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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US

Settlement fines come into focus as T+1 deadline looms

March 7, 2024

Concerns about a shorter settlement cycle are nothing new but new research estimates the size of the problem

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How UK and European investment banks are catching the US

February 29, 2024

After a decade of restructuring, European and UK investment banks have planted green shoots 

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Asia’s appetite for AT1 bonds

February 27, 2024

After the shock of the Credit Suisse collapse, investors in the region are warming to the bond again

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Is the Nikkei index stock record a turning point for corporate Japan?

February 26, 2024

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index broke a 34-year record high, with the weak yen and governance structures playing a part

Wholesale banking’s revenue growth predicted to soften

February 23, 2024

New research predicts growth of only up to 2 per cent until 2025

Capital One and Discover credit cards arranged in a wallet

A US credit card juggernaut waiting to be formed

February 23, 2024

Capital One has big plans for acquisition target Discover Financial. But will they work?

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Aena finds new ways to fund Spain’s airports

February 22, 2024

The airport operator has tapped fresh funding sources under Spain’s new securities law

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Bahraini lenders post higher profits even as costs rise

February 21, 2024

Higher interest rates have boosted profitability, even as a competitive market weighs on net interest margins

JPMorgan Cazenove heads Charlie Jacobs and Richard Sheppard

The lawyer and the dealmaker

February 19, 2024

JPMorgan Cazenove heads Charlie Jacobs and Richard Sheppard on running one of the City’s most respected brokers 

Skyscrapers in the Porta Nuova district in Milan, Italy

Is Italy’s wealth management sector turning a corner?

February 19, 2024

Mediobanca is the latest financial institution in Italy to expand its business in wealth management 

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