Finance Updates – Page 37 – Finance Updates

Jefferies’ Investment Banking Surge in Q4 2025: Strong Revenue, Measured Risk

Global Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Jefferies’ Q4 2025 investment-banking net rev...

Full-year investment-banking net revenue reac...

The quarter included a $30M pre-tax loss tied...

Management sees tailwinds from easier macro/r...

SEBI Probes Bank of America Block Trade: Compliance Risks & Strategic Fallout

Asia Risk Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

SEBI issued a show-cause notice to Bank of Am...

The regulator says confidential details were ...

SEBI also alleges BofA misled investigators w...

BofA is reportedly pursuing a multimillion-do...

2025 Global VC Soars: AI-Fueled Funding, Mega Valuations & U.S. Dominance

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global venture and growth funding rose ~30% i...

AI captured roughly half of all VC dollars (~...

OpenAI’s $40B round (≈$300B valuation) and Sp...

The U.S. took 64% of global funding (~$274B) ...

Why GP-Stake Sales Are Soaring: Liquidity, Control, and the New PE Reality

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Private-equity firms are increasingly conside...

GP-stake deal volume hit about $3.5 billion t...

Weak exits, longer holding periods, and LP li...

Stake sales provide capital and succession fl...

What Private Equity GPs Will Prioritize in 2026: Fundraising, AI Valuations & Liquidity Trends

Global Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

GPs expect a 2026 private equity rebound as e...

Capital will concentrate with managers showin...

Europe and the mid-market are gaining favor, ...

Continuation funds, GP-led secondaries, and e...

Granite Harbor Launches $50M Mariner Fund I to Deliver Mid-Teen Private Market IRRs

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Houston-based RIA Granite Harbor Advisors ($6...

The fund targets lower middle-market private ...

It is offered to qualified investors with a $...

Granite Harbor says the fund meets client dem...

JPMorgan to Acquire Apple Card from Goldman Sachs in $20B Deal: What It Means

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

JPMorgan Chase is set to buy Goldman Sachs' A...

The handover is expected to take roughly two ...

Goldman's exit advances its consumer-banking ...

Apple Card users should see little change at ...

JPMorgan to Take Over Apple Card from Goldman Sachs in $20B Deal—What That Means

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan Chase is set to replace Goldman Sach...

The handoff is expected to take about 24 mont...

Mastercard stays the network and core Apple C...

The deal advances Goldman’s exit from consume...

Wall Street Prepares for Record 2025 Bonuses Amid Big Gains in Banking

Americas Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wall Street banks will start disclosing 2025 ...

Forecasts call for meaningfully higher payout...

New York City’s 2024 securities bonus pool hi...

Banks are balancing richer bonuses with cost ...

JPMorgan to Take Over Apple Card from Goldman: $20B Deal Brings Risk & Reward

Americas Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

JPMorgan Chase will replace Goldman Sachs as ...

JPMorgan expects a $2.2B credit-loss provisio...

The portfolio is being sold at more than a $1...

The deal accelerates Goldman’s retreat from c...