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- United Capital Profits Surge 66% as Quarterly Revenue Hits N17.2 Billion Milestone
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
United Capital Plc reported a significant 66.2% increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2026, driven by robust fee income and gains on financial assets. The financial servi...
- Tech Banker Storm Duncan Offers $4.8 Million Mill Valley Estate To Secure Rare Anthropic Shares Amid AI Valuation Surge
Published: Apr 26, 2026
Section: AI News & Updates
Storm Duncan, founder of the boutique investment bank Ignatious, is listing his 13-acre Marin County estate for exchange with Anthropic stock. This unconventional proposal highligh...
- Ares Management to Acquire Whitestone REIT in $1.7 Billion Take Private Transaction
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Section: Companies & Industry
Ares Management Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Whitestone REIT for approximately $1.7 billion, including debt, marking a significant expansion into the hi...
- Zedcrest Group Positions for Strategic Expansion in Investment Banking Following Appointment of Ademola Akogun as New Managing Director
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
Following the acquisition of its Issuing House license, Zedcrest Group has named Ademola Akogun as Managing Director of Investment Banking. The appointment, announced by Group MD A...
- Hong Kong Regulators Tighten IPO Oversight as Only Half of Active Applications Projected to Reach Pricing
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Companies & Industry
Stricter guidelines from the Securities and Futures Commission are expected to limit the success rate of IPO applications in Hong Kong to approximately 50 percent. Despite this reg...
- Standard Chartered Appoints Citi Veteran Jan Metzger to Lead Global Coverage From Hong Kong Hub
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Banking & Finance
Standard Chartered has hired prominent investment banking executive Jan Metzger as its new Global Head of Coverage Banking. Based in Hong Kong, the former Citi co-head of investmen...
- JPMorgan Pilots Keystroke Surveillance Program to Verify Junior Banker Hours Under New Wellbeing Initiative
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Banking & Finance
JPMorgan Chase has launched a pilot program that cross-references junior bankers' keystrokes, video calls, and digital activity against their self-reported timesheets. While the ba...
- Wall Street Bonuses Hit Record $49.2 Billion as Industry Profits Soar 30 Percent
Published: Mar 26, 2026
Section: Banking & Finance
Financial sector payouts in New York surged 9 percent in 2025 reaching an all time high of $49.2 billion according to state estimates. The average individual bonus climbed to nearl...
- Societe Generale appoints former UBS executive Selina Cheung as head of equity capital markets for Asia Pacific
Published: Mar 2, 2026
Section: Business & Economy
French lender Societe Generale has hired Selina Cheung to lead its equity capital markets business in the Asia Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong, Cheung will oversee the originati...
- Natixis CIB Accelerates APAC Expansion with Senior Appointments in Global Markets and China Strategy
Published: Feb 23, 2026
Section: Banking & Finance
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) has announced a significant expansion of its Global Markets business across the Asia Pacific region, marking a major strategic push int...