Finance Updates – Page 5 – Finance Updates

AIIB’s 2026 Hong Kong Hub: Strategic Move into Capital Markets, Treasury & Project Origination

AIIB confirmed it will open a Hong Kong hub o...

The roughly 20-person office, expected at IFC...

The move leverages Hong Kong’s deep capital m...

Execution will hinge on navigating regulatory...

Hong Kong HKD Time Deposits Stable: Fintech Moves Lead on Small-Sum Rates (Jan 2026)

Asia Markets Depository Credit Intermediation

HK prime rate and HIBOR stayed largely steady...

Bank best offers run roughly 2.25% (1-month, ...

Traditional banks are trimming longer-tenor r...

Depositors face a trade-off between higher yi...

AIG Partners with CVC: $3.5B Private Markets Push via Secondaries & SMAs

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

AIG struck a strategic partnership with Europ...

AIG will commit up to $1.5 billion to seed CV...

AIG will also allocate up to $2 billion to CV...

The deal aims to improve liquidity and capita...

JPMorgan Bets Big on Private Markets & Secondaries Amid GP-Led Deal Boom

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan is launching a Private Capital Advis...

Private-asset secondaries hit a record ~$226B...

Pricing is tightening with many LP-led buyout...

The shift makes private-capital structuring a...

Fed’s Dovish Pivot Fades: Taiwan Deal, Labor Woes Shake Policy Outlook

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Prediction markets flipped toward former Fed ...

Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowma...

The U.S. and Taiwan struck a deal pairing at ...

Markets are repricing around Fed leadership r...

Big Tech Slumps as Small Caps & Cyclicals Surge: Early-2026 Market Rotation

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Early 2026 has seen a sharp rotation out of B...

Small caps are leading, with the Russell 2000...

Leadership has broadened to cyclicals and def...

The shift favors value/quality and total-retu...

Sequoia Leads Huge $25B-Plus Round for Anthropic at Soaring $350B Valuation

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Sequoia Capital is joining a huge funding rou...

The round includes ~$1.5B each from GIC and C...

Anthropic is leveraging rapid growth—run-rate...

Sequoia’s participation is notable because it...

Latin America VC Hits $4.1B in 2025: Mexico’s Surge & the Early-Stage Opportunity

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

LatAm startup funding rose 14% in 2025 to $4....

Brazil remained largest at $2.1B (+11% YoY), ...

Late-stage/growth totaled $1.63B (+14% YoY) b...

Seed/angel funding fell to about $540M (-22% ...

New Mountain’s SEF II Raises $1B+, GP Leads Minority-Stake Fund in Defensive Growth

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

New Mountain Capital closed Strategic Equity ...

GP commitments topped $150 million, making th...

The fund will make minority, non-control inve...

SEF II builds on a fully invested SEF I (~$64...

Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley Beat Q4 Expectations: Strength in Banking & Asset Management

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley shares rose ...

Goldman reported $4.62B in profit and 16% ROE...

Morgan Stanley posted $17.9B in revenue, with...

BlackRock also beat expectations with record ...