• Oleksii Zaichenko
  • 1 hour ago
HSBC completes South Africa banking exit as strategy shifts to core markets
More than a year after setting out plans to leave South Africa, HSBC has now completed its withdrawal from the market by surrendering its banking licence. The move closes a presence dating back to ...
  • Darina Pashchenko
  • 4 hours ago
Bangladesh banks weigh R1 Consortium asset recovery plan tied to Sikder Group funds
Bangladesh Bank is moving a proposed cross-border asset recovery effort toward lenders that financed Sikder Group after alleged overseas transfers linked to the business family. The plan carries a ...
  • Artem Shendetskii
  • 10 hours ago
JPMorgan private bank uses AI to boost adviser productivity
Wealth managers are expanding artificial intelligence tools across client-facing and research functions as they seek to streamline operations and improve service. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s private ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 10 hours ago
Palli Sanchay Bank deposits Tk60 crore dividend into Bangladesh government treasury
Bangladesh's state-linked financial sector records another transfer to the public exchequer as Palli Sanchay Bank deposits Tk60 crore in dividends into the government treasury. The payment covers ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 10 hours ago
UNCTAD opens World Investment Forum in Qatar as developing economy flows weaken
Against a backdrop of increasingly selective global capital allocation, the World Investment Forum 2026 opens in Doha to examine how investment can be steered toward economies and sectors with the ...
  • Darina Pashchenko
  • 11 hours ago
Pag-IBIG Fund expands affordable housing push as assets, lending grow
Pag-IBIG Fund is broadening its role in affordable housing as it builds on steady growth in assets, lending and member savings through 2025 and the first half of 2026. The shift adds equity ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 12 hours ago
Philippine coconut sector expects higher government bank borrowing as El Niño pressures farm incomes
Philippine coconut farmers are expected to draw more heavily on government-backed credit as El Niño threatens yields and household earnings. The Philippine Coconut Authority expects more than ...
  • Ksenia Gerey
  • 13 hours ago
UBS faces Swiss job risk under tougher capital rules
Pressure over UBS's capital requirements is intensifying as Swiss lawmakers prepare to debate how much backing the bank should hold against its foreign subsidiaries. A warning from a bank ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 16 hours ago
Global FDI values rise as new project activity weakens, UNCTAD says
Global foreign direct investment is rising in 2026, but the increase is concentrated in higher-value transactions rather than a broad rebound in project activity. The divergence points to a ...
  • Aleksandra Chaikina
  • 19 hours ago
Padma Bank keeps paying rent on ex-chairman-linked property as losses deepen in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Padma Bank remains unable to return funds to many depositors and employees even as its financial position continues to deteriorate. The lender still pays Tk60 lakh a month for office ...
  • Darina Pashchenko
  • Yesterday
JPMorgan advances Nigeria merchant bank launch with five local appointments
JPMorgan Chase is moving closer to opening its first merchant banking operation in Africa after securing regulatory approval in Nigeria. The expansion places local leadership at the center of the ...
  • Darina Pashchenko
  • Yesterday
JPMorgan Nigeria hires global markets executive to deepen fintech push
JPMorgan is strengthening its Nigeria operations with the addition of an international banking executive focused on financial markets, technology and electronic trading. The move positions the ...
  • Mira Kyivska
  • Yesterday
Trayport, EEX shift spot natural gas trading to M7G platform
Trayport is working with EEX to move spot natural gas trading onto the M7G platform as the companies update infrastructure for energy market participants. The transition is intended to preserve ...
  • Ezequiel Gomes
  • Yesterday
CDS limits online services during security maintenance in Canada
CDS is temporarily restricting parts of its website and several online services as it carries out precautionary security maintenance. The update, last marked on October 23, 2026 at 15:00 ET, ...
  • Anastasiia Chabaniuk
  • Yesterday
TMX VettaFi completes RAFI Indices acquisition to expand index solutions
TMX VettaFi has completed its acquisition of RAFI Indices from Research Affiliates as it expands its index and investment solutions business. The transaction adds RAFI's fundamental indexing ...
  • Dmytro Kharkov
  • Yesterday
UK bank tax lobby data draws scrutiny before Budget 2026
Pressure is building on the UK government ahead of next week’s budget as campaigners challenge banking industry claims that London is the world’s most heavily taxed financial hub. The dispute ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • Yesterday
Norges to oppose Monte dei Paschi takeover bids and merger plan in Italy vote
Monte dei Paschi faces investor resistance days before a shareholder meeting on chief executive Luigi Lovaglio's defence plan against Intesa Sanpaolo's takeover approach. Norges Bank Investment ...
  • Hlib Chabaniuk
  • Yesterday
Y-12 sets FY2027 contractor performance plan for award fee evaluation
Ahead of the FY2027 evaluation period, the Y-12 National Security Complex defines how federal overseers assess contractor performance tied to national security work. The plan links performance ...
  • Anastasiia Chabaniuk
  • Yesterday
Bangladesh weighs repurposing idle World Bank loans as experts warn of project risks
Bangladesh is considering redirecting unused World Bank loan funds from slow-moving development projects to urgent energy and food security needs in the current fiscal year. More than Tk2,500 ...
  • Artem Shendetskii
  • Yesterday
LTSE names interim CEO to drive liquidity and trading growth
The Long-Term Stock Exchange is shifting its leadership as it works to strengthen its position in public markets. Maliz Beams is taking over as interim chief executive with a mandate that includes ...