MANAMA – November 01, 2026 -- Investcorp recorded US$11.1 billion in aggregate fundraising, capital deployment and exit activity in the first nine months of 2026, with total assets under management reaching US$65.2 billion as of September.

Manama – November 01, 2026 -- SICO BSC (c) has won approximately USD 1.6 billion in new business from institutional and individual investors during 2026, the Bahrain-based asset manager, broker and investment bank announced at the Gateway Gulf 2026 Forum.

Mandates span three SICO divisions, mostly in public markets

The total aggregates new mandates across SICO's Asset Management, Wealth Management and Investment Banking businesses. Most of the volume sits in public markets, with the remainder in private markets.

NEW YORK – October 31, 2026 -- Okta Inc. (NASD: OKTA) will move from the S&P MidCap 400 into the S&P 500, replacing Kenvue Inc. (NYSE: KVUE), S&P Dow Jones Indices announced. The changes take effect before the opening of trading on Wednesday, November 4.

Kenvue exits the S&P 500 as Kimberly-Clark moves to acquire it

S&P 500 constituent Kimberly-Clark (NASD: KMB) is acquiring Kenvue. The deal is expected to be completed soon, pending final closing conditions.

New York – October 31, 2026 -- SVRN, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVRN), formerly OceanPal Inc., received a Nasdaq delisting determination on October 30, 2026, after missing an October 27 deadline to file its Form 20-F annual report for 2025. The company plans to request a hearing on or before November 6, 2026.

NEW YORK – October 30, 2026 -- OPay begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker 'OPAY', with its IPO valuing the company at more than $4 billion, according to the NYSE's pre-market advisory.

OPay rings the Opening Bell with a market cap above $4 billion

NYSE Live will cover the listing, including executive remarks and an interview with Co-CEO Lars Boilesen. Connor Group Managing Partner Jim Neesen will give his latest assessment of the current IPO market.

ABU DHABI – October 30, 2026 -- Falcon Capital Investments Limited, part of the Falcon Family Office Group, is investing in Pont Capital and will become a strategic shareholder in the London-based energy and natural resources investor.

Pont Capital invests across four energy and resource segments

Pont Capital allocates capital across private and public markets in traditional energy, low-carbon power, sustainable infrastructure and critical minerals. The announcement gave no stake size or transaction value.

NEW YORK – October 30, 2026 -- Bravo Property Trust, the direct lending affiliate of HUD lender Bravo Capital, is offering mezzanine loans of $500,000 to $20 million, with terms of up to 36 months, to owners and operators of skilled nursing, assisted living, multifamily and build-to-rent properties nationwide.

NEW YORK – October 30, 2026 -- Bloomberg raised the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) target weight for Precious Metals to 19.49% for 2027, the group's second-highest level in the index's history, while Grains fell to a record-low 20.61%.

The index will keep its 25 exchange-traded contracts on physical commodities. The new weights take effect during the January 2027 roll period.

EU – October 29, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended limiting the mandatory operating expenditure (OpEx) KPI under the EU Taxonomy to non-capitalised research and development expenditure, according to a Final Report submitted to the European Commission.

WIESBADEN – October 29, 2026 -- Integrated municipal debt in Germany rose 9.9% over the course of 2025 to €378.9 billion, or €4,907 per capita, according to a model calculation by the Federal and State Statistical Offices published by Destatis. The increase compares with 6.3% in the previous year.

The measure includes debt of municipal core budgets, off-budget entities and other public funds, institutions and companies in which municipalities hold direct or indirect stakes. Only debt owed to the non-public sector, such as banks and private companies, is counted.