Finance Updates – Page 32 – Finance Updates

How Hedge Funds Are Reshaping Compensation to Attract Portfolio & Tech Stars

Global Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Hedge funds are escalating a talent war by pa...

Multistrategy giants can sustain these costs ...

The competition now extends beyond traders to...

Smaller funds are squeezed and must specializ...

Hedge Funds 2025: How Macro & Multi-Strategy Leaders Beat Peers with AI & Trade Volatility

Global FYI Other Investment Pools and Funds

Top multi-strategy and macro hedge funds post...

AQR also outperformed with Apex (~19.6%) and ...

Returns were supported by a ~16% S&P 500 rise...

Record inflows and upbeat allocator sentiment...

How Nvidia’s Startup Investments Drive Growth — And Heighten AI-Portfolio Risks

Global FYI Other Financial Investment Activities

Nvidia is using frequent AI startup investmen...

Its largest bet is a tranche-based commitment...

The portfolio spans major rounds in firms suc...

This strategy helps secure future GPU demand ...

Africa’s VC Landscape in 2025: Investment Trends, Fintech, ClimateTech & Exit Highlights

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Africa’s startup funding rebounded in 2025 (a...

Dealflow shifted toward seed and early-stage ...

Fintech still led funding, but climate/energy...

Liquidity improved modestly through more regi...

Governing Continuation Funds: EMG-Ascent Dispute Sets New Private-Equity Benchmark

Global FYI Other Investment Pools and Funds

Abu Dhabi Investment Council sued Energy & Mi...

ADIC and other investors say EMG’s ~US$5.5bn ...

EMG has agreed to pause the transaction until...

Hedge fund Mason Capital has floated a higher...

Why GP-Stake Deals are Surging: Liquidity, Leadership & Valuation Pressures

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

About 77% of surveyed private-equity firms pl...

GP-stake deal volume hit about $3.5 billion t...

Slower exits and lower LP distributions are d...

Buyer demand is strongest for top-tier manage...

Private Equity’s Exit Backlog Grows as Continuation Vehicles Become Key Solution

Global Forecast Finance and Insurance

U.S. PE firms enter 2026 with a backlog of ab...

With roughly $880 billion of dry powder and s...

Weak IPO markets and valuation gaps are pushi...

Fundraising is sliding, with global buyout an...

How AI Is Reshaping Banking Operations: Strategy, Efficiency & Labor Impact

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are using AI...

JPMorgan posted Q3 2025 profit of $14.4B (+12...

Goldman’s “OneGS 3.0” targets efficiency via ...

Both banks expect AI to eliminate some operat...

Goldman Sachs Shares Surge on Rising Yields Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Global FYI Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs shares jumped about 4% after-ho...

The 10-year yield near 4.195% lifted bank-pro...

Markets will focus on investment-banking fees...

Upcoming macro data, especially the Jan. 9 U....

Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook: Gold’s Surge, AI’s Momentum & Fed Policy Turning Point

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Wall Street’s 2026 playbook emphasizes AI cap...

Gold is the standout bullish call, with major...

AI spending is forecast to surge (Goldman see...

S&P 500 targets for end-2026 range widely (ab...