Finance Updates – Page 8 – Finance Updates

Why UBS Was Named Asia’s Best Investment Bank in 2025—Growth, Deals & Risks

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

UBS was named Euromoney’s Asia’s Best Investm...

The bank now leads Asia ex-Japan M&A advisory...

Its global markets franchise, especially in C...

UBS’s Asia-Pacific wealth management is deliv...

Asia-Pacific Deal-Making Surge in 2025: China & Japan Drive PE, Tech & Strategic Investment

Asia M&A Information

Asia-Pacific M&A rebounded strongly in 2025 t...

China’s 2025 M&A volume rose roughly 19% to a...

Deal activity is concentrated in AI, semicond...

Despite the rebound, weak consumption, proper...

Citi Elevates Four Investment Bankers to MD in Asia Pacific as Sector-Focused Strategy Intensifies

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Citi has promoted four Asia Pacific investmen...

These appointments target high-priority growt...

Japan’s investment banking revenue at Citi ha...

The four promotions form part of Citi’s small...

Barclays Taps Hiroshi Minoura as Chairman of Investment Banking Japan to Drive APAC M&A Growth

Asia M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Barclays has appointed Hiroshi Minoura as Cha...

Minoura brings 47 years of financial industry...

His mandate is to spearhead major strategic a...

The move is part of Barclays’ broader APAC in...

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...

How Vision 2030 Fuels Fintech Adoption in Saudi Banks: Trends, Drivers & Risks

Asia Tech Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The article proposes a Technology–Organisatio...

Saudi Arabia’s strong regulatory support, Vis...

Rapidly improving digital infrastructure, ris...

Key risks and gaps remain around cybersecurit...

RFM’s Japan Hedge Fund Launch Lights Up Market Reforms & Capital Inflows

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Japan-focused hedge fund RFM, launched in 202...

Its rapid fundraising reflects surging foreig...

Corporate governance reforms and geopolitical...

RFM faces rising competition from new funds l...

China’s 1 Trillion Yuan Fund to Drive Hard-Tech Startups in AI, Biomedicine & Semiconductors

Asia Tech Information

China has launched a 100 billion yuan nationa...

The fund uses a three-tier structure (nationa...

Investments target companies valued under 500...

Designed as 20-year “patient capital,” the fu...

China Backs ¥150 Billion Funds to Boost Hard-Tech Startups in Key Strategic Sectors

Asia Policy Information

China has launched three state-backed venture...

The funds target sectors like semiconductors,...

They sit within a national guidance fund stru...

Strategically, the program aims to reduce for...

RFM Raises $800M in First Year as Japan’s Market Reforms Ignite Foreign Capital Surge

Asia Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

New Japan-focused hedge fund RFM, launched in...

The fund’s rapid scale-up reflects a broader ...

Investors are being drawn by corporate govern...

Key risks include stretched valuations, risin...