Roberts Berzins has over a decade of experience in the financial management helping top-tier corporates shape their financial strategies and execute large-scale financings. He has also made significant efforts to institutionalize REIT framework in Latvia to boost the liquidity of pan-Baltic capital markets. Other policy-level work includes the development of national SOE financing guidelines and framework for channeling private capital into affordable housing stock. Roberts is a CFA Charterholder, ESG inves ...

Roberts Berzins has over a decade of experience in the financial management helping top-tier corporates shape their financial strategies and execute large-scale financings. He has also made significant efforts to institutionalize REIT framework in Latvia to boost the liquidity of pan-Baltic capital markets. Other policy-level work includes the development of national SOE financing guidelines and framework for channeling private capital into affordable housing stock. Roberts is a CFA Charterholder, ESG inves ...

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Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) recently closed the books on 2025 by reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. It was a strong year for the business development company (BDC), capped by a record level of new investment commitments. They added new stable sources of income to support its 10%-yielding dividend. The BDC has now paid a stable or growing dividend for 16 consecutive years. It's in a solid position to continue paying a bankable dividend, making it a compelling income stock to buy. ...

Key Takeaways Ares Capital shares rose 2.3% as Q4 core EPS met estimates despite a 9.1% yearly decline.Ares Capital Q4 total investment income increased 4.5% to $793M, helped by fees and interest.Ares Capital made $5.83B in Q4 gross commitments and exited $4.75B, with a $29.5B portfolio.Shares of Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) gained 2.3% following the announcement of fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. Quarterly core earnings of 50 cents per share met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The bottom line f ...

The answer: It's unclear, but AI's development will involve volatility. After a broad selloff on Tuesday that saw the S&P 500 software and services index fall nearly 4%, the sector slipped another 0.73% on Wednesday, notching the sixth straight session of losses and wiping out about $830 billion in market value since January 28.Software stocks have been under pressure in recent months as AI has gone from a tailwind ‌for many of these companies ‌to a possible disruption. The latest selloff was triggered by ...

Looking ahead, Lem said changes in base rates typically take about a quarter to be fully reflected in results, and the decline in base rates during the fourth quarter is expected to create roughly $0.01 per share of earnings headwind in the first quarter of 2026, “assuming all else equal.” He also reminded investors that origination volumes and related capital structuring service fees tend to be seasonally slower in the first quarter than in the fourth.Core earnings per share were $0.50 in the fourth quarte ...

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