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...
BLP Digital, a provider of agentic AI-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) automation, secured growth equity as Goldman Sachs Alternatives is investing $50 million in the company. “CFOs today do not need further technology experiments, but rather future-proof solutions that are...
JPMorgan advised $24.7b in deals whilst Houlihan Lokey advised 19 deals. JPMorgan and Houlihan Lokey were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the technology, media, and telecom sector in Q1 2026 based on value and volume, respectively,...
By quarter-end, investment servicing assets reached $54.5tn, up 17%, while investment management assets grew 20% to $5.6tn. State Street posted first-quarter 2026 net profit of $764m, compared with $644m in the same period last year, marking a 19% increase. Diluted earnings...
Investors are moving capital toward Singapore’s top rated banks to escape global volatility and energy price shocks. Instability in the global economy and geopolitical conflict may benefit Singapore as it uses its reputation for careful regulation, strong currency, and strong...
