Geopolitical and economic tensions have hampered expectations of a quicker economic recovery and improved market confidence, finds the World Federation of Exchanges.
Accelerated settlement cycles and digitisation are top of the agenda for securities services players and financial markets infrastructures.
While the incumbent banking industry has made some progress on gender diversity, there is still much to be done in the world of fintechs.
Whether to keep abreast of industry developments or prepare for a career change, investment professionals need to tap into continuous learning to stay relevant.
Will the proposal to “rebundle” investment research and execution services costs help to increase demand for UK equities?
Despite a more severe adverse scenario, Europe’s largest lenders have come through the most recent stress test in rude health.
Alison Rose is out as CEO of NatWest. Liz Lumley celebrates nothing.
Global green bond issuance raised record capital from investors in the first six months of 2023, laying the foundations for a bumper year.
A decade following the UK Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards’ report, are bankers better behaved today?
Hunger and malnutrition are reaching crisis levels, as farmers struggle with degraded land and climate change.
Seven years after the UK referendum voted in favour of leaving the EU, the two jurisdictions have inked an agreement on financial services co-operation. But the agreement is unlikely to lead to greater regulatory alignment.
What are banks doing to develop their artificial intelligence talent, and where do they stand in the race to recruit and retain the brightest minds working in AI today?
The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub’s mission is frictionless finance for every Indian. Rajesh Bansal is leading the team whose day job is to think about how things can be done better.
Having one enterprise-wide system to address the litany of risks that a CRO has to deal with may be a pipe dream, but emerging technologies could make the job a bit more manageable.
The ‘S’ in ESG is receiving much more attention from regulators, investors and companies alike. But all are grappling with the numerous challenges to measuring and quantifying social impact.
Recent research provides insights into the portfolio asset allocation of the very wealthy, as many ultra-high-net-worth investors have doubled their allocations in private equity since 2020.
Global assets under management dropped by 10% in 2022, according to BCG’s global asset management industry report. This is prompting many asset managers to review their cost structure and look at how to diversify their revenue streams.
While much focus has been on the recent bank failures in the US, many of the larger institutions have improved their financial performance due to net interest income growth and another quarter of strong trading results.
Fintech’s age of adolescence has arrived. The adult world of JPMorgan beckons. Recent US banking failures have more to do with start-up growing pains than the traditional banking industry.
The Banker’s awards are the most prestigious in the global banking industry and have been running since 2000.