Finance Updates – Page 103

Standard Bank’s $138M Boost for Safaricom Ethiopia Spawns Digital Opportunity

Standard Bank has provided a USD 138 million ...

The bank is sole arranger, lender, facility a...

STEP has grown to 10.1 million active custome...

The funding underpins Ethiopia’s broader push...

Goldman Sachs’ Q3 2025 Surge: 42% IB Fee Growth, Wealth Management Bolsters Revenue

Americas Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Goldman Sachs’ Q3 2025 results showed a stron...

Total net revenue rose 20% to US$15.18 billio...

Profitability improved with diluted EPS of US...

Strategically, Goldman is benefiting from rec...

What Scott Galloway Learned at Morgan Stanley: Career & Wealth Strategy Uncovered

Americas Context/FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Scott Galloway spent two unhappy years in fix...

He nonetheless views the job as a “boot camp”...

Key lessons he draws include diversifying inv...

His story frames early-career misfit in elite...

European Banks Eye Fee Growth in 2026 as PE Exits & IPOs Revive

Europe Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

European investment banks expect a fee reboun...

While European M&A and private equity deal va...

European IPO markets, especially in the UK, r...

Banks are urged to build cross-border and sec...

What Scott Galloway’s Tough Start in Banking Teaches Us About Skill Building & Fit

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Scott Galloway’s first job in investment bank...

Despite the misery, he views banking as elite...

His struggles highlighted a cultural and pers...

By leaving banking, testing other fields, and...

European Investment Banking Sees Fee Rebound in 2025, IPOs & PE to Drive 2026 Growth

Europe Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

European investment banking fees in 2025 lagg...

European M&A rose 22 % to about USD 895 billi...

IPO/ECM activity was very weak in 2025, yet b...

Private equity exits and continuation vehicle...

Investment Bank Revenue Outlook 2025-26: Equities Lead, Advisory Surges, Trading Cools

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global investment bank revenues are projected...

Equities trading is expected to grow ~15% in ...

FICC and advisory/origination are also foreca...

Banks like Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, a...

European Investment Banking Fees to Rise in 2026 on Strong M&A, PE & IPO Momentum

Europe Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

European investment banking fees have barely ...

Private equity exits and a gradual reopening ...

M&A deal value is already up, skewed to large...

Regulatory reforms and improving macro condit...

Why Role-Fit & Resilience Matter More Than Grit in Investment Banking

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Scott Galloway spent two punishing years as a...

The high-pressure, hierarchical culture ampli...

Despite the misery, he gained lasting skills ...

He frames such early finance roles as boot ca...

Peter Fitzgerald Named Chief Investment Officer at Lloyds Banking Group: What It Means for Scottish Widows & SPW

Europe Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Peter Fitz...

Fitzgerald will oversee investment strategy a...

He joins from Aviva Investors, where he led a...

The move signals Lloyds’ push to unify and st...