Earnings miss S$1.44 billion consensus estimate; H2 dividend of S$0.71 a share down from S$0.92 before. UOB’s net profit for the fourth quarter fell 7 per cent on the back of margin pressures from lower benchmark rates, the lender said...
Bank of America is committing $25bn of its own capital to private credit transactions, joining Wall Street rivals in deploying balance sheet funding into the $1.8tn market. The bank will originate deals through its global capital markets division, extending its...
A resurgence in global private equity is gathering steam after a rebound in dealmaking last year that saw both buyout deals and exits surge ahead to register their second highest values on record, says a report. After three prior years...
Apollo Global Management-backed ATLAS SP Partners has extended a $250m, two-year credit facility to Irish fintech Wayflyer. ATLAS SP Partners operates as a warehouse finance and securitised products platform backed by Apollo. The structure will allow Wayflyer to deploy capital...
Smaller banks are prone to getting acquired as they struggle with funding and tech costs. Commercial and retail banks, particularly regional banks, are expected to continue consolidating in 2026, said McKinsey & Co. Banks are expected to remain the most active...
Deceleration in Q4, versus Q3, reflects downturns in government spending and exports, Bureau of Economic Analysis states. The US economy has expanded by 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, while market expectation was at around 3%. In the third quarter,...
Dividend is forecasted to be JPY70 for FY2026/3. Japan Post Bank’s net income rose 22.4% year-on-year (YoY) to $2.46b (JPY377.67b) for Q3 FY2026/3, according to its consolidated financial results report published. Comprehensive income for the nine months ended December 2025 was...
The firm’s assets under management (AuM) reached SFr185bn at the end of 2025, up 12% compared to the end of 2024. EFG International has reported a net profit of SFr325.2m ($420.5m) for 2025, up 1% year over year, with the performance...
ETFs domiciled in Europe reached a new record of US$3.40 trillion at the end of January, up from the previous record of $3.22tn set in December. During January the ETFs industry in Europe gathered record net inflows of US$58.67 billion,...
The Philippine central bank cut its key rate for a sixth straight time to support growth, adding that the outlook for policy depends on how quickly confidence in the economy returns. The move to lower the overnight reverse repurchase rate...
