• Blackstone's fee-relatedEarningsrose 22% to $1.78 billion and KKR's rose 37% to $1.21 billion, both S&P 500 asset managers.
• Chubb's North America Commercial P&C premiums fell 2.3% as it walked away from underpriced large-account and E&S property business.
• Cincinnati Financial's combined ratio rose to 100.8% from 94.9% as catastrophe losses added 14.4 points, while Erie Indemnity's feeRevenuegrew steadily 4.7% to $862.9 million.
• CME's market dataRevenuehit a record $238 million, up 20%, even as average daily contractVolumedipped slightly from a year-earlier record.
• Goldman'sInvestment Bankingfees rose 55% to $3.40 billion while Morgan Stanley's investment bankingRevenuerose 58% to $2.4 billion.
• Huntington's average loans rose 42% year on year, largely through its Cadence Bank and Veritex acquisitions, while Regions grew 2.8% organically.
• Ameriprise's Advice &Wealth Managementpre-taxEarningsrose 16% to $939 million, while Raymond James's Private Client Group pre-tax income rose only 3% to $423 million.
• Aon and WTW both posted 5% organicRevenuegrowth in the second quarter, though softer commercial property pricing is testing whether client activity can offset falling rates.
• Apollo's fee-relatedEarningsrose 25% to $785 million while its spread-related earnings from Athene rose 7% to $877 million.
• American Express's billedBusinessreached $455.8 billion withRevenueup 10% to $19.6 billion, driven largely by fee and discount income.