Finance Updates – Page 136

Why JPMorgan Sees UK Aerospace & Defence Stocks Poised for Major 2025 Earnings Surge

JP Morgan views the recent pullback in Europe...

Rolls-Royce, Babcock, MTU and Leonardo sit on...

JP Morgan forecasts robust 2025 EPS growth (1...

Key risks include FX headwinds from a weaker ...

EU Firms Stay Invested: Portugal & Romania Lead Amid Rising Risks to Capital Spending

Europe Forecast Manufacturing

Despite rising pessimism about the macro, reg...

EU investment is tilting toward maintaining a...

Portugal and Romania illustrate divergence wi...

Uncertainty, skill shortages, high energy cos...

China to Ease Leverage Caps for Top Securities Firms Under New Financial Reform

Asia Policy & Regulation Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

China’s CSRC will moderately relax leverage l...

Average leverage at Chinese brokers is about ...

Regulation will be tiered, granting high-qual...

The move aligns with the 2026–30 Five-Year Pl...

ADIO-CICC Investment Corridor: Abu Dhabi-China Alliance in ESG & Strategic Finance

Asia Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Abu Dhabi Investment Office and China Interna...

The corridor is tightly linked to the new FID...

CICC will base its regional Middle East headq...

The partnership prioritizes sustainable finan...

UBS Sees Gulf Boom: Growth in Saudi & UAE Non-Oil Sectors Amid Oil Price Shift

Asia Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

UBS sees the Gulf, led by Saudi Arabia and th...

The outlook assumes moderately rising Brent p...

Non-oil sectors such as banking, telecoms, IT...

Key risks include oil price volatility, fisca...

Scalapay Secures €70M EIB Scale-Up Debt to Fuel BNPL Innovation & EU Growth

Europe Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The EIB is providing €70 million in non-dilut...

The financing will fund a €173 million innova...

This deal signals EU backing for Southern Eur...

The investment aligns with TechEU’s goal to d...

HSBC Secures Regional HQ Licence for Capital Markets & Advisory in Saudi Arabia

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

HSBC has received a Saudi Ministry of Investm...

The RHQ consolidates regional decision-making...

Led by Faris AlGhannam and backed by recent M...

The licence underpins HSBC’s pivot toward hig...

Citi Sees 25% Surge in Q4 2025 Investment Banking Fees Amid Leadership Transition

Americas Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Citi CFO Mark Mason expects Q4 investment ban...

He forecasts Q4 markets revenue will fall in ...

Citi sees U.S. consumer spending as resilient...

Mason will step down as CFO in March 2026, to...

Evercore Secures Saudi Arranging License, Opens Riyadh Office Under Mohammed Aldekmary

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Evercore has received an Arranging License fr...

The Riyadh office will be led by Mohammed Ald...

This expansion deepens Evercore’s on-the-grou...

Evercore’s move aligns with Vision 2030 and a...

Evercore Secures Arranging License & Riyadh Office Amid Saudi’s Vision 2030 Capital Markets Push

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Evercore has received an Arranging License fr...

The firm’s Saudi operations will be led by Mo...

CMA reforms in 2025 expanded the Arranging Li...

Evercore’s move intensifies competition among...