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SEBI Charges BofA Over Leaked Block Trade Data in Aditya Birla AMC Deal

Americas Risk Depository Credit Intermediation

Indias SEBI says Bank of America leaked price...

SEBI alleges the information spread beyond th...

The regulator also says BofA initially misled...

BofA may seek a multimillion-dollar settlemen...

Corporate Bonds Shine as Spreads Tighten — But How Much Gain Can You Still Grab?

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. corporate bond spreads have tightened to...

Moderating inflation, steady jobs, and solid ...

Reduced new issuance amid high borrowing cost...

With spreads already near historic tights, an...

Regulators Propose Cutting Community Bank Leverage Ratio to 8% — What It Means for Lending

Americas Policy Depository Credit Intermediation

Federal regulators (FDIC, Fed, and OCC) propo...

The proposal would extend the noncompliance g...

About 475 more community banks would qualify ...

Regulators say capital safeguards would remai...

Why Hedge Funds Are Bullish on Meta: AI, Ad Revenue & Valuation Risks

Americas Firms Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Hedge funds favor Meta for strong ad growth, ...

Meta trades near ~19–25× forward earnings, wh...

Bears flag surging capex ($70–$72B in 2025 wi...

Positioning is split, with some funds adding ...

JPMorgan Buys Apple Card from Goldman Sachs: What It Means for Cardholders & Banks

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

JPMorgan Chase agreed to take over the Apple ...

Goldman is selling at a discount of over US$1...

JPMorgan expects a US$2.2 billion credit-loss...

Apple says customer features such as Daily Ca...

US IPO Market Roars Back: Medline’s $6.3B Deal & the High-Stakes of Pricing in 2026

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. IPOs have rebounded in 2025, led by Medl...

Big debuts like Figma, Circle and Chime have ...

Issuance and proceeds are up year over year, ...

Bankers are already positioning for a potenti...

Medline’s $6.26B IPO Reshapes Healthcare Supply Chain: Key Moves and Market Debut

Americas Markets Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

Medline closed an upsized IPO on Dec. 18, 202...

Gross proceeds were about $7.2 billion, the l...

Medline plans to use proceeds from 179 millio...

Proceeds from roughly 69.4 million shares wil...

JPMorgan Eyes Mid-Cap Investment Banking with Regional Push Under John Richert

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

John Richert has grown JPMorgan’s mid-cap inv...

He expects a strong 2026 sell-side and M&A wa...

JPMorgan is scaling its business-services ver...

The strategy relies on local, relationship-le...

How Wells Fargo Raised Its Game in Investment Banking During 2025

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wells Fargo’s investment bank is having its b...

Momentum accelerated after the Fed lifted the...

The bank has rebuilt its advisory franchise b...

Marquee work includes co-advising Netflix’s b...

Roger Gant Powell, 75: Reflections on Leadership Across Finance, Conservation & the Arts

Americas FYI Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Roger Gant Powell, a Maryland investment bank...

He served as longtime board chair of The Mary...

Powell also held leadership roles with major ...

His death leaves nonprofits across finance, c...