On Thursday, an industry body stated, asset managers lending out of their securities is compliant and compatible with principles government investment on environmental, social and governance (ESG). It is now in the process of drawing up guidelines. A survey by… Read More ›
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China’s banking regulator intensifies effort to channel more funds and regulate finances of SMEs
On Friday, China’s banking regulator stated, it will start monitoring the quantum of support being provided by lenders to struggling smaller firms, in what is the latest push to channel more funds into the country’s most vulnerable business sector. For… Read More ›
China’s mammoth’s to 303% of its GDP
China is not only loading up economies partnering in its Belt and Road project with an unsustainable pile of debt, back at home it is also struggling to stay afloat from a surging tsunami of debt which has now breached… Read More ›
Brexit negotiators close to hammering out a deal on financial services
A financial deal is crucial for Britain given that the city of London, which has been a critical artery for the flow of money around the world for centuries, is the world’s largest centre of international finance. As per a… Read More ›
Brussels sticks to planned standstill plan over Britain’s demand for broad access to EU banking
Brussels will consider Britain’s request only after the transition period which ends at the end of 2020. As per a senior official from Germany’s finance ministry, the European Union is unlikely to widen the access to its financial markets after… Read More ›
ABN Amro to slash 250 jobs from its Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) division
The announcement comes in the wake of its earlier December 2017 statement wherein it had hinted at the possibility of such a cost cutting measure. On Wednesday, ABN Amro stated it would shed 250 jobs as part of a cost… Read More ›
Wells Fargo readies to pay a $1 billion related to abuses from its lending business
Wells Fargo is readying to pay the fine as two U.S. regulators had found inconsistencies at its auto lending and mortgage business. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Wells Fargo & Co is likely to agree… Read More ›
Barclays to write-down $1.34 billion as a result of the overhaul of the U.S. tax code
Significantly, its Tier 1 capital ratio is also impacted by the overhaul. British lending giant Barclays disclosed that it expects to write-down nearly $1.34 billion (1 billion pounds) from its annual post-tax profit as a result of the U.S. tax… Read More ›