The fund finance market surpassed $1 trillion in size this year, driven by demand from the growing private credit market, according to a new Moody's Ratings report. Once an early-stage liquidity option for private funds, the fund finance market has...
BP recorded profits of $3.2bn in Q1, more than doubling the $1.54bn reported in Q4 2025 and $1.38bn in Q1 2025. International gas prices rose sharply in Europe and Asia, with March average UK NBP and JKM up around 65%...
Saudi Arabia’s banking sector reinforced its role as a pillar of the national economy, posting a record start to 2026 with unprecedented first-quarter profits. The Kingdom’s 10 listed banks posted combined net profit of $6.4 billion (SR23.95 billion) in the...
Hedge fund performance declined in Q1 2026 as volatility linked to geopolitical tensions weighed on returns, although investor allocations to the sector remained positive, according to data from hedge fund administrator Citco. Across $1.3trn in assets under administration, hedge funds...
Total valuations soared from a 2020 baseline of only $11t. Singapore’s corporate sector expanded its balance sheet in 2024, with total assets rising 6.8% year on year to about $14.4t, as equity increased more than liabilities, according to data from...
Japanese central bank increases inflation forecast due to higher energy prices. The Bank of Japan has kept its policy interest rate constant at 0.75% on Tuesday, in line with market expectations. In a statement, the bank said Japan's economic growth is...
Barclays, opens new tab reported first-quarter profit in line with expectations on Tuesday, as a 228-million-pound ($308 million) provision linked to collapsed lender MFS was offset by a steady performance at its investment bank thanks to robust trading. The British...
Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco), a US-based asset manager, has reportedly provided more than $10 billion to state-backed and government borrowers in the GCC since the US-Israeli war with Iran started. With Gulf economies already feeling the effects of the...
Australia's Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd has begun the construction of a downstream central lithium chemical plant in Germany as part of its integrated lithium and renewable energy project Lionheart. The facility will be located at Infraserv Industrial Park Hoechst in...
Bachem Holding AG announced today the closing of a revolving credit facility of CHF 500 million with a maturity of five years and a non-committed option to increase the facility by CHF 150 million. The revolving credit facility was syndicated...
