Finance Updates – Page 3 – Finance Updates

Commodities Investing: Inflation Hedges, Portfolio Diversifiers & 2024 Trends

Global Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Commodities are fungible raw materials—energy...

Investors gain exposure through futures/optio...

A small allocation (~5–10%) can improve diver...

Recent performance is uneven, with 2024 surge...

Goldman Sachs Elevates 638 MDs Globally — EMEA Class Mirrors Strategic Priorities Amid Diversity Slide

Global Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs promoted 638 executives to mana...

EMEA accounts for about 159 of these MDs, inc...

In Europe, at least 25 new investment-banking...

Diversity metrics slipped, with women at 27% ...

Morgan Stanley Elevates 184 to Managing Director in 2026 with Surge in Institutional Securities

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Morgan Stanley promoted 184 employees to mana...

About 70% of the new MDs are in revenue-gener...

The class is concentrated in the Americas (67...

The larger MD slate follows strong 2025 deal ...

Rodman & Renshaw’s 75th Year: Energy Expansion, PIPE Deals & Margin Challenges Ahead

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Rodman & Renshaw is using its 75th-anniversar...

It is broadening sector reach via the ~$10.1M...

Recent activity includes serving as ATM sales...

The firm is emphasizing scaled client-facing ...

Evercore’s £146 M Robey Warshaw Deal & Major Hires Cement European Advisory Power

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Evercore is rapidly expanding in Europe throu...

The Robey Warshaw deal adds elite UK advisory...

Evercore has recruited Rothschild European co...

The moves intensify competition among Europea...

Mega-Deals Reshape Global Investment Banking: Who Will Lead & Why

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Global M&A surged in 2025, with mega-deals ov...

Goldman Sachs led advisory rankings, handling...

Consolidation accelerated in asset management...

Banks expect deal momentum into 2026 as geopo...

Goldman Sachs Tops EMEA Investment Banking in H1 2025, Reshaping Global Strategy

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs led EMEA investment banking by ...

Its biggest jump came in the UK, where it ros...

US banks now take about 37% of EMEA investmen...

Leadership reshuffles and a sharper focus on ...

How Managing Director Pay Is Shifting: Fixed Salary Stagnation & Bonuses Drive Big UK/Europe Upside

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Investment-banking MD base pay has been flat ...

Post-Brexit loosening of bonus caps is shifti...

In strong years like 2024, bonuses for top MD...

Despite big headline totals, high taxes, cost...

APAC IB Fees Surge 19% in 2025: China & Singapore Drive M&A & ECM Boom

Asia Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

APAC ex-Japan investment banking fees rose 19...

Chinese firms dominated the league tables, wi...

Singapore fees jumped 28.9% to US$864.6 milli...

Equity and M&A fees surged alongside steady d...

2025 M&A & Investment Banking: Record Deal Value, Regulators Take Center Stage

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Global investment banking fees hit about US$1...

Dealmaking value rose to roughly US$4.5tn, dr...

Goldman Sachs led global M&A fees (10.9% shar...

The rebound was helped by abundant capital an...