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Navigating SNAP Fragmentation: Operations and Policy Shifts
The U.S. grocery and convenience retail sectors are facing a "perfect storm" of regulatory, economic, and behavioral shifts. The traditional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which for decades operated under a unified federal standard, has fragmented into a patchwork of state-level restrictions under the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) initiative.
When Fraud Stops Looking Like Fraud
Fraudsters have always been slick, doing their best to constantly stay ahead of financial institutions in their tactics. Recently, though, advancements in technology and the wide availability of consumer artificial intelligence (AI) products have helped these fraudsters bring their cons into the 21st century. With these advancements has come a shift not just in scale, but in the very nature of fraud itself.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – February 10, 2026
Malware Activity Large-Scale Cloud Attacks and Stealthy Espionage Tools Recent cybersecurity reports reveal two significant threats. First, a broad cyberattack campaign targeting popular cloud platforms like AWS and Azure has been active since late 2025. The attacker group, TeamPCP, exploits common misconfigurations in cloud tools such as Docker and Kubernetes to infiltrate servers. Their goal ...
Travel & Leisure – 2025 Year-End Update
Effective cash management is an ongoing discipline for any company, not just a distress exercise. In November 2025, Sonder — once valued at $2.3 billion — abruptly filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, giving guests less than 24 hours to vacate properties.
Insights From Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026
The highly anticipated Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026 featured a thought-provoking panel discussion focused on the evolving landscape of disputes surrounding upcoming FIFA World Cups, with particular emphasis on the 2026, 2030, and, of course, the 2034 tournament set to take place in Saudi Arabia.
Part 1: The Audit as an Enforcement Gateway
Recent enforcement signals from UK regulators have made one thing clear: Fraud risk, and how organisations identify, assess and respond to it, is firmly back in the spotlight. Public statements from the Serious Fraud Office throughout 2025 confirm that the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) and the new Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) offence are active enforcement priorities.
2025 in Review: Major Fraud Events and What We Can Learn From Them
The fraud landscape in 2025 has consisted of investigations into investment, cryptocurrency, and other cyber frauds, as well as key enforcement changes in both the U.S. and UK. As we look back on 2025, this article will cover some of the key fraud cases of the year and will provide an analysis on some significant themes. Our upcoming article will then look forward to 2026, posing questions to our future selves about what the next year in fraud will hold.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – February 6, 2026
Malware Activity Understanding Recent Cyber Threats Targeting Servers and Security Systems Recent cybersecurity reports reveal that hackers are cleverly exploiting vulnerabilities in popular server management tools like NGINX and Baota Panel to redirect website traffic without detection. They inject malicious configurations into server files, especially targeting sites with Asian domains and government or educational sites, ...
Liability Management Exercises: Bandage or Bridge to Recovery?
Once an arcane corner of the capital markets, liability management exercises (LMEs) have become a mainstream restructuring tool. Of course, LMEs are not available to every borrower — the ability to execute one depends on loan documents that were deliberately drafted with this kind of flexibility.
The ‘Cold Storage’ Economy: GDP Surges as Hiring Freezes (Ankura Monthly Economic Report)
The January 2026 report describes a bifurcated U.S. economy where robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.3% — fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) investment and consumer spending — contrasts with a cooling labor market that saw hiring stall to just 50,000 jobs in December.
