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The Rise of Prediction Markets
A surge of antigovernment protests swept Iran this month, leading to civilian casualties and prompting President Trump to hint that he was considering military intervention. Somehow, it was also a betting opportunity. On the popular platforms…
Industry likes money too much
Industry, HBO's sleeper hit series about investment banking, has changed a fair bit since the first season arrived in late 2020. Back then, the focus of the show was squarely on the trading floor at Pierpoint, the London bank where a group of new…
China's stock market 'overheats' amid record high turnover, and regulators are getting worried
China's stock market rally is drawing closer regulatory scrutiny after trading activity surged to unprecedented levels. The surge in activity has revived memories of past market excesses, particularly the boom-and-bust cycle of 2015. Bloomberg |…
'Industry' Co-Creators Say They Receive 'A Slew Of Messages' From Finance Bros Who Misunderstand The Show
From Breaking Bad to Fight Club, the misinterpretation of media that skewers the male power fantasy is well established, and the long-gestating HBO sleeper hit Industry, now in its senior season, is no exception to the literacy crisis. While…
Brookfield to move to Roppongi Hills in Japan office expansion
Brookfield Asset Management plans to double its Tokyo office space with a move to the landmark Roppongi Hills development, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based investment firm will move to Roppongi in April from its…
Hong Kong AFF will showcase city's 'superconnector' role
The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) kicks off in Hong Kong next week, highlighting the city's strategic role in facilitating cross-border investment. The forum would focus on helping mainland Chinese start-ups go global through Hong Kong initial…
HSBC Is On Course for £300 Billion Valuation, Top Executive Says
Weeks after its market value rose above £200 billion ($268 billion) for the first time in its history, HSBC Holdings Plc is now on course for a capitalization in excess of £300 billion, according to the head of the lender's corporate…
Morgan Stanley loves these stocks as the AI memory bottleneck bites
Tech companies have raced to build out compute capacity to fuel their AI ambitions but are now faced with a new bottleneck: memory capacity. The crunch comes as workloads shift from training models to using AI tools, and it's driven in part by…
CBA calls for RBA to use new power to force open Apple iPhone payments
Commonwealth Bank wants the Reserve Bank of Australia to deploy new powers the federal parliament granted it last year to pursue Apple's growing power in the market for digital wallets, as the European Union regulator has done. CBA has told an…
Tradewinds LLC. Invests $1.29 Million in Royal Bank Of Canada $RY
Tradewinds LLC. purchased a new position in Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY - Free Report) TSE: RY during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor…
Swiss giant Partners Group taps local star for new multi-billion fund
Global private markets firm Partners Group is set to pour billions into a new special situations fund, helmed by one of Australia's most successful investors, as it surveys what it says is a perfect storm in global markets driven by the pace of…
No fear of 'cockroaches'? Private credit funds raise billions as investors look past warnings
Troubles at First Brands Group last September stoked concerns about the private credit market. Despite the warnings, capital has continued to flow in private credit funds. TPG in December closed more than $6 billion for its third flagship Credit…
Copper miner 29Metals launches $150m equity raising
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Luxury jeweller Kennedy divests Patek Philippe boutique in Chadstone
Kennedy Watches & Jewellery, an Australian retailer of luxury brand watches and fine jewellery, has inked a deal to sell its lucrative authorised Patek Philippe retailer in Chadstone to a Singaporean luxury watch dealer, making its second major…
AMP's CFO to replace Alexis George as chief executive
Wealth manager AMP says Blair Vernon will become its next chief executive in March when Alexis George retires. Vernon has been chief financial officer since July 2023 and played a central role in deals separating AMP Capital from the group and…
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