Finance Updates – Page 132

JPMorgan’s $105B Cost Plan for 2026: AI, Branch Growth, IPOs & Margin Pressure

JPMorgan guided to about $105B of 2026 non-in...

Investors focused on near-term margin risk, s...

Industrywide, 2026 revenue tailwinds include ...

Execution risk is whether banks can industria...

2025 Private Equity & M&A Trends: Record Deal Values, Regional Winners & Exit Risks

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

Global M&A value jumped to about $4.5T in 202...

Private equity deal value rose while deal cou...

Exit markets remain tight with weak IPO volum...

Rate, trade-policy, and regulatory uncertaint...

Record Mega-Deals & Divestments Redefined Investment Banking in 2025

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

In 2025, global M&A and divestitures hit reco...

Goldman Sachs agreed to buy Industry Ventures...

Banks expect 2026 to sustain strong mega-deal...

Regulatory scrutiny, financing conditions, an...

Investec Acquires Capitalmind Switzerland to Boost M&A Advisory in Switzerland

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

Investec has taken a majority stake in Switze...

The Swiss operation will be led by Markus Dec...

Investec's European M&A team completed 34 dea...

The Switzerland push comes as Investec cuts U...

How Google News’ Shift to Automated Publisher Pages Impacts SEO & Visibility

Global FYI Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

In April 2025, Google News will stop supporti...

Eligibility and visibility will depend on whe...

The change reduces submission overhead but al...

Publishers should audit technical SEO and mon...

U.S. Rate Cut & 2026 Forecast: Navigating Inflation, Growth & Policy Shifts

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The Fed cut rates 25 bps in December 2025 to ...

Inflation is still about 2.7% above target wh...

Economists see 2026 growth moderating to ~2–2...

Future rate moves are highly uncertain, with ...

Germany’s Bold Fiscal Reforms: Debt Brake Loosening & €500B Growth Push

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz loose...

Investment banks and corporates are positioni...

IMF-style cautions remain that fiscal stimulu...

Key risks are political and implementation de...

2025 M&A Surge: Big-Tech Deals, Fee Growth & AI Powering Asset Manager Consolidation

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

Global M&A rebounded in 2025 to about $4.5T, ...

Investment banking fee pools rose as top firm...

Big Tech’s AI buildout and a sizable M&A fund...

Consolidation is accelerating in asset and we...

Europe & UK PE Firms Shift Strategy in 2026: Consolidation, Specialisation & Regulation

Europe Forecast Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

About one in five European and UK PE firms pl...

Larger firms are leaning toward consolidation...

Sentiment is upbeat, with most expecting high...

Key risks include regulatory divergence, a co...

Europe-2025 Private Equity Trends: Bigger Deals, Carve-Outs & Sector Consolidation

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

European PE dealmaking is rebounding in 2025 ...

Lower financing costs and tighter credit spre...

Value growth is being driven by fewer, larger...

Activity is concentrated in financial service...