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Mansfield’s outgoing finance director presents 2024 temporary spending plan
MANSFIELD — Nobody had a keener interest Wednesday night in Mansfield’s proposed 2024 temporary spending plan than two people sitting in the back row of the audience. That would be Jodie Perry and Kelly Blankenship, who will take over as the city’s mayor and finance director, respectively, in January. The duo in attendance at City…
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Asia finance M&A faces ongoing pressures as Q3 dealmaking falls
M&A activity in the Asia-Pacific finance sector looks set for more time in the doldrums on the back of deal counts falling almost 15% in the quarter ended Sept. 30.Total finance-sector deals in the region dropped to 132 in the third quarter, from 141 in the prior three-month period, according to data compiled by S&P…
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Private finance cannot lead the global response to climate change
ARTH MISHRA, CONNOR O’BRIEN Misplaced faith in private sector solutions delays the redistribution of trillions from developed countries and multilateral institutions. In response to the looming trillion-dollar global climate finance shortfall, a broad array of policymakers, international bureaucrats, environmentalists, and financial institutions have called for the urgent scaling up of private climate investments. The logic…
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Former finance director returning to Columbiana
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> COLUMBIANA — A former finance director for the city is returning to replace current Finance Director Mike Harold upon his retirement. During the Oct. 17 city council meeting City Manager Lance Willard said that Kevin Smith has been selected to serve as deputy finance director until Harold’s retirement takes effect…
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Smith selected as Columbiana deputy finance director
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> COLUMBIANA — A former finance director for the city is returning to replace current Finance Director Mike Harold upon his retirement. During the Oct. 17 city council meeting City Manager Lance Willard said that Kevin Smith has been selected to serve as deputy finance director until Harold’s retirement takes effect…
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Personal Finance class to become graduation requirement at Arrowhead High School
<!– Hide Mobile side –> HARTLAND, Wis. (CBS 58) — Students at Arrowhead High School will soon be required to take a personal finance class to graduate. The school board has been considering the proposal and is expected to make it official this week. The new policy would combine two existing financial literacy classes…
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AI-Enabled Automation Streamlines Local Government Finance
AI-Enabled Automation Streamlines Local Government Finance
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Lument Finance Trust Announces Quarter-End Earnings Release and Investor Call Dates
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: LFT) (“we,” “LFT” or “the Company”) announced today that it expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, November 13, 2023, after market close. The Company invites investors and…
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City vows to overcome finance woes
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } OTTUMWA — City of Ottumwa officials owned the problem of its financial reporting doldrums Tuesday, and shared their hope that a clear path toward getting finances current is just around the corner.During Tuesday’s city council meeting at Bridge View…
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The 2023 Litigation Finance Survey Report
Together with our friends at Lake Whillans, Above the Law has been tracking the development of litigation finance over the years, as it has evolved into an integral part of the legal ecosystem, offering benefits to organizations of all sizes. “It is now part of most case discussions,” one law firm partner told us. Our…
