Finance Updates – Page 2 – Finance Updates

Hong Kong IPO Market Poised for Breakout: HK$320-350B in 2026, 150 Listings Expected

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Hong Kong led global IPO fundraising in 2025 ...

Proceeds were concentrated in a handful of me...

PwC expects ~150 IPOs in 2026 raising HK$320–...

Key risks are geopolitics, rates and evolving...

Cerity Partners Merges with Austin Private Wealth, Adding $1.4B AUM & RIA Scale

Americas M&A Other Financial Investment Activities

Cerity Partners (~$140B AUM) will merge with ...

Republic Capital Group served as Austin Priva...

The deal expands Cerity’s Austin footprint an...

It continues Cerity’s acquisition-driven grow...

Citic Securities’ 2025 Asia-Pacific Fee Trends in Investment Banking & Regulatory Shift

Asia Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citic Securities topped Asia-Pacific ex-Japan...

It also led Asia-Pacific bond underwriting, a...

Regional equity issuance rebounded, with tota...

Chinese banks filled the top five fee ranks, ...

UBS at a Crossroads: Can Deal Flow & Regulation Unlock Its Investment Banking Upside?

Global Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

UBS is rated a hold, with 2026 upside from a ...

Execution catalysts include expanding U.S. in...

Key risks are tougher Swiss capital rules tha...

Valuation and sentiment risks include rising ...

JPMorgan’s Strategic Advisory Push: Balancing Deeper Client Ties Against Margin Risks

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

JPMorgan launched “Special Advisory Services,...

Basic or one-off help will be free, while lar...

The move builds on strong 2025 investment-ban...

It aims to deepen client stickiness and cross...

How Sanctions—not Brexit—Sealed the Fate of VTB Capital’s London Unit

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

In 2016, VTB Capital floated scaling down Lon...

VTB Capital Plc remained in London until sanc...

The UK unit entered administration in late 20...

Recent reporting centers on legal and credito...

Goldman Sachs’ 2026 Growth Outlook: Inflation Eases, Rate Cuts on the Horizon

Global Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs forecasts “sturdy” global GDP g...

China is projected to grow about 4.8% as expo...

The euro area is seen expanding modestly (~1....

Cooling developed-market inflation is expecte...

CME Sees Retail-Led Surge in Futures Volume Fueled by Micros and Broker Access

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

CME delivered record Q2 2025 results, with re...

Retail participation surged, adding 90,000+ n...

International trading drove growth, with non-...

Broker access (including Robinhood), product ...

U.S. Treasuries Rally in 2025, But 2026 Brings Rate & Inflation Risks

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. Treasuries posted their best year since ...

Yields ended 2025 around 4.15% on the 10-year...

Markets price roughly 60 bps of Fed easing in...

Investors are watching for yield-curve steepe...

Re-steepening Yield Curve: Strategies as 10-Year Treasury Futures Rise & Fed Tactics Shift

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

10-Year T-Note futures have traded around 112...

Markets have scaled back expectations for agg...

The curve has re-steepened as 2-year yields f...

Higher inflation/term premium, fiscal deficit...