Gregorio Araneta Sells Majority Stake in PhilWeb Published: 2025-10-10T08:26:39+00:00 | Author: Silvia Pavlof Summary Gregorio Ma. Araneta III’s investment vehicle, Gregorio Araneta Inc., has sold its controlling 57% stake in PhilWeb Corp. The transaction covers 829.57 million common shares and was carried out by two local holding companies, Nexora Holdings, Inc. and Velora Holdings, Inc., […]
US Expands Iran Sanctions to Target Indian Shipping Firms Facilitating Oil and LPG Trade Summary The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has broadened sanctions on Iran’s energy export network, adding 50 individuals, entities and vessels — including several with links to India. The measures aim to curtail Iran’s petroleum revenue by targeting […]
Key takeaways from Malaysia Budget 2026: For businesses, workforce, and society Summary Punchy author voice: This is a heavy-hitting Budget with clear moves to boost business competitiveness, upskill the workforce and expand social support — worth a close read if you hire, invest or plan policy for Malaysia. Malaysia’s Budget 2026 (Belanjawan 2026) is a […]
India’s Logistics Cost to Drop to 9% by December 2025: Nitin Gadkari Summary Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced that India’s logistics costs are expected to fall to single digits — around 9% of GDP — by December 2025. He cited an IIM Bangalore study attributing a 5–6% reduction so far […]
Bally’s Sells Interactive Arm to Intralot for EUR 2.7B Summary Bally’s Corporation has completed the sale of its international interactive division to Intralot S.A. in a transaction valuing the business at approximately EUR 2.7 billion. As part of the deal Bally’s received EUR 1.53 billion in cash and EUR 1.136 billion in newly issued Intralot […]
National Security – The Next Frontier of Corporate Activism Summary The article argues that national security considerations are becoming a central theme for shareholder activists as the US government—under the Trump administration in 2025—advances an “economic security as national security” doctrine. Government actions (equity stakes, onshoring incentives and public interventions) are reshaping market incentives and […]
2025 Director Compensation Report Summary FW Cook’s 2025 Director Compensation Report examines non‑employee director pay at 300 companies across sizes and industries to map current market practices in pay levels and programme structure. The study notes a 96% overlap in sample companies from 2024 to 2025 and updates a key valuation assumption: average committee memberships […]
Ontario Poker News October Update: Peter “BIG CHI” Chien Ships WSOP ON Main Event Summary Kyle Anderson delivers the October roundup for Ontario poker: live tournament dates across Casino Niagara, Caesars Windsor and Pickering Casino Resort; the wrap of ONCOOP 2025 with key winners and leaderboard payouts; PokerStars Ontario’s new Silver Pass path to NAPT […]
National Security – The Next Frontier of Corporate Activism Summary The article, authored by partners at Cleary Gottlieb, argues that national security is fast becoming a central theme in shareholder activism. Driven by the Trump administration’s “economic security as national security” doctrine and government interventions (equity stakes, onshoring incentives), activists may increasingly weave national-security arguments—around […]
Nevada Gaming Control Board member warns Kalshi, Crypto.com over sports contracts: “The gig is up” Summary Nevada Gaming Control Board member George Assad told a board meeting that unlicensed platforms such as Kalshi and Crypto.com will not be allowed to offer products that regulators view as sports wagers in another form. Assad cited recent federal […]
