Credit & Capital

Bankruptcy

Texas Power Co-op Files Chapter 11 After Storm

Brazos Electric says the winter storm that devastated Texas left it in “a liquidity trap that it cannot solve with its current balance sheet.”
Credit

Metric of the Month: Invoices Billed to Customers With Credit Terms

Credit carries risk, but smart credit policies help the business grow.
Regulation

SEC to Update Rules on Climate Risk Disclosure

“Now more than ever, investors are considering climate-related issues when making their investment decisions,” Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee says.
Credit

Rare Outage Takes Fed Payment Systems Offline

Fedwire and FedACH were among the key systems affected by the outage, which the Fed blamed on an "operational error."
Capital Markets

Shareholder Distributions vs. Reinvestment: The Gap Grows

Although dividends and buybacks have ballooned, the data shows that S&P 1500 CFOs are still mindful of the need to reinvest.
Regulation

Will Cryptocurrencies Play By The Rules?

Institutional interest in Bitcoin may finally force regulators to come to terms with digital money.
Credit

Bank Profits Rise 9% to $59.9B in 4th Quarter

“Banks remained resilient in fourth quarter 2020, consistent with the improving economic outlook,” the FDIC says.
Capital Markets

SPACs vs. Traditional IPOs

Here are the positives and negatives of the SPAC market for both investors and private companies to consider.
Credit

U.S. Household Debt Hits Record $1.4 Trillion

Americans beefed up their mortgage balances to a new high, taking advantage of near-zero interest rates.
Credit

A Financed Emissions Standard for Banks

The PCAF standard is a response to the growing recognition that financial institutions play a key role in shaping the future of our planet.
Global Business

Biden’s Trade Policy Stresses Investment in U.S. Jobs

An early peek at President Joe Biden’s trade policy reveals it could put North America and its workers back on center stage.
Investor Relations

Your Company Survived 2020; It’s Time to Tell the Story

Year-end reports, shareholder letters, and proxy statements are opportunities to describe what your company experienced in 2020.
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