December 2025 – Page 3 – Finance Updates

Lazard Boosts Growth: Deal-Fee Floors, Private Capital, & Senior MD Expansion Propel Revenue

Europe Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Lazard is pushing MD productivity by raising ...

Financial Advisory revenue rose 21% year-over...

Advisory work tied to private capital now exc...

Margin improvement depends on sustaining high...

Perella Weinberg Expands Into Secondaries with Devon Park Deal, Eyes GP-Led Growth

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Perella Weinberg Partners is acquiring Devon ...

The deal positions PWP to capitalize on the f...

PWP is funding this strategic expansion from ...

Key uncertainties include acquisition economi...

CBIZ Expands with Marcum Buyout: Growth, Risks, & Advisory Challenges

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

CBIZ’s Deal Advisory Services sit within its ...

The $2.3 billion Marcum deal is intended to m...

Advisory revenues remain muted and highly sen...

Key risks center on realizing $35–50 million ...

Inside Kroll’s M&A Advisory Services: How It Outpaces Banks & Big Four in Middle Market

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Kroll provides end-to-end M&A advisory and ca...

The firm differentiates through senior-level ...

Kroll’s transaction advisory teams deliver cr...

Strategically, Kroll is scaling its global pl...

How Oil Prices Shape Currencies: Trade Balances, Risk & Emerging Markets

Global Markets Utilities

Oil price movements primarily affect currenci...

Since the US became a net oil exporter around...

Risk sentiment can override fundamentals, wit...

Energy transitions, policy interventions, and...

Oil Risk Premium Returns Amid Venezuela Blockade; Metals and Agri Markets Shift

Americas Markets Utilities

Oil prices bounced off multi-year lows after ...

Silver surged to record highs above $66/oz an...

Softer U.S. labor data and rising expectation...

Investors face elevated volatility in energy ...

Precious Metals Set to Outshine Oil in 2026: Why Gold & Silver Could Lead

Global Forecast Finance and Insurance

Forecasts for 2026 see gold remaining strong ...

Silver is expected to outperform with structu...

Oil faces a comparatively bearish outlook as ...

Key uncertainties include Fed rate decisions,...

How Gold’s Record Rally, Fed Rate Cuts & Inflation Shape Strategic Investing in 2026

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Gold is hovering near a seven-week high as tr...

The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%...

Lower yields, ongoing central bank gold buyin...

Upside for gold is constrained by risks of st...

U.S. Dollar Holds Global Reserve Lead Amid Slow Shift toward Alternatives

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

The U.S. dollar remains the dominant global r...

Gold’s rising share of reserve asset value re...

Dollar dominance is underpinned by deep marke...

Near-term shifts point to slow, incremental d...

How to Dodge Foreign‐Exchange Markups When Traveling: 3 Smart Strategies

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Airport currency exchange counters often add ...

Ordering foreign currency in advance from a b...

Travelers should compare banks’ exchange rate...

Using credit or debit cards with no foreign t...