Financial Updates – Page 21 – Financial Updates

Private Equity in 2026: Navigating Valuation Gaps, Leverage & Exit Pressures

Private equity is sitting on a record backlog...

Higher interest rates and boom-era entry pric...

Leverage and interest coverage are under stra...

Despite reduced but still ample dry powder an...

China Nears 2025 Growth Goal, Eyes Stimulus-Led Recovery in 2026: Key Risks & Opportunities

Asia Forecast Commercial Banking

China is set to meet its 2025 ~5% GDP target,...

Beijing is front-loading more proactive 2026 ...

Chinese banks face sustained margin compressi...

Investors should tilt away from real estate–l...

How Hana Bank’s AI Pension Robo-Advisor Is Reshaping Retirement Planning in South Korea

Asia Tech Asset Management

Hana Bank has launched an AI-driven Pension I...

The service uses in-house goal-based investin...

Rollout will begin in branches and expand to ...

Hana underpins this move with strong retireme...

How Ralf Etienne is Poised to Become Haiti’s First Winter Paralympian

Americas Policy Private Equity

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

He lost a leg in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, r...

U.S. immigration constraints prompted his mov...

His story highlights how immigration policy, ...

Private Equity Heads Into 2026 with High Inventory, Dry Powder Pressure, Strategic Exits

Americas M&A Private Equity

Private equity enters 2026 with a large backl...

Deal and exit values are recovering but volum...

Fundraising is slowing and concentrating in t...

Managers are expected to lean on continuation...

Banker Etienne Aims to Be Haiti’s First Winter Paralympian: Immigration, Identity & Impact

Americas Firms Private Equity

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

An earthquake survivor who lost a leg in Hait...

He now juggles a demanding London-based banki...

His journey highlights how immigration policy...

Transforming Banking in Labuan: IBH’s Strategy for AML, Tech Modernization & Regulatory Alignment

Asia Firms Investment Banking

IBH Investment Bank is launching a 2025–2026 ...

The bank will enhance AML/KYC, risk framework...

Technology upgrades include modernising core ...

The programme offers potential competitive an...

Deutsche Bank Wins Asia Best Investment Bank-Financing 2025; DBS Excels in Innovation & ESG

Asia Firms Investment Banking

Euromoney named Deutsche Bank Asia’s Best Inv...

Deutsche Bank’s edge lies in its geographic b...

DBS, while not winning this specific Euromone...

The awards highlight intensifying competition...

Hedge Funds Near $5T AUM: Trends in Multi-Strategy, Private Markets & Fee Pressure

Global Firms Hedge Funds

Hedge fund assets are set to surpass $5 trill...

Investor demand is concentrating in multi-str...

Separately managed accounts, expansion into p...

Fee compression, capacity constraints, liquid...