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Why Private Markets Are Surpassing Banks in Wealth, Power & Risk

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Private equity and alternative-asset executives now earn vastly mo...

Private credit has surged to roughly $3–3.5 trillion in assets w...

Non-bank financial institutions now control over half of global fi...

Banks, regulators, and investors are scrambling to adapt to this n...

2nd Circuit Clears Prime Brokers in Archegos Case: Limits on Fiduciary Duty & Insider Claims

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The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of insider ...

The court held Archegos was not an insider of the issuers because ...

The panel found Goldman and Morgan Stanley owed Archegos no fiduci...

The ruling narrows insider trading risk for prime brokers in unwin...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Surge: Ranking Soars After Regulatory Cap Lift

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Wells Fargo is pivoting toward a more aggressive investment bankin...

The bank has hired over 125 managing directors since 2019 and is e...

Its global M&A ranking has climbed from 17th to 8th by volume, but...

CEO Charlie Scharf aims to make Wells Fargo a top-five global inve...

South Korea’s Regulatory Shift: Easing Banking-Commerce Separation to Fuel AI & Semiconductor Growth

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South Korea plans to ease rules separating banking and commerce to...

Regulatory changes include loosening equity caps and adjusting ban...

The government will create a sovereign wealth fund to improve stat...

Civic groups warn the reforms could entrench the power of chaebols...

Scotiabank Boosts $100B Global Covered Bond Program with 2025 Financial Supplement

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Scotiabank has issued a first supplement to its UK FCA-approved CA...

The program’s bonds are unconditionally and irrevocably guarante...

The supplement updates program documentation with the bank’s lat...

The bonds are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act and are...

Evercore Secures Arranging License & Riyadh Office Amid Saudi’s Vision 2030 Capital Markets Push

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Evercore has received an Arranging License from Saudi Arabia’s C...

The firm’s Saudi operations will be led by Mohammed Ali M. Aldek...

CMA reforms in 2025 expanded the Arranging License to cover activi...

Evercore’s move intensifies competition among global banks expan...

Evercore Secures Saudi Arranging License, Opens Riyadh Office Under Mohammed Aldekmary

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Evercore has received an Arranging License from Saudi Arabia’s C...

The Riyadh office will be led by Mohammed Aldekmary as CEO of Saud...

This expansion deepens Evercore’s on-the-ground presence in Saud...

Evercore’s move aligns with Vision 2030 and a broader wave of gl...

UK Campaign Launched to Lift Retail Equity Investment from G7’s Lowest Levels

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Nineteen major firms including Barclays will launch a fully funded...

The initiative aims to shift UK savers from property and cash—wh...

Research shows widespread inertia and low confidence, with most no...

Aligned regulatory reforms on ISAs, risk disclosures and advice ru...

Citi Forecasts ~25% YoY Surge in Q4 Investment Banking Fees Amid Strategy & Regulatory Shifts

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Key Takeaways Citigroup CFO Mark Mason forecasts that investment banking fees will rise by **mid-20% year-over-year** in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, driven largely by momentum in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In contrast, Citigroup expects markets revenue for the same period to decline by **low-to-mid single digits** year-over-year. The bank’s global economic outlook remains …

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