The foundation of Substack in 2017 was “basically to make it simple for writers to start an email newsletter that makes money from subscriptions, from direct mailings,” Renée Kaplan, Head of Partnerships France at Substack, told participants at our World News Media Congress in Marseille. Today, nearly 10 years later, there are more than 5…
B&M European Value Retail has appointed Asda executive Atheeq Akbar as its new chief financial officer, ending an extended period of instability in the role that began with an accounting error and a series of profit warnings. Announced on 24 June 2026, the appointment takes effect in February 2027, with Akbar joining from his position…
Former Pfizer executive David Denton steps into the CFO role amid a bruising stock decline. Nike Inc. said Tuesday it has hired David Denton as its next chief financial officer, tapping the former Pfizer Inc. finance chief to help stabilize a company navigating one of the most difficult stretches in its history. Denton will join…
This was already going to be a week of reflection on the legacy of Brexit. The referendum in which British voters shocked the world by narrowly opting to leave the European Union took place 10 years ago this Tuesday. But it’s become more of a live issue with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that…
Since Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, the Democratic Party has been embroiled in a vicious internal conversation over “moderation.” One camp argues that the party has moved too far to the left on cultural issues, particularly immigration and trans rights, and that it needs to tack to the center in order to secure its long-term political…
In finance, risk is rarely where you expect it. It hides in concentration, in single points of failure, in dependencies that look like efficiency until the day they do not. Most finance leaders are well drilled at spotting it in portfolios, counterparties, and liquidity. Far fewer apply the same discipline to their own operations, where…
The most fun websites to build are websites that interact with outside sources. A user is an outside source! I’m obviously a bit partial to a website that asks a user to build stuff. That’s fun. But any outside source can be fun. Accepting uploads and doing something weird or useful with the data. Or…
The bank names former Dream Sports executive and investment banker Raj Rathi to lead M&A business in India. Citigroup Inc. has appointed veteran investment banker Raj Rathi as its new head of mergers and acquisitions in India, effective this month. The appointment comes as Citi deepens its advisory capabilities to capture opportunities in the Asian…
Ark Survival Ascended Update 33.49 has been released for all platforms and is now available for download on PC. The update brings several bug fixes, improvements, and patch notes. The file size may vary depending on the gaming platform you are using. So if you’re playing Ark Survival Ascended, make sure to update to version…
How Independent Schools Reduce Administrative Work with Finance Automation Think about the last time you left work feeling like you actually got through everything you needed to. For most people working in school administration and finance, that day is harder to remember than it should be. Not because the work isn’t getting done. It is….