All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

HSBC plans to absorb Hang Seng investment unit – report

HSBC Asset Management manages about $876bn in investment assets, while Hang Seng Investment Management has $50bn in assets.

UK asset manager Man Group gets $1.25bn boost from Meiji Yasuda

Meiji Yasuda cannot exceed a 19.99% shareholding in Man Group under the agreement’s standstill clause.

Kirkland & Ellis secures top spot for North American M&A legal advisory in Q1-Q3 2026

GlobalData’s Deals Database recorded 369 transactions for the law firm, together worth $456.6bn.

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey lead North American M&A financial advisers in Q1–Q3 2026

Data from GlobalData’s deals database that Goldman Sachs advised on deals worth $510.5bn and Houlihan Lokey topped with 161 deals by volume.

UBS relocation could put up to 12,000 Swiss jobs at risk, union says

The employee body said that relocating UBS could threaten 10,000 to 12,000 of the bank’s current 34,000 jobs in Switzerland.

Citi cleared to set up securities company in China

The bank will be permitted to provide equities brokerage, securities underwriting, securities research, and principal trading services.

Kirkland & Ellis leads M&A legal advisers in first nine months of 2026 

The firm advised on 410 transactions worth a combined $515.7bn between January and September, based on data from GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database. 

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey lead M&A adviser rankings for Q1-Q3 2026 

Goldman Sachs advised on transactions with a combined value of $687.6bn, while Houlihan Lokey advised on 250 deals. 

UBS picks 4.8% stake in Indian wealth manager 360 ONE

Mumbai-headquartered 360 ONE WAM oversees more than $94.1bn in client assets across 32 domestic and overseas offices.

Northern Trust Q3 profit climbs 40%

The Chicago-based group’s AuM rose 11% to $1.96tn, while assets under custody grew 9% to $15.8tn.