Large Public News Today

Honorees in this year's program include leaders from AECOM, Dialexa, DZS, and Excellence in Corporate Governance Award winner Larry King.

The steady hand of CFOs and other financial executives has never been more important. Here are outstanding professionals who have stepped up for their companies.

The Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) tax exemption may allow you to avoid 100% of the capital gains taxes incurred when you sell a stake in a startup or small business. Here we discuss how you can apply this exemption and what you need to do to qualify. If you own a stake (or plan to invest) in a startup or small business, you need to know about an important tax planning tool available to you. If you qualify, you may be able to avoid federal taxes on any and all capital gains you realize wh...

D CEO‘s 2021 Financial Executive Awards Presented in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth, TXPCA, and Financial Executives International, the event revealed this years winners. By Kelsey Vanderschoot Published in D CEO May 2021 Event Photos by Bret Redman | Headshot Courtesy of At Home Group The unique challenges and market volatility of 2020 highlighted the critical role of financial executives like never before. Uncertainty shifted the focus of CFOs and other finance leade...

University of West Florida Newsroom Apr. 22, 2021 The University of West Florida has been recognized as a Military Friendly® Spouse School in the large public school category for 2021-2022. The Military Friendly® Spouse Schools list is created using data sources from federal agencies and proprietary survey information from participating organizations to create a comprehensive guide for military spouses looking to further their education. This year 18 schools earned this prestigious designati...

According to transaction data from SWFI.com, sovereign funds and large public pensions increased direct purchases of listed exchange-traded funds (ETF) in recent years. ETFs are a way sovereign funds can make short-term to medium plays on sector, asset class, or country bets. For example, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought a number of SPDR […]

DIRECT EQUITY: Large Public Pensions Went GAGA for Apple Stock in 2020 Posted on 12/23/2020 According to SWFI transaction data, large public pensions and sovereign wealth funds directly invested over US$ 17.7 billion into Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) versus roughly US$ 2.105 billion. SWFI cannot capture every public pension fund’s listed equity transactions, but the amount is a sample that has been collected through various time periods. A sample of the public pensions include CalPERS, CalSTRS, ...