January 2026 – Page 98 – Finance Updates

US Banks Post Record Earnings Amid Fed Pivot, Tightening Regulation & Rising Rates

Wall Street’s biggest banks led a 2025 reboun...

Scale and diversification let giants like JPM...

Basel III Endgame was softened, with smaller-...

Generative AI, digital transformation, and a ...

Calviño’s EIB Strategy: Unity, Defence Finance & Climate Powerhouse

Europe Policy Finance and Insurance

EIB President Nadia Calviño argues that Europ...

The EIB will raise defence and security lendi...

Key priorities include cutting red tape, adva...

These moves increase the EIB’s risk tolerance...

Why EU IPOs Lag: Structural Barriers & the Urgent Need for Integrated Reform

Europe Markets Finance and Insurance

AFME argues that a meaningful revival of EU I...

European IPO volumes and deal values have slu...

Structural barriers—including fragmented regu...

Current reforms such as the EU Listing Act, a...

Fintech’s Turning Point in 2026: Agents, Regulation & Embedded Finance Take the Lead

Global Forecast Finance and Insurance

By 2026, agentic AI will become core to finan...

Trust, governance, and stricter global regula...

Stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenized assets, and emb...

Legacy banks must modernize to open, modular,...

Hedge Funds Posted 10.7% in 2025—Can Strong Returns Hold Up Amid Rising Risks?

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Hedge funds had a strong 2025, posting ~10.7%...

Rising correlations with the S&P 500, crowded...

Smaller, sub-$100 million funds outperformed ...

Allocators are urged to deepen stress tests, ...

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

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

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...