LAZ - Latest News
Lazard Inc (LAZ), operates in Financial Services / Financial - Capital Markets, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $4.35B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 19.95. Beta to the broader market is 1.42.
The article list below shows the most recent LAZ headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent LAZ Headlines
Lazard's AUM Rises in July: Will the Growth Momentum Continue?
zacks.com - Aug 13, 2026
LAZ's AUM rises marginally in July to $286. 9B on market appreciation despite net outflows.
Lazard Reports July 2026 Assets Under Management
prnewswire.com - Aug 12, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lazard, Inc.
Lazard, Inc. $LAZ Shares Bought by Amundi
defenseworld.net - Aug 6, 2026
Amundi grew its position in Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) by 2,607.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Sells 23,842 Shares of Lazard, Inc. $LAZ
defenseworld.net - Jul 30, 2026
Bank of New York Mellon Corp lowered its stake in Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) by 4.
Lazard Asset Management Appoints Two Senior Leaders to Advance Strategic Growth and Platform Innovation
prnewswire.com - Jul 27, 2026
Chris Bricker joins as Head of Corporate Development Theodore P. "TP" Enders joins as Head of Product NEW YORK, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lazard
How News Affects LAZ Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track LAZ's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked LAZ news questions
- What is the latest LAZ news headline?
- The most recent LAZ headline (Aug 13, 2026) is "Lazard's AUM Rises in July: Will the Growth Momentum Continue?". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the LAZ news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What LAZ news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual LAZ options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.