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ISABELLA'S ISLAYCapital MarketsOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
Harvard's return in fiscal 2026 boosted its value to $68 billion, making it one of the largest university endowments.
ReadingPortfolio concentration in private equity and alternative assets is no longer a risk signal—it's a return signal. Institutions are pricing conviction.
WatchThe next two public pension disclosures will show whether fiduciaries follow or stay in the index.
HENRI IVM&A IntelligenceOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
AirTrunk nears a $1 billion sale of its Johor data centre to Malaysia's KWAP as AI selloffs push firms toward private deals over public listings.
ReadingData centre operators are abandoning public market timing. Sovereign wealth and family offices now own the supply chain.
WatchWatch whether the next three Asia-Pacific data centre sales happen at premium or discount to this valuation.
MACALLAN 1926Brand IntelligenceOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
KFC is switching from PepsiCo to Coca-Cola as its beverage supplier for U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades.
ReadingQSR operators no longer price exclusivity deals as strategic anchors. Beverage margins compressed enough to justify supplier churn.
WatchWhether this prompts PepsiCo's beverage division to rationalize SKUs or accelerate the non-carbonated portfolio.
LOUIS XIIILuxury SectorOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
Homes sales of $10 million and up are breaking records in South Florida as ultra-wealthy buyers move in on the county.
ReadingUltra-high-net-worth individuals are treating South Florida real estate as capital allocation, not lifestyle choice. Entry velocity matters more than valuation.
WatchCommercial real estate in the same markets for signs of secondary-buyer flow.
PAPPY 23Executive AppointmentsOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
Linda Yaccarino, the former chief executive of Elon Musk's X, is joining the board of Better.com as the digital mortgage lender looks for stability following institutional pressure.
ReadingDigital mortgage platforms in distress now hire visible operators as stabilization theater. The actual operating improvements come later, if at all.
WatchBetter.com's quarterly mortgage origination and funding costs in the next two quarters.
JOHNNIE BLUELuxury SectorOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
Market expectations for earnings at European luxury-goods makers are overly optimistic given softening demand conditions and buying trends, according to analysts.
ReadingLuxury goods earnings will surprise to the downside through Q1 2027 as China demand doesn't return to pre-slowdown velocity.
WatchLVMH and Kering pre-announcement updates or guidance withdrawals.
WELL POURLuxury SectorOct 16, 5:03 AM EDT
Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips saw strong early fall auction results with one report noting that if New York showed buyers picking their spots, the fireworks were farther east.
ReadingUltra-high-net-worth buyers are rotating out of traditional markets. Watch which geographic lots show hammer strength.
WatchWhich collectors are bidding up Asian-linked works versus Western postwar categories.
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