Finance Updates – Page 3 – Finance Updates

South Korea’s Game Plan: Building a KRW 40 Trillion Venture Market by 2030

Asia Policy Other Investment Pools and Funds

South Korea is rolling out the “Four Venture ...

Targets for 2030 include a KRW 40T annual ven...

Key rule changes extend investment timelines,...

Execution risks remain around scaling exits, ...

How AI & Mega-Rounds Fueled San Francisco’s $55B VC Surge in Q1 2025

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Bay Area startups raised about $55B in Q1 202...

U.S. venture funding hit $91.5B (up 116% YoY)...

AI captured about two-thirds of VC dollars ev...

Seed and early-stage funding declined sharply...

Private Equity’s 2026 Revival: Deal Value Rises, Exits Return Amid Legacy Pressures

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. private equity is still clogged with rou...

Dry powder has fallen from its peak but remai...

Exits rebounded in 2025, but liquidity is sel...

In 2026, LP demands for distributions and bet...

Asia-Pacific Private Equity’s 2026 Revival: China Rebounds, GP-Stake Sales Rise

Asia Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

APAC private equity fundraising is off multi-...

GP-stake sales are set to surge, with 90% of ...

China PE is stabilizing but investor capital ...

Regulatory easing and strong HNWI demand are ...

How Goldman Sachs Led Global M&A in 2025: Rankings, Deal Value & Fee Trends

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs topped 2025 global M&A advisory...

Goldman advised on 38 of 68 mega-deals over $...

Goldman led M&A fee revenue with $4.6 billion...

JPMorgan nevertheless beat Goldman on total i...

Why Banks Are a Buy: Yield Curve, Macro Upswing & M&A Fuel Q4 2025

Americas Markets Depository Credit Intermediation

U.S. bank stocks are rallying into big-bank e...

Solid U.S. growth forecasts and easing inflat...

A rebound in M&A, IPOs, trading, and investme...

Analysts warn much of the upside is already p...

Morgan Stanley’s Spot ETFs for Bitcoin & Solana Signal Institutional Crypto Shift

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Morgan Stanley filed SEC S-1s on Jan. 6, 2026...

The move aligns with surging demand as U.S. s...

If approved, Morgan Stanley’s scale could cha...

Risks remain from SEC approval, tougher scrut...

Morgan Stanley Files Bitcoin & Solana Spot Crypto ETFs With Staking — A Strategic Shift

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Morgan Stanley filed preliminary S-1s on Jan....

The Bitcoin fund would hold BTC directly, whi...

The launch would shift Morgan Stanley from di...

Approval timing, fees/listing details, custod...

Hong Kong’s IPO Boom in 2025 Hits $35B—Signs of Strain Emerge

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Hong Kong reclaimed the top spot in 2025 IPO ...

Aftermarket performance is deteriorating, wit...

Banks and sponsors have increasingly interven...

Regulators are warning banks over weak IPO do...

Global IPOs Resurge in 2025: Asia-Pacific Leads, Private Equity Drives Value

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global IPO proceeds rose 39% in 2025 to US$17...

Asia-Pacific led in capital raised (about 43%...

Private equity-backed IPOs were ~8% of deals ...

The 2026 outlook is cautiously optimistic as ...