new data infrastructure and external assurance.

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Michael Torres ·May 7, 2026
Basel IV banking regulation
Regulation & Compliance

Basel IV Is Here, and Most Mid-Market Banks Aren't Ready

The Basel IV capital requirements are now live. A frank assessment of where most institutions stand, which gaps are most urgent to close, and what supervisors are likely to scrutinise first.

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Rachel Kim ·May 3, 2026
CFPB expanded mandate
Regulation & Compliance

The CFPB's Expanded Mandate: What Finance Leaders Need to Know Now

The CFPB's new rulemaking agenda covers areas previously outside its remit. In-house counsel and compliance officers break down the five areas with the highest near-term exposure for financial institutions.

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David Walsh ·Apr 30, 2026
CFO CEO strategic partnership
Strategy & Leadership

Beyond the Balance Sheet: How CFOs Are Becoming the CEO's Closest Partner

New research from Deloitte maps the capabilities separating the CFOs who are driving strategic transformation from those still playing defence, and the specific behaviours that define the difference.

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Sarah Chen ·May 8, 2026
Finance transformation strategy
Strategy & Leadership

Finance Transformation Is Failing: Here's What Progressive Organisations Are Building Instead

Most large-scale finance transformation programmes miss their targets. A new study of 150 transformations identifies the three design choices that separate successful programmes from expensive failures.

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Michael Torres ·Apr 28, 2026
Finance talent retention
Strategy & Leadership

The Finance Talent Crisis: Why Your Best Analysts Are Leaving and How to Keep Them

Finance teams are losing top analysts to better-paying roles in tech and consulting at an accelerating rate. Leaders who have cracked the retention problem share what actually works.

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Rachel Kim ·Apr 14, 2026
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