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Lazard, Inc. reports developments in financial advisory and asset management, its two recurring business lines. The firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability management, geopolitics, and other strategic matters, while its asset management business offers investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals.
Recurring LAZ news includes quarterly operating results, monthly assets-under-management updates with flow, market, foreign-exchange and asset-class detail, common-stock dividend declarations, additions to advisory sector groups, and strategic updates for the global platform. Coverage also reflects the firm’s operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) appointed Tracy Farr as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 1, 2026. Mr. Farr, a 20-year finance professional and long-time Lazard managing director, succeeds Mary Ann Betsch, who will remain as senior advisor to complete the transition.
The company noted Mr. Farr's background in capital structure advisory, prior roles at EY and FASB, and his role in supporting Lazard 2030 objectives. Lazard also announced fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results in a separate release.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) reported Q4 2025 net revenue $907M and adjusted net revenue $892M; full-year 2025 net revenue was $3,099M and adjusted net revenue $3,030M. Financial Advisory delivered record full-year adjusted net revenue of $1.8B. Asset Management AUM rose to $254B (+12% YoY). Adjusted net income for 2025 was $266M ($2.44 diluted), while U.S. GAAP net income was $237M ($2.17 diluted). Lazard returned $393M to shareholders in 2025 and announced Tracy Farr as CFO.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. The Board declared the dividend payable on February 20, 2026 to stockholders of record as of February 9, 2026.
This distribution reflects the Board's approval and sets the payment and record dates for shareholders.
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund (NYSE:LGI) declared a monthly distribution of $0.15340 per share, payable Feb 23, 2026, to holders of record Feb 10, 2026 (ex-dividend Feb 10, 2026). The Fund estimates $0.00078 of the current distribution is net investment income and $0.15262 (99%) is return of capital. Year-to-date cumulative distribution per share is $0.15340. Key metrics as of Dec 31, 2025: 5-year average annual total return (NAV) 7.40%, annualized current distribution rate of 10.02% of NAV, and cumulative fiscal-year total return (NAV) 15.34%. The amounts are estimates and not final tax reporting figures.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) announced that Chris Hogbin, Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management, will speak in a fireside discussion at the UBS Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast will be available on Lazard's investor relations website and a replay will be posted shortly after the conference.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) announced that Peter R. Orszag, CEO and Chairman, will participate in a fireside discussion at the Bank of America Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 9:40 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast will be available via the Lazard Investor Relations website and a replay will be posted shortly after the conference.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on Thursday morning, January 29, 2026.
The results will be published as a press release in the News & Announcements section at www.lazard.com. Lazard will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on January 29, 2026, accessible via live audio webcast on the Investor Relations section of www.lazard.com or by dialing the listed toll‑free and international numbers using conference ID LAZQ425. A replay will be available by 10:00 a.m. ET on January 29, 2026 via the Investor Relations website or by dial‑in numbers.
Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) reported preliminary assets under management of $254.3 billion as of December 31, 2025. December AUM reflected $2.2 billion of market appreciation, $1.5 billion of FX appreciation and $0.3 billion of net outflows. Preliminary average AUM for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was $261.1 billion. The company disclosed unaudited AUM by asset class: Equity $199,256 million, Fixed Income $45,642 million, and Other $9,402 million. The December figures are marked preliminary and subject to adjustment.
Lazard Asset Management (NYSE:LAZ) appointed Eric Van Nostrand as Chief Investment Officer, a newly created role announced on January 6, 2026. The CIO will oversee investment processes, portfolio construction standards, risk frameworks, and platform-wide economic and investment debate to strengthen consistency and long-term outcomes for clients. Portfolio managers will report to the CIO while retaining responsibility for their individual investment decisions. Van Nostrand joins from his role as Global Head of Markets and Chief Economist at Lazard Asset Management and previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and as a portfolio manager and Head of Research for Multi-Asset Strategies at BlackRock.
The appointment aims to deepen research integration, coordination across global strategies, and the use of risk analytics and technology to deliver repeatable client outcomes.
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