Finance

Growing Private Equity Influence on CPA Firms Reveals Shortcomings in Accounting Education

15 October 2026

Private equity investment is bringing sweeping changes to the accounting profession, raising questions about the future of CPA firms and whether universities are adequately preparing…

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Social Media May Make Investors More Confident, but Not More Accurate

6 October 2026

Investment advice is only a scroll away. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests that relying on social media for financial information may…

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Climate Risk Could Soon Join Energy Performance in Shaping Your Mortgage

5 October 2026

Few consumers realise that a property’s energy performance can affect their ability to obtain a mortgage. In the future, climate-related threats such as floods, wildfires…

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How Independent Is Decentralized Finance from Traditional Financial Markets?

23 September 2026

The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has helped fuel interest in decentralized finance, or DeFi, a financial system designed to operate without traditional intermediaries such as…

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How Public Sentiment on the Economy Shapes Hedge Fund Returns

18 September 2026

Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast financial outcomes such as consumer spending and economic growth. New research from…

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Sector Indices May Not Tell the Full Financial Story of S&P 500 Companies

5 September 2026

Investors and analysts often compare companies operating within the same sector, assuming that businesses in similar industries share important financial characteristics. However, a study examining…

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Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better for Bank Networks

3 September 2026

Interbank lending can help banks cope with unexpected withdrawals by allowing connected institutions to share liquidity when it is needed. But these connections can also…

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High Expectations, Bigger Disappointments: ESG Downgrades Weigh Most on Optimistic Investors

24 August 2026

A new study from Murdoch University has found that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) downgrades can trigger significantly larger share price losses when they come…

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Credit Ratings and Corporate Financing Strategies

18 August 2026

On the surface, credit rating agencies assess a company’s financial health by examining its debt, equity, and ability to meet financial obligations. They assign letter…

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A Better Approach to Federal Stress Testing

13 August 2026

Could another financial crisis on the scale of 2008 happen again? And if it did, how well would today’s banks withstand the shock? To answer…

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Islamic Bonds Boosted Corporate Capital Access

12 August 2026

In the late 1990s, Malaysia introduced a new way for corporations to raise capital by allowing the issuance of Shariah-compliant bonds, known as sukuk. Unlike…

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