by Brendan MacDonald | Aug 2, 2025 | Premium
Let’s cut through the private markets’ noise. You’re accredited. You’ve met FINMA’s bar. Congratulations – now what? Truth bomb: That shiny accreditation status isn’t your golden ticket. It’s merely your backstage pass. And...
by Brendan MacDonald | Jul 31, 2025 | Premium
“The difference between a business that grows and one that stalls isn’t ambition. It’s liquidity.” — A common truth in trade finance There’s a moment every ambitious business faces. You’ve built the relationships. The opportunity is...
by Brendan MacDonald | Jul 26, 2025 | Premium
It started with a contractor in Mumbai. He had landed the deal of a lifetime—a new airport terminal, backed by the Indian government, with a project value north of $300 million. He had the team. He had the equipment. He had the track record. But he didn’t have the one...
by Brendan MacDonald | Jul 17, 2025 | Premium
In the 1990s, a Canadian municipality issued a Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) to a developer. No scandal. No breach of paperwork. On the surface, everything seemed to follow the rules. But something about the transaction felt… off. And this, as we now know, is the...
by Brendan MacDonald | Jul 17, 2025 | Premium
There are policy shifts that scream headlines. Then there are the quiet ones — the whispered changes that flutter just beneath the radar. The SEC’s reconsideration of the Finder’s Exemption falls squarely in the latter. Most people missed it. But they...
