Finance Updates – Page 19 – Finance Updates

How Asia’s Digital Banks Are Winning with AI, Embedded Finance & Inclusion

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

DBS was named Asia’s Best Digital Bank 2025, ...

Its strategy pairs AI-led personalisation and...

WeLab Bank won Hong Kong’s Best Digital Bank ...

Across Asia, digital banking is shifting from...

Europe vs Switzerland: Striking the Balance Between Banking Regulation and Competitiveness

Europe Policy Depository Credit Intermediation

The ECB wants to cut national barriers that h...

Switzerland has proposed tougher post-Credit ...

UBS calls the plan extreme and says it would ...

Together, the debates highlight Europe’s trad...

Corporate Bonds Soar: Tightest Spreads in Decades Amid Rising Risks Ahead

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Investment-grade corporate bond spreads have ...

Moderating inflation, steady employment, and ...

Issuers are now rushing to market, with about...

With spreads near extremes, the rally is vuln...

2026 Credit Repair Services Compared: Key Features, Costs & Legal Risks Explained

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Money.com’s January 2026 list compares credit...

Typical costs include a $70–$200 setup fee pl...

Credit repair is governed by CROA and FCRA, w...

Results vary by whether reports contain verif...

US Debt Hits $38T as Corporate Bond Issuance Soars and Credit Spreads Tighten

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. gross federal debt surpassed $38T in Oct...

Corporate bond issuance, led by investment-gr...

With investment-grade spreads near multi-deca...

The combined surge in Treasury and corporate ...

How Fed Reforms Simplify Ratings & Relax Capital Rules — Risks & Relief Ahead

Americas Policy Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

Fed supervision chief Michelle Bowman is movi...

The Fed will relax the LFI “well managed” tes...

Regulators are weighing raising and indexing ...

Industry says the changes better match bank c...

Rare Earth Stocks: Navigating Demand Surge Amid Strained Supply & Geopolitical Risk

Americas Markets Metal Ore Mining

Rare earth demand from EVs, defense, and clea...

China dominates ~92% of refining and ~98% of ...

Hedge funds favor U.S. and allied exposure pl...

Investors face long, capital-intensive buildo...

Chris Rokos Scoops £477M From £1.2B+ Revenue Surge at Rokos Capital

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Rokos Capital Management’s top partner, belie...

Revenue more than doubled to roughly £1.2bn a...

Strong macro trading performance drove the wi...

The haul highlights a highly concentrated, ke...

Why Private Equity Is Losing to the S&P 500: Key Risks & LP Pressure

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

Private equity has lagged public equities in ...

Exits remain sluggish, leaving aging portfoli...

To manufacture liquidity, GPs are leaning mor...

Fundraising has fallen—especially for buyouts...

UK Private Equity Moves Funds Offshore: Transparency and Regulation Under Pressure

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

UK private equity firms have domiciled about ...

Post-Brexit investor demand for EU market acc...

Regulators and campaigners warn offshore stru...

The UK faces a trade-off between keeping priv...