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05.02.26 - 00:36
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Morgan Stanley sees another record year for Hong Kong IPOs as pipeline hits 450 (SCMP)
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Cathy Zhang, head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley, sounded hoarse after a day of back-to-back meetings with companies keen to go public in Hong Kong.
“It's very possible that the value and number may exceed last year's IPO figures, given the momentum we have seen in January,” Zhang said in an interview on January 30.
Nearly 100 companies filed for stock offerings in the city last month, more than triple the same period in 2025, a year which saw Hong Kong crowned as the......
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05.02.26 - 00:06
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Everest Group Reports Robust Q4 Earnings (AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Everest Group, Ltd. (EG), an insurance and reinsurance provider, on Wednesday announced a strong financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2025. The company reported a......
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04.02.26 - 22:21
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Everest Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results (Business Wire)
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Annual Net Income of $1.6 billion and Net Operating Income of $1.9 billion
Annual 10.5% Net Income ROE and 12.4% Net Operating Income ROE; TSR of 13.1%
Repurchased $397 million of Common Shares During the QuarterHAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results.
Full-Year 2025 Highlights
Total Shareholder Return of 13.1%1; 10.5% Net Income ROE and 12.4% Operating Income ROE
$17.7 billion in gross written premium, a year-over-year decrease of 3.1% for the Group, 1.2% for Reinsurance, and 5.7% for Insurance on a comparable basis
Combined ratios of 98.6% for the Group, 91.7% for Reinsurance, and 114.6% for Insurance
Attritional combined ratios of 89.6% for the Group, 85.5% for Reinsurance, and 100.7% for Insurance
$757 million of pre-tax catastrophe losses net of recoveries and reinstatement premiums versus $...
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04.02.26 - 22:18
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SiriusPoint Announces Date for Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Release (GlobeNewswire EN)
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SiriusPoint Ltd. (NYSE: SPNT) (“SiriusPoint” or the “Company”) today announced that it is planning to release its fourth quarter 2025 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. The Company will also hold a conference call, including a question-and-answer session, to discuss its financial results at 8:30 am (Eastern Time) on Thursday, February 19, 2026....
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04.02.26 - 19:51
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Torq holt John White, CISO von Virgin Atlantic, als Leiter der Umstellung des Unternehmens auf agentenbasierte KI (Business Wire)
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Nachdem White die Cyberabwehr von Virgin Atlantic von Altsystemen auf die Torq-AI-SOC-Plattform umgestellt hat, unterstützt er nun globale CISOs bei der Umstellung auf agentenbasierten SicherheitsoperationenNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torq, der etablierte Marktführer für agentenbasierte Sicherheitsoperationen, gab heute bekannt, dass der ehemalige CISO von Virgin Atlantic, John White, als Field CISO zu Torq gewechselt ist. Nach der Serie-D-Finanzierungsrunde von Torq in Höhe von 140 Millionen US-Dollar wechselt White von der Kundenseite zum Führungsteam von Torq und treibt globale Unternehmens-CISOs dazu an, ihre Strategien zu modernisieren und echte agentenbasierte KI einzuführen.
White ist ein hoch angesehener Sicherheitsmanager mit mehr als 20 Jahren Führungserfahrung. Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei Virgin Atlantic baute er Sicherheitsfunktionen für globale Unternehmen wie ASOS, Liberty Global, AEG Europe und KPMG auf und transformierte diese. Dabei deckte er die Bereiche Einzelhandel, Telekommunikat...
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04.02.26 - 16:06
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Shore Capital Partners Closes Second Industrials Fund Amid Strong LP Demand for Sector-Focused Strategy (Business Wire)
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Fund close reflects continued investor conviction in Shore's lower-middle market playbook and long-term value creation approachCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shore Capital Partners (“Shore Capital” or “Shore”), a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, today announced the close of its second Shore Capital Industrial Partners Fund (“Industrials Fund II”). The fund closed with over $400 million in capital commitments, reflecting strong demand from existing and new limited partners for Shore's differentiated, sector-focused strategy.
Industrials Fund II builds on the success of Shore's inaugural Industrials fund, which closed in July 2023, and advances the firm's broader commitment to investing in fragmented industries with durable end-market demand. Led by Founder and Managing Partner Justin Ishbia alongside Partners John Sznewajs and Dan Spradling, the fund underscores growing LP conviction in Shore's ability to partner with management teams and scale platform companies acr...
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04.02.26 - 15:27
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Invesco Real Estate Closes on $3 Billion in Loans in H2 2025 (PR Newswire)
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DALLAS, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Real Estate, the $87 billion global real estate investment platform of Invesco Ltd., closed on $3 billion of loans globally in the second half of 2025, demonstrating strong momentum in loan origination. In 2025, Invesco Real Estate's loan......
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04.02.26 - 15:06
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Torq Lands Virgin Atlantic CISO John White to Lead Enterprise Shift to Agentic AI (Business Wire)
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After Transforming Virgin Atlantic's Cyber Defenses From Legacy Systems to the Torq AI SOC Platform, White Now Helps Global CISOs Navigate the Transition to Agentic Security OperationsNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torq, the established agentic security operations leader, today announced former Virgin Atlantic CISO John White has joined Torq as Field CISO. Following Torq's $140M Series D, White shifts from the customer side to the Torq leadership team, propelling global enterprise CISOs to modernize their strategies and adopt true Agentic AI.
White is a highly respected security executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience. Prior to Virgin Atlantic, he built and transformed security functions for global organizations including ASOS, Liberty Global, AEG Europe, and KPMG, spanning retail, telecommunications, energy, and live entertainment.
At Virgin Atlantic, White did not just oversee security, he reinvented it. Leading a multi-year transformation across airline, cargo, and vacation businesses,...
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04.02.26 - 14:12
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HKEX eyes expansion into fixed income as global investors reassess US exposure (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) plans to expand further into fixed income and commodities in the coming years, as global investors seek to diversify away from US dollar assets amid rising uncertainty, senior officials at the bourse operator said.
“Over the last few years, a lot of global capital has gravitated towards the US market,” said Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of HKEX, at a media briefing on Wednesday. “But now, given a lot of the uncertainty, investors do want to diversify.”
Chan said......
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