Financial Updates – Page 19 – Financial Updates

New Year’s Eve Market Schedule: Equity Full-Hours, Bond Markets Early Close & Liquidity Risks

U.S. stock exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) are open ...

U.S. bond markets close early at 2:00 p.m. ET...

Major international exchanges often run short...

These staggered hours can reduce liquidity, w...

Silver’s 2025 Rally Hits Resistance: Margin Hikes & Macro Headwinds Amid Supply Tightness

Global Markets Financial Services

Silver has surged about 150% in 2025 and roug...

CME/COMEX raised initial margins on March 202...

Near-term risks include year-end tax selling,...

Longer-term bullish drivers remain strong, le...

Private Equity Enters 2026 With Exit Surge, Valuation Resets & Declining Dry Powder

Americas Markets Private Equity

Private equity enters 2026 with a backlog of ...

Exits and IPOs rebounded sharply in 2025, but...

Falling undeployed capital and tougher financ...

Fundraising is polarizing as LPs scrutinize h...

Bank of America Bonuses Surge for Top Investment Bankers in 2025 Amid Strong Deal Flow

Americas Markets Financial Services

Bank of America plans to boost its 2025 inves...

The move follows a roughly 10 % rise in the 2...

Surging deal activity, especially in mega-dea...

BofA is using targeted pay and hiring to gain...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Bank Surge: M&A Ranks Soar as Regulatory Barriers Fall

Americas M&A Financial Services

Wells Fargo’s investment bank is having its s...

The bank’s $29.5 billion share of Netflix’s b...

Regulatory relief from the Fed’s former asset...

Yet questions remain over whether this deal-d...

India’s 2025 IPO Boom: Investment Bankers Earn ₹4,113 Crore on Mainboard Surge

Asia Markets Financial Services

Indian investment bankers earned a record Rs ...

Mainboard and SME IPO activity surged, with t...

Fee rates have climbed, with large IPOs now p...

A packed 2026 IPO pipeline of Rs 3.5-4.0 lakh...

Why U.S. Banks Strengthened EMEA Fee Dominance Amid EU’s Tariff Hopes

Global Markets Investment Banking

Trump’s new tariffs did not push business tow...

European banks’ advisory and equity underwrit...

Tariffs have led forecasters to cut eurozone ...

Structural disadvantages in scale, capital an...

2026 Banking & Fintech Tipping Point: Trust, Tech & Regulation Take Center Stage

Global Forecast Fintech

By 2026, banking and fintech shift from pilot...

Global regulators are rapidly aligning rules ...

Banks and fintechs face acute talent shortage...

Institutions that delay modernization of data...

Private Equity in 2026: Overcoming Exit Bottlenecks & Legacy Asset Drag

Americas M&A Private Equity

Private-equity firms enter 2026 with a large ...

Improved 2025 exit and IPO activity was conce...

Continuation vehicles have rapidly grown to a...

General partners face rising pressure from li...

Challenges for Private Equity in 2026: Stale Assets, High Valuations & Exit Pressure

Americas M&A Private Equity

Private equity firms reduced some aging holdi...

Higher interest rates and mismatched valuatio...

Dry powder has fallen from about $1.3 trillio...

In 2026, exit conditions may gradually improv...