With the Russian invasion of Ukraine driving up global wheat futures, Vance Ehmke, a U.S. farmer, was eager to sell his grain. Local prices surged by nearly 30% to around $12 a bushel, the highest Ehmke could recall in 45… Read More ›
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Citigroup faces billions in losses due exposure to Russian market
Executives of Citigroup Inc have warned, the bank faces billions of dollars in losses from its Russian business even as it continues to help some of its 200 staff in Ukraine to leave the country. Towards the end of last year,… Read More ›
BlackRock, HSBC and Swiss Re among 200 companies creating nature driven risk management disclosure framework
In a significant development, BlackRock, HSBC and Swiss Re are among the companies who are seeking to create a risk management and disclosure framework aimed at channeling capital towards environmentally projects and away from ones which damage nature. Earlier this year in… Read More ›
Wells Fargo exploring sale of asset management business: Sources
In what is likely to be Wells Fargo & Co’s biggest shake up since former Bank of New York Mellon chief executive Charles Scharf joined the bank as its CEO in 2019, sources familiar with the matter at hand have… Read More ›
London-based Euro Zone banks should be fully prepared for Brexit by March: ECB supervisory chief
Any pending supervisory concerns for the London-based banks relocation relocating to the Euro Zone will be addressed in the coming weeks. In a statement that essentially amounts to a call for action, European Central Bank supervisory chief Anrea Enria stated,… 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 ›
Deutsche Bank appoints Christian Sewing as its Chief Executive Officer
Christian Sewing has been a member of the bank’s management board since 2015; he was responsible for overseeing its private and commercial bank division, which includes the Postbank retail banking unit. In a significant development, Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest lender,… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs to st up office in Poland, hire 500 people for its backoffice operations
Cities across the European Union have become prime destinations for international banks in the wake of Britain deciding to leave the European Union. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs stated it is looking to add 250 more staff to its roaster in… Read More ›
BlackRock to acquire Citi’s asset management business in Mexico
The deal underscores Mexico’s potential in the asset management market. On Tuesday, the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock Inc stated it had agreed to acquire the asset management business of Mexico’s Citibanamex, a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The deal underscores… Read More ›
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