January 2026 – Page 88 – Finance Updates

Silver Market Faces Tight Supply & Rising Risks Despite Strong Industrial Demand

Hedge-fund veteran Alexander Campbell warns t...

Despite these risks, he argues silver remains...

From January 1, 2026, China will require expo...

This combination of near-term correction risk...

Cantor Fitzgerald Acquires UBS’s O’Connor Platform: Risks, Rewards & Timing

Global M&A Finance and Insurance

Cantor Fitzgerald’s acquisition of UBS’s O’Co...

Losses tied to First Brands Group’s bankruptc...

Key O’Connor capital solutions executives dec...

The deal advances UBS’s post-Credit Suisse ba...

Bridgewater’s Record 2025: Pure Alpha Gains 33%, Asia & China Outperform Too

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha fund returned 33% in...

Other Bridgewater strategies also posted stro...

The firm, managing about $92 billion, has tig...

Open questions center on the sustainability o...

Why Mid-Level PE Talent Are Fleeing Big Firms & How Smaller Funds Win

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Deferred and uncertain carry at large private...

Slow exits, higher interest rates, long vesti...

Smaller or sector-focused funds are luring ta...

This talent reshuffling threatens execution c...

GP-Stake Sales Surge Past $3.5B: Private Equity Firms Turn to Divestitures for Liquidity

Americas Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private-equity firms are increasingly selling...

Surveys show a sharp rise in managers plannin...

These stake sales sit alongside booming secon...

While the tools offer capital and flexibility...

US Private Equity’s Exit Bottleneck: Dry Powder Piles Up as Hold Periods Stretch

Americas Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

US private equity enters 2026 with a large ba...

Dry powder has fallen to about $880 billion f...

Bankruptcy risk and sector stress, especially...

Firms are leaning on carve-outs, continuation...

Record SRF Borrowing Hits $74.6B at Year-End, Raising Funding Pressure on Goldman Sachs

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

Year-end demand for cash drove record use of ...

Goldman Sachs shares slipped about 0.3% on Ne...

The record SRF take-up remains small versus r...

Investors now focus on Goldman’s January 15 e...

Hong Kong ECM surges in H1 2025 as A-to-H listings & IPO boom restore investor confidence

Asia Markets Finance and Insurance

Hong Kong’s equity capital markets rebounded ...

IPO and second-listing proceeds in Hong Kong ...

Regional risk appetite improved as Asia’s equ...

Shein’s anticipated Hong Kong IPO in H2 2025 ...

2025 Biopharma M&A Booms: Patent Cliff Spurs Big Pharma to Secure Late-Stage Assets

Global M&A Health Care and Social Assistance

Biopharma M&A in 2025 shifted to fewer but mu...

Headline acquisitions such as J&J–Intra-Cellu...

Patent cliffs threaten roughly $180–230 billi...

Deal structures feature heavier use of milest...

Banks’ 2026 Battle: Neutral Rates, AI Boosts & Regulatory Shifts Redefining Winners

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

The Fed’s three 25-basis-point cuts in late 2...

Wall Street giants like JPMorgan and Bank of ...

Regional and mid-sized banks lagged as higher...

Strategic shifts include heavier AI adoption,...