Finance Updates – Page 80 – Finance Updates

APAC Investment Banking Fees Climb 4% in 9M 2025 Driven by China, Singapore & Strong ECM, DCM, M&A Growth

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

APAC investment banking fees rose 4% year-on-...

Growth was led by a 15% rise in DCM fees, a 4...

China-driven deal and equity activity powered...

Singapore stood out with IB fees up 31.5% on ...

Private Equity in 2026: Navigating Valuation Gaps, Leverage & Exit Pressures

Americas FYI Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private equity is sitting on a record backlog...

Higher interest rates and boom-era entry pric...

Leverage and interest coverage are under stra...

Despite reduced but still ample dry powder an...

China Nears 2025 Growth Goal, Eyes Stimulus-Led Recovery in 2026: Key Risks & Opportunities

Asia Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

China is set to meet its 2025 ~5% GDP target,...

Beijing is front-loading more proactive 2026 ...

Chinese banks face sustained margin compressi...

Investors should tilt away from real estate–l...

How Hana Bank’s AI Pension Robo-Advisor Is Reshaping Retirement Planning in South Korea

Asia Tech Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Hana Bank has launched an AI-driven Pension I...

The service uses in-house goal-based investin...

Rollout will begin in branches and expand to ...

Hana underpins this move with strong retireme...

How Ralf Etienne is Poised to Become Haiti’s First Winter Paralympian

Americas Policy Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

He lost a leg in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, r...

U.S. immigration constraints prompted his mov...

His story highlights how immigration policy, ...

Private Equity Heads Into 2026 with High Inventory, Dry Powder Pressure, Strategic Exits

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

Private equity enters 2026 with a large backl...

Deal and exit values are recovering but volum...

Fundraising is slowing and concentrating in t...

Managers are expected to lean on continuation...

Banker Etienne Aims to Be Haiti’s First Winter Paralympian: Immigration, Identity & Impact

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

An earthquake survivor who lost a leg in Hait...

He now juggles a demanding London-based banki...

His journey highlights how immigration policy...

Transforming Banking in Labuan: IBH’s Strategy for AML, Tech Modernization & Regulatory Alignment

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

IBH Investment Bank is launching a 2025–2026 ...

The bank will enhance AML/KYC, risk framework...

Technology upgrades include modernising core ...

The programme offers potential competitive an...

Deutsche Bank Wins Asia Best Investment Bank-Financing 2025; DBS Excels in Innovation & ESG

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Euromoney named Deutsche Bank Asia’s Best Inv...

Deutsche Bank’s edge lies in its geographic b...

DBS, while not winning this specific Euromone...

The awards highlight intensifying competition...

Fed Signals Cooling Inflation but Challenges Remain: Rate Cuts, Labor & Credibility in Focus

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The Fed is cautiously cutting rates while sig...

Quantitative tightening has effectively ended...

FOMC members are split over the pace and scal...

The central bank faces rising political press...