January 2026 – Page 10 – Financial Updates

Fintech’s Turning Point in 2026: Agents, Regulation & Embedded Finance Take the Lead

By 2026, agentic AI will become core to finan...

Trust, governance, and stricter global regula...

Stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenized assets, and emb...

Legacy banks must modernize to open, modular,...

Hedge Funds Posted 10.7% in 2025—Can Strong Returns Hold Up Amid Rising Risks?

Global Markets Financial Services

Hedge funds had a strong 2025, posting ~10.7%...

Rising correlations with the S&P 500, crowded...

Smaller, sub-$100 million funds outperformed ...

Allocators are urged to deepen stress tests, ...

Silver Market Faces Tight Supply & Rising Risks Despite Strong Industrial Demand

Global Markets Financial Services

Hedge-fund veteran Alexander Campbell warns t...

Despite these risks, he argues silver remains...

From January 1, 2026, China will require expo...

This combination of near-term correction risk...

Cantor Fitzgerald Acquires UBS’s O’Connor Platform: Risks, Rewards & Timing

Global M&A Financial Services

Cantor Fitzgerald’s acquisition of UBS’s O’Co...

Losses tied to First Brands Group’s bankruptc...

Key O’Connor capital solutions executives dec...

The deal advances UBS’s post-Credit Suisse ba...

Bridgewater’s Record 2025: Pure Alpha Gains 33%, Asia & China Outperform Too

Global Markets Financial Services

Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha fund returned 33% in...

Other Bridgewater strategies also posted stro...

The firm, managing about $92 billion, has tig...

Open questions center on the sustainability o...

Why Mid-Level PE Talent Are Fleeing Big Firms & How Smaller Funds Win

Americas Firms Private Equity

Deferred and uncertain carry at large private...

Slow exits, higher interest rates, long vesti...

Smaller or sector-focused funds are luring ta...

This talent reshuffling threatens execution c...

GP-Stake Sales Surge Past $3.5B: Private Equity Firms Turn to Divestitures for Liquidity

Americas Markets Private Equity

Private-equity firms are increasingly selling...

Surveys show a sharp rise in managers plannin...

These stake sales sit alongside booming secon...

While the tools offer capital and flexibility...

US Private Equity’s Exit Bottleneck: Dry Powder Piles Up as Hold Periods Stretch

Americas Markets Private Equity

US private equity enters 2026 with a large ba...

Dry powder has fallen to about $880 billion f...

Bankruptcy risk and sector stress, especially...

Firms are leaning on carve-outs, continuation...

Record SRF Borrowing Hits $74.6B at Year-End, Raising Funding Pressure on Goldman Sachs

Americas Markets Financial Services

Year-end demand for cash drove record use of ...

Goldman Sachs shares slipped about 0.3% on Ne...

The record SRF take-up remains small versus r...

Investors now focus on Goldman’s January 15 e...

Hong Kong ECM surges in H1 2025 as A-to-H listings & IPO boom restore investor confidence

Asia Markets Financial Services

Hong Kong’s equity capital markets rebounded ...

IPO and second-listing proceeds in Hong Kong ...

Regional risk appetite improved as Asia’s equ...

Shein’s anticipated Hong Kong IPO in H2 2025 ...