Finance Updates – Page 143

How Kai Liekefett Shapes Modern Shareholder Activism & CEO Accountability

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Kai H.E. Liekefett, co-chair of Sidley’s Shar...

Sidley’s activism-defense team led by Liekefe...

Shareholder activism in 2025 remains robust, ...

CEO-targeted activism is rising, disproportio...

What JPMorgan’s Expense Warning Reveals About Margins, AI Investment & Credit Risk

Americas Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

JPMorgan now expects 2026 expenses of about U...

Higher costs stem from volume growth in consu...

The expense guidance triggered a roughly 4–4....

While management sees modest near-term growth...

Navigating Vietnam’s Fintech Future: Regulation, Foreign Investment & Banking Strategy

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

IKIGAI Corporation has opened a new regional ...

The move bets on Vietnam’s push to become a r...

Vietnam’s sandbox regime enables pilots in ar...

Strict rules on P2P lending, foreign bank own...

Deutsche Bank Cuts Prime Rate to 6.75%, Echoes US Fed Easing and Margin Risks

Europe Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Deutsche Bank New York and Deutsche Bank Trus...

This follows sequential 25-basis-point cuts f...

The lower prime rate should reduce borrowing ...

The move aligns Deutsche Bank with major US p...

Lessons from the Bank: Scott Galloway on Discontent, Career Clarity & Smart Finance

Americas Context/FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Scott Galloway says he hated investment banki...

He views investment banking as a powerful ear...

Realizing his insecurity, resentment, and dis...

He generalizes the main lessons as building s...

Building Real-Time Investment Tools: Designing Platforms That Educate, Screen & Perform

Americas Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The post covers Wells Fargo Bank’s announceme...

This rate cut reduces borrowing costs for cus...

The move likely follows broader shifts in int...

The change may affect consumer demand for cre...

Santander Taps MoffettNathanson for Deepened TMT Equity Research Alliance

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Santander CIB’s U.S. arm has formed a strateg...

This is Santander’s fourth U.S. research part...

The deal lets Santander deepen sector-special...

The move reflects a wider industry shift towa...

2026 Economic Outlook: Wells Fargo’s Forecast for GDP, Inflation & Equities

Americas Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Wells Fargo Investment Institute projects 202...

They see tax and regulatory easing, strong te...

WFII and peers like Bank of America and J.P. ...

Recommended strategies stress valuation disci...

BBVA CIB Accelerates Sustainable Finance Growth, Eyes Investment Banking Revenue Surge by 2029

Global Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Executive Summary BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) is executing a strategy centered on sustainable growth, sector specialization, and global expansion. In 2025 its revenues rose sharply—recording €1.71 billion in Q1 (+36 % YoY) and €3.194 billion in H1 (+28 % YoY)—while its sustainable finance activity climbed substantially, aligned with a new target of €700 …

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Why J.P. Morgan’s $105B Expense Surge Signals a Shift in Carbon Transition Costs

Global Context/FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Gist J.P. Morgan remains deeply engaged in the low-carbon transition through its Center for Carbon Transition (CCT), actively structuring landmark deals in nature-based carbon removal and advancing its Carbon Compass framework for firmwide climate metrics. Among recent pivotal deals, the bank led a $210 million credit facility for Chestnut Carbon to scale afforestation projects in …

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