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Real estate agents are ethically obligated to leave personal interest at the door when helping their client buy or sell property, but what happens when the perfect house hits the market, and an agent involved in the transaction is eyeing it for themselves?  This dilemma took center stage in Austin, TX, when the city’s top…

24 July 2026 Overall, respondents reported slight net easing of credit terms and conditions for all counterparty types for second consecutive quarter Dealers repriced across all collateral types, in particular equity, as demand for secured funding increased Non-price credit terms remained broadly unchanged across counterparty types, secured financing transactions and non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives markets…

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rules that assets transferred to a family limited partnership (FLP) are included in the decedent’s estate—In Estate of Anne Milner Fields v. Commissioner, 2026 WL 1642415 (June 8, 2026), the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court’s holding that assets transferred to an FLP weeks before Anne…

Jigsaw, a family-run estate and letting agency based in Selby, has transferred ownership of the business to its employees through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), a structure that allows staff to acquire a stake in the company while maintaining its independence. The transition follows more than two decades of operation since Sandra Widdrington established Jigsaw…

Key takeaway: Some banks are finding that taking advantage of loan-growth opportunities requires them to surrender some of their net interest margin. What’s at stake: The return of loan growth is a welcome development for banks, but it’s also brought a new set of challenges. Supporting data: Atlantic Union Bankshares in Richmond, Virginia, grew its…