State legislatures have introduced a host of new employment-related bills during the first quarter of 2025. Trends include immigration enforcement; diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; AI in the workplace; wage theft; protections for tipped employees; reproductive rights; and rights related to gender identity and gender-affirming care, among others. Three months into the new legislative year,…
As most Fund Finance Friday readers probably already know, over the summer, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) issued guidance for Limited Partners (“LPs”) and General Partners (“GPs”) around the use of Net Asset Value (NAV-)based financing facilities by private equity funds (the “Guidance” – which can be accessed directly here). ILPA issued the Guidance…
SouthTrust Bank has selected financial technology service provider Jack Henry to upgrade its digital infrastructure. A Jack Henry spokesperson told Bank Automation News that the $550 million, George West, Texas-based bank will use these digital products: Jack Henry Digital Platform for online and mobile banking; JHA OpenAnywhere for digital account opening; Payments products including JHA…
Background: News footage of the Feb. 15 explosion in Cicero, Ill. (WLS). Inset: Anthony Avila-Puebla (Cicero Police Department). Illinois police said that a man seen entering a home in Cicero with several jugs before that building exploded was the one responsible for the blast. The Cicero Police Department confirmed to several news outlets including Chicago…
Press play and go further with the Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen). This small portable speaker features a surprisingly big, bold sound and is perfectly portable. It’s small enough to fit in your hand, throw in your pack, or clip to the outside of your bag using…
This article was written by Follow Jeff Malec is the CEO and founding partner of Attain Capital Management (www.AttainCapital.com) – a commodity futures brokerage and research firm specializing in managed futures investments through individually managed accounts and privately offered funds. Please read the important disclaimer regarding managed futures below: Disclaimer: Composite performance records are…
Investors weren’t exactly wrong to be excited about the companies trying to make meal kits and plant-based meat cool. But they sure haven’t made any money from those bets. So…what went wrong? Patrick Badolato is an associate professor of instruction in accounting for The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. In this…
From Census: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in August 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 800,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 20.5 percent (±21.8 percent)* above the July 2025 rate of 664,000, and is…
The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled on Thursday in favor of seven American gun manufacturers in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government accusing them of aiding and abetting Mexican cartels. In its holding, the Supreme Court concluded that Mexico’s complaint failed to show that the seven gun manufacturers had participated in unlawful firearm…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned about the increasing backlash against women’s rights worldwide on Tuesday. At the ongoing 69th Commission on the Status of Women, Guterres called for urgent action to safeguard hard-won progress. Guterres warned: Women’s organizations and civil society played a major role in securing those gains. I applaud your efforts. Yet,…
![[Unity] UI Animation – How does it work?](https://i0.wp.com/media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=500,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Flap34ulxf4kp5fx2kswt.jpg?w=400&resize=400,250&ssl=1 "[Unity] UI Animation – How does it work?")