By Patrick Warch, Baker Tilly In an ideal situation, all securities trade transactions would settle as close to real time as possible. Therefore, the securities industry continues to evaluate an accelerated settlement cycle for U.S. equities by 2023, from the current two business day (T+2) settlement cycle to a one business day (T+1) settlement cycle….
By Yelena Maleyev, Economist, Grant Thornton New home construction, aka housing starts, missed expectations to start the year at 1.64 million, a 4.1% drop from the elevated pace of December. Activity in both the single- and multifamily construction sectors was weaker. The South and Midwest reported the largest losses as winter storms and supply chain…
By Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton Wall Street’s love affair with low rates and the Federal Reserve is about to come to an abrupt end. Fed Chairman Jay Powell all but promised to start raising rates in March following the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. He said that “…it will soon be…
By Samuel Gehebe, Baker Tilly On Oct. 13, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to modernize filing fee disclosures and payment methods (SEC Release No. 2021-209) which are generally effective Jan. 31, 2022. The goal is to revise most fee-bearing forms, schedules and related rules to require entities to include all necessary…
An Alston & Bird Report Executive Summary Private equity funds could find themselves with much greater logistical reporting burdens if the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed amendments to Form PF are finalized. Our Securities Group and Investment Management Team investigate three ways the proposal would narrow the gap between the obligations of private equity and…
By Jane Wollman Rusoff Maria Fiorini Ramirez gives ThinkAdvisor her economic forecast for the year and discusses why she thinks stocks will rise 15%. Inflation has been worrisome for Maria Fiorini Ramirez for the last two years, ever since the coronavirus pandemic began causing disruptions in the economy. Now the financial services veteran argues: “Inflation…
Authored by Ben Hobby, Bernard Regan, Christopher J. Tait, Jeff Krull 2021 proved itself to be yet another unpredictable year in more ways than one. Cyberattacks continued to pose a threat to insureds and insurers, as hackers matured, ransom payments increased, and the cyber insurance market continued to change.Authored by Ben Hobby, Bernard Regan, Christopher J. Tait, Jeff Krull2021 proved itself to be…
CEOs eye 2022 with optimism and a dash of uncertainty The Winter 2022 installment of the Fortune/Deloitte CEO Survey finds that CEOs are ready for more growth amidst continued uncertainty. Maybe 2022 will be better? Last January, CEOs described 2021 as the year of hope. One year later and looking back on their lived experience,…
By Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) – the policy-setting arm of the Federal Reserve – made clear the intent to both raise rates and curb the size of the balance sheet in 2022. The statement released at the conclusion of the two-day meeting signalled that the Fed intends…
By Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton & Yelena Maleyev, Economist, Grant Thornton The Commerce Department released a flurry of economic data before the Christmas holiday. Everything from consumer spending to home sales and investment were strong in November before the onset of the Omicron variant. It is important to note that much of the…
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