Financial Updates – Page 9 – Financial Updates

Barclays Names Hiroshi Minoura as Japan Investment Banking Chair Amid M&A Surge

Barclays has appointed veteran banker Hiroshi...

Minoura brings nearly five decades of experie...

Japan’s M&A market is surging on governance r...

The hire signals Barclays’ intent to strength...

Ethiopia’s Fifth Investment Bank Launch: Siinqe Boosts Capital Markets Amid Reform

Global Firms Investment Banking

Siinqe Investment Bank has been licensed by t...

Backed by parent Siinqe Bank’s strong balance...

The license follows Ethiopia’s 2025 banking p...

While new entrants like Siinqe expand financi...

EU Merger Guidelines Overhaul: Innovation Defence Rising in the Draghi Era

Europe Policy Business Services

The European Commission is revising its merge...

Reforms center on a four-pronged framework as...

The EC is considering an explicit “innovation...

R&D-intensive and tech sectors must now embed...

EU Clears Microsoft-Activision Deal With 10-Year Cloud-Gaming Licence Mandates

Europe M&A Gaming

The European Commission approved Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft must provide 10-year free licenses ...

Microsoft must also grant 10-year free licens...

The UK’s CMA rejected these remedies as insuf...

Peel Hunt’s Real Estate Shift: Strong H1 FY26 Growth Meets In-Office Mandates

Europe Firms Financial Services

Peel Hunt is reorganising its 100 Liverpool S...

The firm has tightened return-to-office rules...

H1 FY26 revenue rose about 38% to roughly £74...

Headcount has been cut by more than 15% since...

Can London’s IPO Market Bounce Back in 2026 Amid Hong Kong’s Global Surge?

Europe Markets Financial Services

London’s IPO market has slumped to a 30-year ...

Hong Kong’s IPO market has surged back to a t...

The UK is rolling out regulatory and tax refo...

Despite tentative signs of recovery, London s...

Danske Bank Closes London ECM Desk to Build Nordic Strength in Stockholm

Europe Firms Financial Services

Danske Bank will close its London equity capi...

The move is part of its Forward ’28 strategy ...

Danske has built a full ECM and advisory team...

The shift reflects weaker London ECM conditio...

US Firms Pledge £1.25B ($1.7B) Investment in UK Financial Services: Who Gains and What’s Next

Europe Markets Financial Services

US finance and tech firms are committing over...

Major moves include Bank of America’s first N...

These investments back UK strategies to stren...

The deals form part of a wider UK plan to att...

London’s IPO Market Hits 30-Year Low: How Investment Banks Are Adapting

Europe Markets Financial Services

London’s IPO activity has slumped to a 30-yea...

This collapse is forcing banks, especially mi...

Structural disadvantages versus U.S. markets—...

Regulatory reforms and a tentative pipeline o...

Canada’s 2025 Budget Unveils Open Banking & Tightened Stablecoin Oversight

Americas Policy Financial Services

Canada’s 2025 budget formalizes a national co...

Consumers and small businesses will gain stan...

The draft Stablecoin Act imposes strict one-t...

The reforms aim to boost competition and fint...