[ad_1] Hiring volumes in structured finance and private credit rebounded in 2024 and are likely to remain robust across 2025, new research has found. According to a report from recruitment specialists RCQ Associates, hiring has been noticeably driven by the growth in demand for private credit, with several alternative asset mangers and insurance companies adding to their teams last year. RCQ said that it expects this trend to continue into 2025. RCQ’s Structured Finance & Private Credit Compensation Report 2025 found that average basic pay increases for those not promoted or moving externally reached six per cent last year. The…
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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger poses for a portrait in an undated handout image.U.S. Office Of Special Counsel | Via ReutersA federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove a top federal ethics watchdog from his office while a lawsuit challenging his termination plays out.The order permitting the removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel came four days after a federal district court judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s attempt to boot Dellinger was “unlawful, and as the special counsel opposes the terminations…
[ad_1] Author: Lin Bo-yu Regulation March 06, 2025 Thailand plans to launch the voluntary carbon market in 2027. (Photo: iStock) Thailand’s carbon market is still in its early stages, with its Securities and Exchange Commission estimating that the voluntary carbon market (VCM) will be launched by 2027, ahead of the mandatory market. The cap on carbon credits for offsetting emissions is set at 15%, matching Taiwan’s limit but significantly exceeding Singapore’s 5%. Thai authorities hope this measure will boost the country’s carbon market development. Nature-based carbon credits to drive voluntary market Suraphon Buphakposum, Vice President of Sustainability Services Development at the…
[ad_1] What Is a Carbon Credit? Carbon Credits: Mechanisms and Impact on Climate Mitigation Carbon credits measure one metric ton of CO2e removed from the atmosphere. They are key to compliance and voluntary carbon markets so entities can meet emission reduction targets while purchasing credits through verified projects. The effectiveness of carbon credits depends on standards, so reductions are real, additional, and permanent. Many developing countries have completed projects for Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) that industrialized nations may buy to meet their emission objectives via the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism. Yet, questions over project environmental advantages have cast…
[ad_1] How to modernize Canada’s large-emitter trading systems Download the Report Large-emitter trading systems (LETS) are Canada’s most important climate policy for driving emissions reductions, protecting industry competitiveness, and helping low-carbon projects attract investment. Their design features help Canadian companies remain competitive amid the uncertainty generated by the prospect of tariffs from major trading partners—and their benefits will only grow as other countries adopt carbon tariffs and export markets continue to evolve. These systems will reduce more emissions than any climate policy in Canada—contributing up to half of national carbon cuts by 2030—without imposing high costs on businesses. Large-emitter trading…
[ad_1] An announcement from Barsele Minerals ( (TSE:FNM) ) is now available. First Nordic Metals Corp. has received conditional approval for listing its Swedish depository receipts on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Sweden. This move is part of the company’s strategy to enhance its market presence in Europe, contingent upon meeting specific distribution and website update requirements, with trading expected to commence on March 21, 2025. More about Barsele Minerals First Nordic Metals Corp. is a Canadian-based gold exploration company focused on consolidating assets in Sweden and Finland. Its flagship asset is the Barsele Gold Project in northern Sweden,…
[ad_1] Ally Financial is signaling it’s not finished playing offense on its capital strategy. The bank’s latest move — a multibillion-dollar balance sheet restructuring — uses some of the flexibility it’s built up recently to ease pressure on long-underwater bonds, but will come at a one-time, $250 million loss to its first-quarter results.The Detroit-based digital lender sold a $2.5 billion piece of its investment portfolio, at a cost of about $2.8 billion, according to a public filing. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the company to boost capital flexibility and strengthen its balance sheet and operations.Ally’s latest play —…
[ad_1] Shares of Uber have already surged 27% to start off the year, but Girard Advisory Services’ Timothy Chubb believes there’s more upside ahead for the ride-sharing stock. The firm’s chief investment officer joined CNBC’s ” Power Lunch ” on Wednesday to share his take on the name, along with a pair of other market movers. Here’s what he had to say. Uber Despite its year-to-date outperformance, it has been a choppy time for Uber stock. Last month, shares lost nearly 8% in a single day after the company guided for softer-than-expected gross bookings in its first quarter. Uber also…
[ad_1] In a financial landscape often perceived as complex, experts Ashish Shanker, MD & CEO of Motilal Oswal Private Wealth, and Neha Pathak, Head of Trust & Estate Planning at Motilal Oswal Private Wealth, are urging women to take control of their financial futures by prioritising knowledge and strategic planning.”Money is something that you need. At the end of the day, we need to learn how to save it, how to put it in the right place, and for that, you need knowledge and understanding,” stated Pathak in an interview to CNBC-TV18. She highlighted the common scenario where women rely…
[ad_1] Citi Research thinks the market is failing to correctly price aerospace and defense stocks, leaving open a huge opportunity to buy the dip amid signs of defense spending growth. Defense stocks have taken a hit in recent weeks given uncertainty tied to cost-cutting efforts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and President Donald Trump ‘s mixed messages on his trade and military spending plans. The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) popped just after Trump’s election win, but lost more than 3% over the past month, fueled by Trump’s suggestion in mid-February that the U.S.…