Finance Updates – Page 108

Europe & UK PE Firms Shift Strategy in 2026: Consolidation, Specialisation & Regulation

Europe Forecast Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

About one in five European and UK PE firms pl...

Larger firms are leaning toward consolidation...

Sentiment is upbeat, with most expecting high...

Key risks include regulatory divergence, a co...

Europe-2025 Private Equity Trends: Bigger Deals, Carve-Outs & Sector Consolidation

Europe M&A Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

European PE dealmaking is rebounding in 2025 ...

Lower financing costs and tighter credit spre...

Value growth is being driven by fewer, larger...

Activity is concentrated in financial service...

How 2025’s Investment Banking Rebound Is Shaping M&A, Private Credit & Bank Risk

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

Global M&A rebounded sharply in 2025 to rough...

Large U.S. banks reported strong Q3 results a...

Relaxed leveraged-lending guidance and the ra...

Banks are benefiting from the upswing but rem...

AI & Earnings Fuel Bull Case, but Beware Valuations and Geopolitics in 2026

Global Forecast Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

2026 market outlook is broadly constructive, ...

Biggest risks are stretched U.S. large-cap va...

Investors are widening diversification beyond...

Regulators Ease Oversight as Regional Banks Face Credit Strain, Fraud Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The primary Financial Times article could not...

U.S. bank supervision appears to be easing, i...

Activist investors are increasingly pressurin...

Credit risks are rising—especially in commerc...

How Europe’s Megafunds Are Evolving: Fundraising Peaks, Rising Risks & Real Limits

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

No public evidence supports claims that Europ...

European PE fundraising hit a 2024 record (~€...

Deal and exit activity rebounded in 2024 with...

LPs are concentrating commitments in top-tier...

Europe’s Private Equity: Dry Powder Soars but Fundraising & Exits Stall

Europe Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

European private equity has record dry powder...

Deals are expected to pick up into late 2025–...

Exits remain the main bottleneck, pushing lon...

Fragmented regulation and shallow pension/cap...

TD Securities Pushes U.S. Investment Banking Growth Amid Canadian Equity Strains

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

TD is leaning on TD Securities and a U.S.-foc...

The Cowen integration, hiring and automation ...

U.S. AML failures triggered a $3.09 billion p...

TD is freeing capital via cost cuts and U.S. ...

CIBC Names Freeborn & Traboulsi Co-Heads of Global Investment Banking Ahead of CEO Handoff

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

CIBC named Mike Freeborn and Alfred Traboulsi...

The move is part of a broader executive reshu...

Other shifts include Eric Metivier leading co...

The changes signal tighter regional focus, st...

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50–3.75% After December Cut — What’s Next for Inflation & Policy

Americas Policy Finance and Insurance

The Fed cut the federal funds rate 25 bps to ...

The 9–3 vote exposed sharp internal disagreem...

Policymakers’ 2026 outlook is cautious, with ...

Uncertainty is elevated due to post-shutdown ...