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MoneyGram has appointed Marc Winniford as Chief Financial Officer as it restructures its finance operations alongside a wider business reset. Winniford will oversee finance, accounting, tax, and treasury, and will report to Chairman and CEO Anthony Soohoo. Soohoo stated, “Marc brings deep financial expertise, a disciplined approach to capital management, and a strategic mindset that aligns with where MoneyGram is heading...

U.S. CFOs are heading into 2026 with persistent concerns about tariffs, inflation, and labor constraints, while accelerating investment in artificial intelligence, according to the latest CFO Survey conducted by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta. The survey, which polled 548 finance leaders between mid-November and early December, shows tariffs remaining the top risk to business planning, though concern has eased slightly from the previous quarter...

Germany has launched a €30 billion (about $35 billion) investment vehicle aimed at crowding private capital into sectors critical to the country’s economic reset. The new “Deutschlandfonds,” unveiled by the federal government, is structured to support projects tied to the energy transition, industrial modernization, and advanced technology rather than rely on direct public spending. Coordinated by the finance and economy ministries and implemented through KfW, the fund will deploy guarantees, loans, and selective equity stakes to reduce risk for private investors...

Global M&A activity surged in 2025, with total deal value expected to reach $4.8 trillion, marking the second-highest total on record, according to Bain & Company. The recovery was driven largely by large transactions, including megadeals above $5 billion, many from companies that historically have not been frequent acquirers. Scope-driven deals accounted for nearly 60% of large transactions, focusing on capabilities, adjacent markets, or new business models...

Amazon and Mill Industries are bringing a new approach to food waste into Whole Foods Market stores, turning everyday produce scraps into a resource that supports both people and the planet. Through the partnership, Whole Foods Market will become the first grocery retailer to deploy Mill Commercial, a high-capacity, in-store system that processes fruit and vegetable waste directly where it’s generated...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. has submitted applications to U.S. regulators to establish PayPal Bank, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial loan company, marking a step toward bringing more of its small-business financial services in-house. The filings were made with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and would allow PayPal to operate a regulated banking entity focused on business lending...

Berkshire Hathaway has appointed Charles C. Chang as its next Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2026. Chang will be based in Omaha and will assume responsibility for overseeing the company’s financial operations, reporting, and capital management. Chang will work closely with current CFO Marc D. Hamburg during a one-year transition period to ensure stability and consistency across the company’s finance function...

Dropbox has announced a senior leadership transition as it sharpens its focus on product execution and long-term growth. Chief Financial Officer Tim Regan will step down after nearly a decade with the company, closing a tenure that included guiding Dropbox through its initial public offering and reinforcing its financial discipline as a public company. Regan joined Dropbox in 2016 as Chief Accounting Officer and became CFO in 2020, playing a central role in building a stable financial foundation during periods of expansion and operational change...

Private equity returns are likely to continue outperforming public markets even as access widens to retail investors, according to senior executives at Carlyle. Carlyle Chairman David Rubenstein said that regulators are moving to open private equity funds to a broader investor base, including individual investors in the U.S., within the next one to two years. While the inflow of new capital could narrow performance gaps, Carlyle expects private market returns to remain up to 400 basis points higher than those of public equities...

India’s primary equity market has delivered a record year despite conditions that would typically slow new listings. Initial public offerings reached about $19.5 billion, exceeding the previous year’s peak, even as equity markets underperformed and foreign investors withdrew more than $17 billion. Nearly half of the roughly 300 listings trade below their offer price, yet issuance volumes remain strong, supported by steady domestic participation and a growing pipeline...