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S&P Global Market Intelligence Global Bank Ranking: Chinese Banks Maintain Dominance in 2023 Despite Economic Headwinds

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

NEW YORK, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese banks maintained their dominance in the global largest lender rankings of 2023 despite a downturn in the property sector, according to the Global Bank Ranking published by S&P Global Market Intelligence, an annual ranking of the 100 largest banks in the world by total assets.

Key Points: 
  • Chinese banks kept 20 positions in the ranking, including the top four, showcasing the continued strength of China's banking sector.
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. remained the world's largest bank, with assets of $6.3 trillion.
  • "Elevated inflation and higher interest rates served as headwinds to global economic growth and the commercial real estate sector.
  • Despite a downturn in the property sector, Chinese banks retained their place as the largest in the world," said Nathan Stovall, director of financial institutions research at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry Shows Resilience and Optimism in 2024 Amidst Shifting Market Dynamics according to S&P Global Market Intelligence survey

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Monday, April 29, 2024

NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The private equity industry is showing resilience and optimism for 2024 despite shifting market dynamics, according to the S&P Global Market Intelligence 2024 Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook. According to the outlook, private equity executives are notably more optimistic about deal activity in 2024 with 60% expecting an improvement, compared to 34% last year. Survey respondents also showed increased interest in private credit and shared that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a larger role in deal sourcing and target selection.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The private equity industry is showing resilience and optimism for 2024 despite shifting market dynamics, according to the S&P Global Market Intelligence 2024 Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook.
  • Key highlights from the 2024 Private Equity and Venture Capital outlook:
    Mid-tier and smaller private equity (PE) firms are more optimistic for the deal activity to pick up in 2024 compared to their larger peers.
  • The S&P Global Market Intelligence Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook surveyed a total of 370 global private equity, venture capital and limited partner respondents across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Middle Eastern and Africa regions.
  • To request a copy of the 2024 Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook, please contact [email protected].

S&P Global Market Intelligence Quarterly Report Finds Global M&A Deal Value Rose 18.5% YOY in Q1, Volume Fell to Lowest Level Since Q2 2020

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite Global M&A deal volume falling to the lowest level in almost four years, global M&A value increased in the first quarter of 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's newly released 2024 Q1 Global M&A and Equity Offerings Report.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite Global M&A deal volume falling to the lowest level in almost four years, global M&A value increased in the first quarter of 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's newly released 2024 Q1 Global M&A and Equity Offerings Report.
  • Higher interest rates have increased economic uncertainty and the cost of financing, which have decreased demand for M&A activity.
  • Key highlights from the quarterly report include:
    The number of global M&A announcements fell to 9,022, the lowest total since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted markets in the second quarter of 2020.
  • S&P Global Market Intelligence has produced the quarterly global M&A and equity offering report since the first quarter of 2018.

S&P Global Market Intelligence U.S. Bank Market Report Finds Earnings are Expected to Fall 2.8% year-over-year in 2024, but Rebound Strongly in 2025

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher credit costs are expected to serve as a modest headwind to U.S. bank earnings this year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's newly released U.S. Bank Market Report.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher credit costs are expected to serve as a modest headwind to U.S. bank earnings this year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's newly released U.S. Bank Market Report.
  • "Even as interest rates are expected to fall in the second half of 2024, deposits remain firmly in focus for U.S. banks," said Nathan Stovall, director of financial institutions research, S&P Global Market Intelligence.
  • Earnings should rebound strongly for most institutions in 2025 and 2026 as institutions weather the credit cycle, absorb losses and record lower provisions for loan losses.
  • U.S. bank earnings are expected to rebound strongly in 2025 and 2026 as provisions for loan losses decline and become a much smaller headwind to earnings.

S&P Global to Launch S&P Global Kuwait PMI®, Expanding Survey Coverage in GCC

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Monday, April 1, 2024

NEW YORK, April 1, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence, a provider of information services and solutions to global markets, today announced the launch of the S&P Global Kuwait Purchasing Managers' IndexTM (PMI®). With the addition of the new indicator for Kuwait, S&P Global expands its reach in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), now covering four countries. In total, S&P Global produces PMI data for 46 countries.

Key Points: 
  • Inaugural Kuwait PMI® to be released April 3, 2024
    NEW YORK, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence, a provider of information services and solutions to global markets, today announced the launch of the S&P Global Kuwait Purchasing Managers' IndexTM (PMI®).
  • With the addition of the new indicator for Kuwait, S&P Global expands its reach in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), now covering four countries.
  • The S&P Global Kuwait PMI will be released on the following dates:
    A calendar of upcoming PMI® releases is available here .
  • Purchasing Managers' Index™ and PMI® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of S&P Global Inc or licensed to S&P Global Inc and/or its affiliates.

S&P Global Market Intelligence Becomes Exclusive Provider of Baird Aftermarket Research

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence announced today that research from Robert W. Baird & Co.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence announced today that research from Robert W. Baird & Co.
  • Incorporated (Baird), ranked among the top investment research providers in America, will be available exclusively on an embargoed basis to S&P Global Market Intelligence's clients.
  • Baird enhances S&P Global Market Intelligence's deep Aftermarket Research collection, which contains more than 35 million reports from more than 1,800 investment banks and independent research providers, including J.P. Morgan, UBS, Barclays, Citigroup – and now Baird, making it the only Aftermarket Research library to feature Baird's content.
  • Over the past 12 months, S&P Global Market Intelligence has added more than 45 new Aftermarket Research contributors, including Degroof Petercam, ABG Sundal, EFG Hermes, and HDFC.

S&P Global Market Intelligence Ranks the Best-Performing U.S. Credit Unions, Community and Public Banks and Community Banks by Region for 2023

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

NEW YORK, March 20, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence today released its annual rankings for 2023's best-performing community banks with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion, community banks with assets below $3 billion, top-performing credit unions and top performing U.S. public banks with more than $10 billion in total assets. Additionally, S&P Global Market Intelligence announced the annual rankings of top performing community banks by region for the Northeast, South Central, Southeast, West, and Midwest.

Key Points: 
  • Additionally, S&P Global Market Intelligence announced the annual rankings of top performing community banks by region for the Northeast, South Central, Southeast, West, and Midwest.
  • S&P Global Market Intelligence ranks institutions based on returns, growth and funding but places a premium on the strength and risk profile of balance sheets.
  • The rankings were launched in 2011 to assess the performance of community banks and credit unions.
  • To access the full list of top performing U.S. public banks, community banks, credit unions and U.S. community banks by region for 2023, click here .

S&P Global Market Intelligence to Collaborate with DTCC on T+1 Offering

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced plans to collaborate with DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to deliver a joint solution to support clients impacted by upcoming U.S. T+1 settlement requirements. The organizations plan to link S&P Global Market Intelligence's Onboarding Accelerator platform with DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency and straight-through processing in the institutional trading industry.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced plans to collaborate with DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to deliver a joint solution to support clients impacted by upcoming U.S. T+1 settlement requirements.
  • The organizations plan to link S&P Global Market Intelligence's Onboarding Accelerator platform with DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency and straight-through processing in the institutional trading industry.
  • By linking the services, Onboarding Accelerator users will be able to query the status of critical standing settlement instructions (SSI) reference data for a particular account and market directly within the S&P Global Market Intelligence platform.
  • It will streamline a manual, antiquated process, maximizing efficiency and minimizing trade settlement failures," said Brittany Garland, Head of Regulatory & Compliance for Enterprise Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence.

S&P Global Launches Generative AI Search on the S&P Global Marketplace

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global announced today the launch of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled search on the S&P Global Marketplace (Marketplace). Marketplace is S&P Global's data and solution exploration platform that represents offerings from all five divisions of S&P Global, Sustainable1, Kensho and curated third-party providers. 

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global announced today the launch of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled search on the S&P Global Marketplace (Marketplace).
  • The Marketplace Generative AI search is a global solution designed to simplify and enhance the discovery of S&P Global's offerings.
  • The Generative AI search utilizes a Large Language Model (LLM) and is powered by the information and metadata on Marketplace, along with S&P Global's leading technical documentation.
  • "As data and solution demands increase, we saw a compelling opportunity to combine Kensho's Generative AI capabilities with the S&P Global Marketplace," said Justine Iverson, Head of S&P Global Marketplace and Capital IQ Solutions Strategy.

Depressed Dealmaking Continues for Second Straight Year in 2023 as Fourth Quarter M&A and Equity Issuance Stays Muted

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Monday, January 29, 2024

Although the equity markets rebounded in 2023, equity issuance did not.

Key Points: 
  • Although the equity markets rebounded in 2023, equity issuance did not.
  • The fourth quarter offered some positive signs for M&A transactions with the announcement of the year's two largest deals.
  • The value of global M&A announcements fell 51.4% in 2023 versus 2021, and the number of announcements dropped 32.7% in 2023 versus 2021.
  • S&P Global Market Intelligence has produced the quarterly, global M&A and equity offering report since the first quarter of 2018.