Finance Updates – Page 48 – Finance Updates

Why GP-Stake Deals are Surging: Liquidity, Leadership & Valuation Pressures

About 77% of surveyed private-equity firms pl...

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

Slower exits and lower LP distributions are d...

Buyer demand is strongest for top-tier manage...

Private Equity’s Exit Backlog Grows as Continuation Vehicles Become Key Solution

Global Forecast Finance and Insurance

U.S. PE firms enter 2026 with a backlog of ab...

With roughly $880 billion of dry powder and s...

Weak IPO markets and valuation gaps are pushi...

Fundraising is sliding, with global buyout an...

How AI Is Reshaping Banking Operations: Strategy, Efficiency & Labor Impact

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are using AI...

JPMorgan posted Q3 2025 profit of $14.4B (+12...

Goldman’s “OneGS 3.0” targets efficiency via ...

Both banks expect AI to eliminate some operat...

Goldman Sachs Shares Surge on Rising Yields Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Global FYI Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs shares jumped about 4% after-ho...

The 10-year yield near 4.195% lifted bank-pro...

Markets will focus on investment-banking fees...

Upcoming macro data, especially the Jan. 9 U....

Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook: Gold’s Surge, AI’s Momentum & Fed Policy Turning Point

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Wall Street’s 2026 playbook emphasizes AI cap...

Gold is the standout bullish call, with major...

AI spending is forecast to surge (Goldman see...

S&P 500 targets for end-2026 range widely (ab...

SEC Reset: IPO Delays, Crypto Rulemaking & Disclosure Reforms Shaping 2026

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

After the Oct 1Nov 12, 2025 shutdown, the SEC...

Chair Paul Atkins SEC is pursuing a deregulat...

Enforcement continues but is more fraud-focus...

UK Gilt Yields to Hover Around 4.3% in 2026 as Inflation Eases, Rate Cuts Loom

Global FYI Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Nine major banks expect the UK 10-year gilt y...

Goldman Sachs is more optimistic, forecasting...

Disinflation, improved fiscal headroom and sl...

Political turmoil, stickier inflation and few...

Autism Care at Risk: How Private Equity Buyouts and Insurance Gaps Undermine ABA Therapy

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. autism diagnoses are rising rapidly, rea...

State insurance mandates and Medicaid/ACA exp...

Private equity has consolidated autism provid...

Blackstone-owned CARD exemplified these risks...

Trilantic Launches $1B Continuation Vehicle for 17 Fund VI Assets at NAV Discounts

Global FYI Other Investment Pools and Funds

Trilantic is launching a full-fund continuati...

Blackstone Strategic Partners and Neuberger B...

Existing LPs can roll into the CV or cash out...

The transaction is seen as a precedent-settin...

SoftBank’s $4B DigitalBridge Deal: Stepping Into AI & Edge Infrastructure

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

SoftBank agreed to buy U.S. digital infrastru...

DigitalBridge oversees roughly $108B across d...

SoftBank frames the deal as a strategic move ...

The acquisition is targeted to close in the s...