Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Switzerland $185 Billion Private Markets Asset Manager Partners Group Raised $650 Million in First Close for 5th Real Estate Secondaries Program (Include Closed-Ended Fund, Bespoke Mandates, Vehicles), Target to Raise $1.5 Billion to Invest in Quality Income-Producing Assets by Providing Liquidity to Both GPs & LPs, Fund Seeded with LP-Led Secondary Portfolio (3 Global Real Estate Funds with Significant Investments in Residential, Industrial & Hospitality Sectors) Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest UOB Private Bank Hires OCBC 16-Year Veteran & Bank of Singapore Market Group Head APAC Dennis Hong as Regional Market Head for Greater China & North Asia Based in Singapore, 16 Years Private Banking, Corporate Banking & Financial Industry Experience at OCBC & Bank of Singapore and Held Senior Roles Including as Market Group Head APAC, Market Head for Greater China & North Asia, President Commissioner (Chairman of PT OCBC Sekuritas) and Head of Network Clients Corporate Banking (OCBC Bangkok) $863 Billion HSBC Asset Management Raised $2 Billion for 2nd UK Direct Lending Strategy to Invest Alongside HSBC UK Bank in Senior Secured Loans to Private Equity-Backed Companies in Low-to-Core Middle Market Segments $863 Billion HSBC Asset Management Raised $1 Billion for First NAV Financing Partnership Strategy to Invest in Senior Secured Loans to Finance European & Asian-Based Private Equity Funds Portfolio Companies, Loans are Collateralized by Net Asset Value (NAV) Investment Portfolios, Rated Investment Grade & Follow ILPA (Institutional Limited Partners Association) Disclosure Frameworks United States CFTC Reviewing to Block CME Group 24/7 Trading in New Small-Sized Crude Oil & Gold Futures Contracts, CME Group is World Largest Derivatives Exchange South Korea $6 Billion Investment Bank & Brokerage Mirae Asset Securities Investigated by South Korea Regulator after Receiving No Allocation for SpaceX $1.77 Trillion IPO, Marketed $300 Million SpaceX Placement to Investors & Fully Subscribed, Mirae Asset Securities is SpaceX IPO Underwriter $7 Billion Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Proposes to Pay $16.7 Million in Fine & Investigation Costs and Has Admitted Misleading Statement on Progress of CHESS Replacement Project in 2022 Which Exposed Market Participants to Risk of Financial Harm Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA) to Crackdown on Firms Which Continue to Pay Excessive Fees & Avoid Complying with Newly Imposed 50% Referral Fee Limit on Commission of Life Insurance Policy Effective 1st October 2025, New Measure to Prevent Excessive Fees Paid to Unlicensed Individuals, Misconduct & Protect Customers HSBC Hong Kong & Subsidiary Hang Seng Bank Mobile Banking Services Disrupted for 5 Hours from 9 am to 2 pm (15/6/26, Monday) with Some Customers Unable to Access HSBC & Hang Seng Bank Mobile Banking Services, HSBC Hong Kong Computer Network Failure in 2026 January Caused Banking Services Disruption for 2 to 5 Hours (30/1/26, Friday) Affecting Branch Services, Online Banking & Mobile App, HSBC is Hong Kong Largest Bank with 7 Million Customers China Corruption: Ex-Vice President of The People’s Insurance Co (Group) of China Yu Xiaoping Investigated for Corruption United States Heart Drug Biotech Company Kardigan Nasdaq IPO to Raise $373 Million at $1.4 Billion Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 18th June 2026, Co-Founded in 2023 by Tassos Gianakakos Hong Kong Government to Enhance Preferential Tax for Privately Offered Funds, Family-Owned Investment Holding Vehicles Managed by Eligible Single Family Offices & Carried Interest to Attract More Funds & Family Offices to Setup in Hong Kong, The Bill for First Reading in 2026 June (24/6/26) is Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Preferential Tax Regimes for Funds, Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicles and Carried Interest) Bill 2026 United States $12 Billion First Horizon Bank (First Horizon Corp) Receives $6.5 Million Lawsuit  for Disappearance of $17.3 Million ($10.7 Million Recovered) in Escrow Account of United States Real Estate Law Firm Rabideau Klein (Guy Rabideau & David Klein), First Horizon Bank Allowed 13 Unauthorized Bank Transfers, Red Flag Include Scammer Successfully Created New Security Token via Bank Customer Service Centre with Scammer Using Words like “Their Account Number” Instead of “My Account Number” Crypto Exchange FTX Founder Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried (Age 34) Lost United States Court Appeal to Overturn Fraud Conviction & 25-Year Jail Term in 2024 for Stealing $8 Billion from FTX Clients, Sam Bankman-Fried Defence Cited District Judge Court Improperly Prevented Sam Bankman-Fried from Introducing Evidence to Support Claim that FTX Have Enough Funds for Customer Withdrawals, 3-Judge Panel Ruling is FTX Customers Defrauded When Sam Bankman-Fried Transferred Money to Related Crypto Hedge Fund Alameda Research KKR 2026 Mid-Year Macro Outlook: 1) Security Theme is Broad (Defense, Food, Energy, Critical Inputs etc) & Becomes Core Operating Assumption for CEOs & Policymakers, 2) AI (Artificial Intelligence) Productivity Benefits Emerge in 2026, 3) Asia Remains as Highest-Conviction Regional Opportunities in Private Equity, Infrastructure & Corporate Credit, 4) Expects Oil Prices to Remain Elevated with WTI Averaging $85 to $95 Per Barrel in 2026 2H, 5) Inflation to Remain Above Consensus Except China, 6) Global Interest Rate Easing Cycle is Fading, 7) Governments Have Too Much Leverage Resulting in Bonds with Increased Correlation to Equities United States $5.7 Billion Alternative Asset Managers Investment Firm Hunter Point Capital (HPC) 1) Raised $4.3 Billion for GP Financing Solutions (NAV Lending & Preferred Solutions Strategies) with Total Firm AUM Increasing to $10 Billion, 2) Opened Office in Hong Kong in 2026 May Led by Head of Asia Pacific Peter Rosenbloom (JP Morgan, KKR, Investcorp) & 3) Formed Strategic Partnership in 2026 April with Japan Largest Trust Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (Include Minority Investment in Hunter Point Capital), Founded in 2020 by Bennett Goodman (GSO Capital Partners, Credit Suisse) & Avi Kalichstein (Easterly, Solel Investment Group, J.C. Flowers, Shinsei Bank, Goldman Sachs), President is Michael Arpey (Carlyle Group, Credit Suisse) Czech Billionaire & English Premier League (EPL) West Ham United Football Club Majority Shareholder Daniel Kretinsky (Age 50) with $12 Billion Fortune (via EP Group Subsidiary 1890 Holdings) Increased Stake in West Ham United Football Club to 43% (from 27%) Buying Stake from Joint-Chair Vanessa Gold to Become Largest Shareholder, Billionaire Co-Chairman David Sullivan Resigned after Alleged Misconduct (Sexual & Predatory Behaviour) Published by Media Companies BBC & Times Newspaper, West Ham United Football Club Reported Valuation at $920 Million to $1 Billion United States Department of Justice Approves United States $12 Billion Media & Entertainment Group Paramount Skydance Acquisition of Warner Bros (All Warner Bros. Discovery & Global Networks) for $110 Billion after Antitrust Review United States Natural Gas Royalty Company WhiteHawk Minerals NYSE IPO Share Price Unchanged on Day 1 Trading (9/6/26: IPO Price $26, Closing $26) at $695 Million Market Value & Raised $200 Million in IPO, Founded in 2022 by Daniel Herz