Finance Updates – Page 61 – Finance Updates

US Corporate Bankruptcies in 2025: Mega Filings Soar Amid Inflation, High Rates

US corporate bankruptcies hit 717 filings thr...

Mega bankruptcies (over $1B in assets) rose t...

Industrials and consumer discretionary lead t...

Distress is uneven despite growth, with small...

Washington Reels Amid Rising Wildfire Risk Scores Hike Insurance Rates

Americas Policy Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

Stevens Fire District #1 Chief Mike Bucy says...

A state work group recommends insurers share ...

RCW 48.19.390 could be used to challenge insu...

Homeowners across multiple counties report lo...

Louisiana’s 2026 Auto Insurance Reforms Begin Lowering Rates Amid Medical Cost Pressures

Americas Policy Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

Louisiana has the nation’s highest auto insur...

New laws effective Jan. 1, 2026 tighten injur...

Insurers have begun filing rate decreases, in...

Reforms may curb lawsuit and billing-driven c...

HMC SAFI Sets Sights on Private Credit: Launching $150M Funds with RAD Legal Backing

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas is advising HM...

The vehicles are private (non-retail) funds a...

The launch builds on HMC SAFI’s earlier publi...

The deal reflects a broader push to deepen Pe...

Stone Ridge ILS Funds Yield 14–33% as AUM Tops $10B on Hardening Insurance Market

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Stone Ridge’s flagship mutual ILS funds retur...

Mutual ILS AUM plus the ILS sleeve in its Div...

Performance benefited from a hard reinsurance...

Including private strategies, Stone Ridge’s t...

How MetLife’s PineBridge Deal Supercharges Its Global Asset Management Push

Global M&A Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

MetLife Investment Management closed its acqu...

The transaction excludes PineBridge’s private...

Consideration is $800M cash upfront plus up t...

Brian Funk will lead the combined business as...

Amundi Restructures Leadership: Strengthening Private Markets & Region-Focused Strategy

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Amundi is reshuffling senior leadership effec...

Key appointments aim to accelerate private ma...

Distribution is also a priority, with new CEO...

The moves build on a December 2024 reorganiza...

Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha Leads Hedge Funds in 2025: Big Wins, Big Questions

Global Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha surged about 33–34% ...

D.E. Shaw’s flagship Oculus and Composite fun...

Balyasny and Point72 gained about 16.7% and 1...

Strong performance drew allocator interest an...

SEC Tightens Oversight: What Advisers Must Do on Testimonials, Ratings, & Disclosures

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The SEC’s Division of Examinations flagged wi...

Common issues include disclosures that are mi...

Advisers also often lack a reasonable basis a...

The SEC signaled continued exam focus and pos...

2024 M&A Market Sees $3.2T Deal Value Surge Despite 14% Drop in Volume

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Global M&A value rose about 10% in 2024 to ~U...

Kirkland & Ellis led legal advisors by 2024 d...

Goldman Sachs remained the top global bank M&...

Rankings skew heavily U.S.-centric, with Fres...