PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

The news sent the company’s shares soaring as high as 12 percent, which was the stock’s largest gain within nearly six years, Bloomberg reported. Cowen also said “it could be a while before transparency and investor confidence improves,” even though the firm cautioned that the matter, while serious, “may all amount to nothing.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

It’s as simple as adding a “sponsored content” tag on a blog post, an adequately transparent product plug by a YouTube celebrity or even a rapid-fire reading of the fine print — anything that informs the audience that what they’re consuming isn’t completely impartial. Disclosure of sponsored content isn’t difficult.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

trillion annually, according to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). According to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report , luxury fashion brands are a favored target. In July, Amazon announced the expansion of its anti-counterfeiting program called Transparency to Europe, India and Canada. In the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

It is also, according to reports, a favored new method by thieves, who will access someone else’s credit card information, use it to create a Fortnite account and then buy V-bucks, the game’s currency. Annually Fortnite brings in about $3 billion through legitimate means. Mastercard got tagged with a $648.3 Alphabet Inc.’s

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In an ideal world, financial reports should build shareholder trust by offering accurate data about the performance of the company. In reality, a company’s financial report can be more flimsy—involving estimates and judgment from leadership that’s far from the truth. Valuations are a classic example of hole-filled financial reporting.

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Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

It was starting to happen but accelerated after the global financial crisis where regulators pushed for more transparency in distribution fees. I always assumed people would see, oh, a 5% front load on a C-share or a 2 1/2% annual. You can put those tags in there but still take a professionally managed strategy… RITHOLTZ: Right.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 85

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. And maybe it’s the combination of strategies, maybe it’s a combination of strategies with additional transparency or additional liquidity? RITHOLTZ: I — I have been looking forward to this for a while. And when we first booked you, you were like a junior analyst.

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