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Private markets in the first half of 2025 experienced mixed performance across asset classes, with private equity struggling to deliver exits amid trade disruptions and geopolitical uncertainty. Exit activity slowed sharply after a strong start, with managers relying on alternative liquidity tools such as continuation vehicles and NAV financing while LPs pressed for traditional cash distributions...

Miami International Holdings (MIH) has completed its initial public offering following a successful roadshow that initially targeted 15,000,000 shares at $19–$21 per share. The offering priced above range at $23 per share, raising $345 million before the underwriters’ option. Shares of MIH began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MIAX” on August 14, 2025, with J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Piper Sandler serving as lead joint bookrunning managers alongside Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Raymond James, William Blair, and Rosenblatt...

Banks continue to spend heavily on know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering activities, yet only about 2% of illicit financial flows are detected, according to Interpol. Rising costs, fragmented data, and inefficient operating models have left compliance teams burdened with manual processes and customers dissatisfied with slow interactions. Analytical AI and Generative AI have helped improve accuracy and productivity, but their impact has been limited as they mainly support investigators rather than deliver end-to-end change...

Amazon is scaling up its efforts to reduce waste and promote sustainable packaging, reporting significant progress across its global operations. Since 2015, the company has avoided more than 4.2 million metric tons of packaging, the equivalent weight of over 480 Seattle Space Needles. In 2024 alone, Amazon reduced plastic packaging by 16.4% worldwide and shipped 12% of its orders without any additional packaging...

Carlyle, a global investment firm operating across private equity, credit, and AlpInvest, announced senior leadership changes effective January 1, 2026. Justin Plouffe, currently Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Carlyle Global Credit, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer, succeeding John Redett. Plouffe has been with Carlyle since 2007, contributing to the firm’s credit strategies, managing investment committees, and leading affiliated business development companies...

UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health care and well-being company, has announced the appointment of Wayne S. DeVeydt as Chief Financial Officer. John F. Rex, who has served as CFO since 2016, will transition to the role of Strategic Advisor to the CEO. Chairman and CEO Stephen J. Hemsley said, “Wayne DeVeydt combines deep financial acumen and operating experience with the mission-oriented and compassionate approach to health care that is a perfect fit for UnitedHealth Group”...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order permitting private equity and other alternative assets, such as private credit, real estate, and cryptocurrencies, to be included in 401(k) retirement accounts. Federal rules currently discourage most defined-contribution plans from investing in such assets, viewing them as a breach of fiduciary duty, which has limited investments largely to stocks and bonds...

Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-based fintech founded by SoFi Co-Founder Mike Cagney, has confidentially filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing, allowed under expanded SEC rules, enables the company to refine offering details before public disclosure. Figure operates the Provenance Blockchain, a public proof-of-stake network launched in 2018, which supports loan origination, servicing, trading, and tokenization of real-world assets...

Federal regulatory enforcement against U.S. financial services firms fell sharply in the first half of 2025, according to Wolters Kluwer’s latest Regulatory Violations Intelligence Index. The number and severity of penalties declined 37% overall compared to the previous year, with financial offenses dropping 53%, competition-related violations down 50%, and consumer protection cases reduced by 22%. The value of penalties decreased by 32%, led by a 97% fall in competition-related fines...

Hyundai Motor is expanding its environmental initiatives with the launch of the IONIQ 9 Seed Ball Drone Station, a mobile reforestation hub designed to accelerate the recovery of wildfire-damaged forests. Built on Hyundai’s flagship electric SUV, the system combines drone technology with zero-emission mobility to disperse clay seed balls into areas that are otherwise difficult to access...