Finance
Stagflation Threat Traps Banks Between Rising Defaults and Sinking Margins
🎧 Listen:By Telis Demos | March 21, 2026Bank Shares Drop 9% as Stagflation Fears Revive 1970s-Style Credit SqueezeKBW Bank Index...
Iowa Regulator Now Holds the Reins on $1.4 Billion Private-Credit Exit
🎧 Listen:By Heather Gillers | March 21, 2026$1.4 Billion Private-Credit Exit Puts Iowa Regulator in National SpotlightBlue Owl sold $1.4...
Banks Poised to Deploy Billions After Regulatory Green Light
🎧 Listen:By Ben Glickman | March 21, 2026U.S. banks could deploy $200 billion of freed‑up capital after regulatory winFederal Reserve data...
Blue Pool Capital Secures $1 Billion for Inaugural Private-Equity Fund
🎧 Listen:By Juliet Chung | March 21, 2026Blue Pool Capital raises $1 billion in its first private‑equity fund, marking a bold...
Corporations Slice Mega Bond Issuances Into Mini Tranches to Attract Investors
🎧 Listen:By Kristin Broughton | March 19, 2026Amazon's $37 Billion Bond Issue Split Into 11 Tranches Amazon’s $37 B issuance was divided...
Morgan Stanley and Citi Wealth Heads Urge Janus Henderson to Spurn Victory Offer
🎧 Listen:By Justin Baer | March 18, 2026Three Wealth Units Urge Janus Henderson to Reject Victory’s $2.5 B Takeover OfferVictory Capital’s...
Private Bankers Turn Into Lifestyle Curators for Elite Travelers and Shoppers
🎧 Listen:By Juliet Chung | March 18, 2026Private Banking Services Expand to Cover $100 Trillion Wealth TransferGlobal wealth slated to shift...
BNP Paribas Pins 2030 Profit Surge on Asset-Management Arm After AXA Deal
🎧 Listen:By Adam Whittaker | March 17, 2026BNP Paribas Eyes 100% Pretax Jump in Asset Arm After €5.1B AXA PurchaseBNP...
BNP Paribas Sets Ambitious Asset Management Growth Target to Near‑Double Pretax Income by 2030
🎧 Listen:By Adam Whittaker | March 17, 2026BNP Paribas aims to double asset‑management pretax income to $1.9 bn by 20302025 pretax...
Cliffwater’s $42 Billion Private-Credit Gate Sparks Flight From Illiquid Loan Bundles
🎧 Listen:By Jonathan Weil | March 17, 2026$42 Billion Cliffwater Fund Gates Redemptions as 5,000-Loan Valuations QuestionedCliffwater Corporate Lending Fund,...