Finance Updates – Page 12 – Finance Updates

AIIB & BTG Pactual Commit US$160M to Climate Infrastructure in Brazil

AIIB approved a US$160 million, seven-year on...

Funds will target water, sanitation and renew...

The deal supports AIIB’s goal of having over ...

Success hinges on rigorous eligibility and mo...

J.P. Morgan Leads Latin America in Debt Deals, Revenue Soars 69% in 2024

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

LatinFinance named J.P. Morgan Investment Ban...

Despite one of the weakest regional fee pools...

Performance was driven by large, complex debt...

Looking ahead, J.P. Morgan expects debt to re...

Bank of America Strengthens Latin America Lead Despite ECM Slump; M&A & Advisory Drive Growth

Americas M&A Finance and Insurance

Bank of America has been named Latin America’...

The bank is doubling down on Brazil and Mexic...

Weak equity capital markets have cut ECM fees...

Key risks and swing factors include monetary ...

OpenAI’s Project Mercury: How AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Finance Roles

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

OpenAI’s secretive “Project Mercury” hires ov...

These contractors earn about US$150 per hour ...

The initiative aims to automate junior banker...

Project Mercury reflects OpenAI’s push to mon...

Goldman Sachs Tops 2025 Global M&A Rankings as Deal Value Surges by 41%

Global M&A Finance and Insurance

Global M&A rebounded in 2025 to about $4.8 tr...

Goldman Sachs topped global M&A league tables...

Goldman led North America by deal value while...

Falling rates and looser regulation are fueli...

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

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

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, ...