December 2025 – Page 15 – Finance Updates

How to Evaluate Primary Sources for Strong Due Diligence & Data Integrity

Global FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

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Citi Taps Kaustubh Kulkarni as Co-Head of Investment Banking in Asia Pacific

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Citi has appointed veteran banker Kaustubh Ku...

The hire is part of Global Banking Head Viswa...

Citi’s Asia-Pacific investment banking revenu...

The strengthened leadership aims to deepen co...

How Non-Banks Are Disrupting CIB: Asia Leads Private Credit & Bank Strategy Shift

Asia Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Non-bank financial institutions are rapidly e...

By 2030, non-banks are projected to take over...

Private credit and other capital-light, tech-...

Banks and regulators face mounting pressure t...

Why UBS Was Named Asia’s Best Investment Bank in 2025—Growth, Deals & Risks

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

UBS was named Euromoney’s Asia’s Best Investm...

The bank now leads Asia ex-Japan M&A advisory...

Its global markets franchise, especially in C...

UBS’s Asia-Pacific wealth management is deliv...

Asia-Pacific Deal-Making Surge in 2025: China & Japan Drive PE, Tech & Strategic Investment

Asia M&A Information

Asia-Pacific M&A rebounded strongly in 2025 t...

China’s 2025 M&A volume rose roughly 19% to a...

Deal activity is concentrated in AI, semicond...

Despite the rebound, weak consumption, proper...

Citi Elevates Four Investment Bankers to MD in Asia Pacific as Sector-Focused Strategy Intensifies

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Citi has promoted four Asia Pacific investmen...

These appointments target high-priority growt...

Japan’s investment banking revenue at Citi ha...

The four promotions form part of Citi’s small...

Private Credit’s Soaring Rise: $3–3.5T AUM & Risks Driving Regulatory Focus

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private credit has expanded from about US$2 t...

It has delivered superior risk-adjusted retur...

Growth is driven by banks’ retrenchment, borr...

Rising systemic, liquidity, and underwriting ...

How Hedge Funds Are Reinventing Investment Vehicles to Serve Demand for Access, Liquidity & Lower Fees

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Hedge funds are increasingly repackaging stra...

Product innovation includes liquid-alternativ...

Capital continues to concentrate in large mul...

Key risks center on fee compression, regulato...

Silver’s Tightrope: Navigating Risk While Eyes Remain Bullish on Industrial Demand

Global Risk Manufacturing

Alexander Campbell, a hedge-fund veteran who ...

He highlights near-term pressures from tax-dr...

Despite this, Campbell remains structurally b...

He suggests investors manage risk into early ...

Why Private Equity’s Dry Powder Isn’t Moving & How Continuation Vehicles Will Shape 2026

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. private equity is stuck with a large bac...

Higher interest rates and weaker IPO/M&A mark...

Firms are increasingly relying on continuatio...

In 2026, success will hinge on operational va...