Finance Updates – Page 177

Silver Surges 150% Yet Faces Downside Risks: Supply, Regulation & USD Pressure

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025 (includi...

He sees potential for a short-term pullback d...

China’s new export licensing for refined silv...

Despite these risks, Campbell argues physical...

RFM’s Japan Hedge Fund Launch Lights Up Market Reforms & Capital Inflows

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Japan-focused hedge fund RFM, launched in 202...

Its rapid fundraising reflects surging foreig...

Corporate governance reforms and geopolitical...

RFM faces rising competition from new funds l...

Hedge Fund Performance Surge: 2024–25 Trends, Risks & Multistrategy Momentum

Global Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Hedge funds are lightly regulated, high-fee i...

Common hedge fund strategies include equity l...

Industry performance has been strong recently...

Investors must perform rigorous due diligence...

China’s 1 Trillion Yuan Fund to Drive Hard-Tech Startups in AI, Biomedicine & Semiconductors

Asia Tech Information

China has launched a 100 billion yuan nationa...

The fund uses a three-tier structure (nationa...

Investments target companies valued under 500...

Designed as 20-year “patient capital,” the fu...

2025 Exit Surge in Private Equity: Trends, Challenges & What 2026 Holds

Americas Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity still holds a large backlog of...

Dry powder has fallen from 2024’s peak but re...

Exit activity and deal value improved in 2025...

Persistent valuation gaps and higher rates me...

From Earthquake Survivor to Ski Tracks: Haiti’s One-Legged Banker Eyes 2026 Paralympics

Global FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

A survivor of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, he reb...

U.S. immigration policy shifts for Haitians p...

His bid to qualify—requiring multiple Europea...

SoftBank’s $4B Buyout of DigitalBridge Marks Pivot into AI Infrastructure

Global M&A Information

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge, which manages around $108 bill...

The deal accelerates SoftBank’s push into “ph...

SoftBank is reallocating capital, including p...

Kroll Launches Equity Capital Markets Advisory with David Galper to Drive IPO Strategy

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Kroll has acquired Locust Hill Advisors and l...

Galper brings over 25 years of investment ban...

The new practice will advise on IPOs and a br...

Kroll is making this move amid a strong rebou...

How T. Parker Host’s Strategic Deals Redefined Ports & Infrastructure Growth

Americas M&A Construction

Metalmark Capital took a minority stake in T....

The deal preserved Host family control while ...

Since then, Host has executed a national expa...

These moves are turning Host into a broader n...

Feinstein-Blum & Allogene: What We Know — Insider Trading Allegations, Blind Trust Gaps

Americas Risk Health Care and Social Assistance

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum...

The trades occurred just before markets broad...

Feinstein says she had no role in the trades,...

Although the sales drew public scrutiny along...