Finance Updates – Page 2 – Finance Updates

What Private Equity GPs Will Prioritize in 2026: Fundraising, AI Valuations & Liquidity Trends

Global Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

GPs expect a 2026 private equity rebound as e...

Capital will concentrate with managers showin...

Europe and the mid-market are gaining favor, ...

Continuation funds, GP-led secondaries, and e...

Wall Street Prepares for Record 2025 Bonuses Amid Big Gains in Banking

Americas Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wall Street banks will start disclosing 2025 ...

Forecasts call for meaningfully higher payout...

New York City’s 2024 securities bonus pool hi...

Banks are balancing richer bonuses with cost ...

India ECM 2025: IPO Boom Masks Sharp Drop in Capital Raising — What 2026 Holds

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

India’s ECM fundraising fell in 2025 to about...

DIIs led IPO anchor demand (~60% vs ~40% in 2...

IPO proceeds skewed toward OFS exits and debt...

Kotak expects ECM activity to rebound in 2026...

Financial Services in 2026: AI, Stablecoins & Credit Risk Shake Up Banking

Americas Forecast Depository Credit Intermediation

U.S. banks enter 2026 with solid capital and ...

Agentic and generative AI are a key lever for...

Payments are being disrupted by stablecoins a...

Credit risk is rising—especially in auto and ...

US Banks Set for Big Q4 2025 Profit Gain as Dealmaking & Trading Surge

Americas Forecast Depository Credit Intermediation

U.S. banks are expected to post sharply highe...

Global investment banking fees rose about 15%...

EPS forecasts vary widely, led by Citigroup, ...

Tailwinds include trading strength, loan grow...

Asia-Pacific Private Equity’s 2026 Revival: China Rebounds, GP-Stake Sales Rise

Asia Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

APAC private equity fundraising is off multi-...

GP-stake sales are set to surge, with 90% of ...

China PE is stabilizing but investor capital ...

Regulatory easing and strong HNWI demand are ...

Hong Kong IPO Market Poised for Breakout: HK$320-350B in 2026, 150 Listings Expected

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Hong Kong led global IPO fundraising in 2025 ...

Proceeds were concentrated in a handful of me...

PwC expects ~150 IPOs in 2026 raising HK$320–...

Key risks are geopolitics, rates and evolving...

Surging Equipment & Software Investment from AI Boosts GDP Forecasts—Construction & Ag Lead

Americas Forecast Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

ELFF now forecasts U.S. equipment and softwar...

The 2025 real GDP outlook was revised up to 2...

Near-term gains are expected in construction,...

Tailwinds include tax and rate relief plus re...

UBX Philippines’ New Chapter: Marogy Leads Strategy to Boost Fintech Inclusion and GTV Growth

Global Forecast Machinery Manufacturing

UBX Philippines is entering a new strategic p...

SBI Holdings bought a 16.67% stake in UBX to ...

UBX is targeting a 10d7 scale-up to trillion...

Key execution risks remain regulatory clarity...

Goldman Sachs’ 2026 Growth Outlook: Inflation Eases, Rate Cuts on the Horizon

Global Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs forecasts “sturdy” global GDP g...

China is projected to grow about 4.8% as expo...

The euro area is seen expanding modestly (~1....

Cooling developed-market inflation is expecte...