Finance Updates – Page 4 – Finance Updates

How FinTech Shapes Bank Credit Risk Across Regions: Boon for China, Mixed Results Elsewhere

Asia Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

FinTech adoption in Chinese banks is linked t...

These risk-mitigating effects are stronger fo...

International evidence is mixed: FinTech rais...

Overall, FinTech’s impact on bank risk and cr...

Credit Markets Tighten: Spotlight on Rising Risks in Private & Low-Quality Credit

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Corporate and financial sector funding is bei...

Private credit’s rapid growth has made it a k...

Heavy refinancing needs for U.S. sovereign, c...

In this shifting environment, stronger balanc...

Challenges and Risks in the Booming Private Credit Market: What Investors Must Know

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private credit has rapidly expanded from a ni...

Growth is driven by banks’ reduced lending ap...

Risks are rising as yield premiums over publi...

Success in this maturing market hinges on car...

Corporate Credit at a Crossroads: Spreads Tight, Issuance Skyrockets, Risk Rising

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Investment-grade corporate bond spreads are n...

A large wave of corporate debt maturing betwe...

Expected record issuance in 2026, driven by t...

Macroeconomic and policy uncertainties sugges...

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...

Global Debt Risks: Rising Refinancing Costs & Foreign-Currency Exposures in 2025

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Since the GFC, global finance has shifted fro...

Emerging markets rely more on domestic-curren...

Cross-border and foreign currency credit, par...

High near-term refinancing needs, uncertain h...

Rising Risks in Credit Markets: Private Credit & High-Yield Under Pressure

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Stress is building in leveraged and private c...

Investment-grade credit remains relatively st...

Private credit’s rapid growth, looser covenan...

Investors should trim exposure to weaker bala...

Feinstein, Allogene & the Ethics of Political Trades During the 2020 Pandemic

Americas Risk Health Care and Social Assistance

In early 2020, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husban...

Feinstein says her assets are in a blind trus...

The Department of Justice reviewed these and ...

The case underscores how even legally complia...

Silver Surge in Late 2025: How China’s Export Controls and Industrial Demand Are Shaping Risk

Asia Risk Manufacturing

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025 but is n...

China will impose a strict export licensing r...

Physical silver in hubs like Shanghai and Dub...

Despite elevated short-term risks, long-term ...

Private Equity’s Rise in Continuation Vehicles: Trends, Risks & Impact

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms are increasingly using c...

The value of these GP-led continuation transa...

Managers use continuation vehicles to manage ...

LPs are growing more concerned about conflict...