The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) recently reached a huge milestone when it surpassed over $1 trillion in assets under management ( AUM ) in the second quarter. It became the first global alternative asset manager to hit that level and will add another notch to its belt when it joins the S&P 500 index later this month.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2024

banks, and for the most part, the numbers looked strong. Earnings and revenue grew by 25% and 20%, respectively, year over year, and investment-banking revenue jumped by more than 50%. Revenue grew by 20% year over year led by investment banking fees and 21% growth in equities trading revenue.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

MSCI, a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has appointed Luke Flemmer as Head of Private Assets, effective 22 October, reporting to Chief Product Officer Alvise Munari.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 10, 2024

Person Company Role Share Count Daniel Pinto President & chief operating officer 595,732 Mary Callahan Erdoes Asset & wealth management CEO 570,003 Marianne Lake CEO, consumer & community banking 209,296 Mellody Hobson Director 129,574 Stephen B. Burke Lead independent director 107,334 Data source: JPMorgan Chase.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 24, 2024

New York-based banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co is actively seeking to acquire a private credit firm to strengthen its private capital operations within its $3.6tn asset management division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The following table shows the P/E ratios of top payment processors and investment banks -- which are all top 10 holdings in the Vanguard Financials ETF. Here's a look at the P/B ratios of top diversified banks and Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway. Bank of America 1.3 American Express 22.4 Goldman Sachs 17.9

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Cornerstone investors for LeapFrog’s latest fund include top-tier institutional limited partners such as Temasek, AIA, Prudential Financial, and development financial institutions, including the European Investment Bank and the US International Development Finance Corporation.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2024

Bitcoin as a top-performing asset Who wouldn't want to buy a digital asset that could soar in value by 20,000% during the next decade or two? Bitcoin as a hedge against risk And investors are looking beyond Bitcoin's value as a speculative asset. But the opportunity for huge returns is not their only incentive. Fair enough.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2023

BDCs typically compete with banks and even venture capital or private equity funds depending on the deal structure. By taking a different approach, Ares is not only carving out a niche in the world of BDCs, but it has found a way to tap into the types of activities usually handled by traditional investment banks.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Prior to joining Campbell Lutyens, Chirag spent 13 years as an institutional investor leading fund investments and co-investments at top investments, including the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, DB Private Equity, and GE Asset Management.

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AltAssets

JUNE 4, 2024

Italian investment bank Equita's asset management arm has hit a €100m first close for a new fund targeting energy transition dealmaking and the fight against climate change. The post Equita attracts EIF, CDP Real Asset as anchors to reach €100m green investment fund first close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Building a leading asset manager Rithm Capital has been evolving over the past few years. Nierenberg said: We did a couple of very strategic transactions, which put us in a position to, one, maintain earnings and, two, grow our alternative asset business. Here's a look at the steps it's taking to increase its value.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 26, 2025

Buffett loves stocks that are part of the American story, and as the second-largest bank in the U.S. by assets, Bank of America has a large role in the economy. In 2024, Bank of America added 1.1 It added 4 million credit cards, and consumer investment assets increased 22%. of the total equity position.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

JPMorgan Chase: The numbers To give you an idea of the vast difference in scale between these two bank stocks , here's a side-by-side comparison of some of the key numbers. Metric SoFi JPMorgan Chase Total assets $30.0 million 86 million Banking branches 0 4,700 2023 revenue growth 35% 23% 2023 net income -$301 million $37.7

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 13, 2023

If you're considering buying Bank of America stock today, here are four things you'll want to consider. bank and offers a variety of financial services With over $2.5 trillion in assets, BofA is the second-largest bank in the U.S., Its traditional banking business benefits during times of rising interest rates.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 25, 2024

Risk assets usually perform better when interest rates are low. Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO at Ark Invest, believes spot Bitcoin ETFs will eventually capture about 5% of institutional assets under management, pushing the price of a single Bitcoin to $3.8 Is Bitcoin a good investment? However, U.S.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The investment bank predicts that the S&P will only produce an average annual return of 3% over the next decade. Continuing its dire predictions, the investment bank said there was a 72% chance the S&P 500 underperforms Treasury bonds and a 33% chance it won't keep up with inflation. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 8, 2025

The sector has become extremely attractive for investors, with LPs and asset managers pouring money into private credit. Banks have also taken the plunge to offer product and garner revenue lost within their traditional lending and leveraged finance practices (most notably broadly syndicated loans or BSL).

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 29, 2024

Bitcoin is a unique asset Bitcoin is often discussed as a replacement for traditional money. Remittance asset: Bitcoin could represent between 5% and 25% of all non-commercial money transfers. Nation state treasury: Government treasury departments around the world could hold between 0% and 5% of their assets in Bitcoin.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2024

Bernstein and Ark Invest believe that demand will come from spot Bitcoin ETFs , a brand new asset class approved by the SEC earlier this year. Several major investment banks, including JPMorgan Chase , Morgan Stanley , and Wells Fargo , have also bought into spot Bitcoin ETFs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 26, 2025

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) , a prominent player in the investment banking industry and the capital markets, announced its fiscal 2025 first-quarter results on March 26. Overall, the quarter was challenging for Jefferies, but a rise in investment banking revenues provided some reason for optimism amidst market difficulties.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor is among Bitcoin's most dedicated supporters and wants to eventually leverage MicroStrategy's assets to create a Bitcoin investment bank. This isn't a stock you value using traditional financials since most of its value is pegged to a digital asset.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 30, 2024

They present an opportunity for more investors to gain access to the crypto asset class. Under the in-kind model, the authorized participants buy each of the individual assets held by the ETF in the exact weighting held by the fund and deliver them to the ETF issuer. billion in assets within two weeks of launching the fund.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Plenty of billionaires are building positions in this promising digital asset these days, hoping to capture the crypto's long-term wealth creation at an early stage. When investment banks and financial advisors start taking the Bitcoin plunge, the whole industry should "fall in line pretty quick" with price-boosting results, Wood said.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 21, 2023

Stock investing can be a similar gamble for those who trade aggressively, but the markets themselves and some of the bigger investment banks are highly regulated. The SEC plans to meet Wednesday to vote on standards for shadow banks that were first proposed in February 2022. Private funds, not so much.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 12, 2024

It's worth noting, however, that the existing Pershing Square Holdings (OTC: PSHZ.F) , which has $15 billion in assets under management, is already listed on several foreign exchanges and is available as an over-the-counter stock.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Those tools help customers integrate data, develop and manage machine learning models, and incorporate those assets into analytical applications that improve decision-making. I think those investment banks would wholeheartedly disagree on the basis of valuation.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Wall Street analysts who follow a real estate investment trust and one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies think they aren't getting as much attention as they deserve. While third-quarter results make this REIT look like it's on solid financial footing, it's also been selling assets to boost liquidity.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Though the odds are definitely against short-sellers and bearish investors making boatloads of money on Wall Street, a few high-profile success stories stand out -- perhaps none more so than that of Michael Burry, the Chief Investment Officer of Scion Asset Management. economic growth.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 16, 2024

Investment banking saw a nice rebound this quarter. billion in investment banking fees and grew 35% from the first-quarter 2023. In addition, our results reflect the benefits of investments beta, our middle-market investment banking teams and dual-coverage teams. We delivered nearly $1.6

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

These services include cash and securities lending, risk management consulting, custody of assets (holding securities), and making introductions between clients and investors. The minimum amount a client must have to use a prime broker is $500,000, though it's not uncommon for clients to have $50 million in assets.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Its new growth programs are also asset-light, like the traditional parts of the business, leading to incredible and unmatched profit margins. It's a Visa-like, asset-light business that lends itself to long-term growth and shareholder value creation. Bank of America is the second-largest U.S. Net profit margin was 54% in Q4.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2024

While NII typically can be pressured as the Fed lowers rates , given that we've had an inverted yield curve (where two-year Treasury yields have been higher than 10-year Treasury yields) for quite some time, the normalization of the yield curve should help most big banks moving forward. times multiples, while JPMorgan trades at over 2.4

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Riley Financial provides financial services including investment banking, wealth and asset management, business advisory, and asset disposal. The company was a big beneficiary of the blistering investment activity seen in 2021. I'll also clue you in on which one I'd buy first. Riley Financial's lofty 17.3%

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Let's say your child goes out and gets a job at an investment firm while you start a marketing business. If the investment banking industry melts down, your child might lose their job. But that's not necessarily fair to your other heirs if your company is your primary financial asset.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2023

Low activity levels in investment banking and substantial declines in equity and fixed income trading revenue weighed on the company's institutional securities segment. However, Morgan Stanley's wealth management division delivered record net revenue and attracted $100 billion in new client assets, according to CEO James Gorman.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2024

Buffett may be holding various stocks and aiming to hang on for decades, while you might be approaching retirement rapidly and looking to maximize dividend income or shift some assets into bonds. Much also depends on each investor's view of a stock's quality and valuation. Others see it as a likely slow grower with an uninspiring valuation.

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