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Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS mulls HQ shift; Sabadell demands gov’t transparency
Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS mulls HQ shift; Sabadell demands gov’t transparency
And France’s Credit Mutuel Alliance Federale is buying Oldenburgische Landesbank.
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Weekly Global News Wrap: Piraeus buys 90% of Ethniki Insurance; BBVA SA seeks double CIB revenue
And the world’s leading climate coalition seeks new members as it overhauls rules
DBS launches financing, hedging solutions for EU ETS climate obligations
EU ETS is the world’s first carbon emissions trading scheme.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Germany won't sell Commerzbank stake; BNP Paribas buys HSBC’s Germany unit
And California Bank & Trust is acquiring $730m in deposits from FirstBank.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley offers Bitcoin ETFs; Berkshire Hathaway sells $3.8b BofA stocks
And Wells Fargo is under investigation over issues in its AML programs.
Japan’s SMBC sets up private credit fund in Europe
The fund will focus on loan investments to middle market businesses.
BNP Paribas, Ant Int’l ink MOU to enhance cross-border payments
The MOU includes the further development of Ant’s Whale platform.
Alipay+ payments now available in European taxi app FREENOW
Tourists from China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia can use their local e-wallet to pay.
Comarch aims to bridge Asian banks’ innovation with wealth needs
The Polish tech firm is looking to help banks build their wealth management platforms.
Weekly Global News Wrap: ECB raises concerns over UniCredit’s high turnover; China warns banks against “one-sided” credit pursuit
And two JP Morgan & Chase top dealmakers are reportedly leaving the bank.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Bain Capital sells Axis Bank stake for $429m; Switzerland boosts banking rules
And Postbank employees escalate their strike for a 15.5% wage hike.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Nomura eyes $10b US credit portfolio in 10 years; UBS CEO earned $15.9m
And JPMorgan Chase revamps investment banking and capital markets leadership.
Weekly Global News Wrap: HSBC may receive just $21.7m from Russia sale; 282 US banks at risk
And Japan’s small businesses, homeowners brace for life after the interest rate policy shift.
Weekly Global News Wrap: US banks’ profits down 40%; NYCB loses $5b in deposits
And Greece’s biggest lender optimistic profits will grow through 2026.
Weekly Global News Wrap: BBVA sets up finance unit for clean tech; Wells Fargo sued for ‘fake accounts’ scandal
Top regulator calls for EU banks to improve risk management.
Weekly Global News Wrap: US banks collect lower overdraft fees; Citi asked to improve internal oversight
And investment to hedge funds hit a new low, according to Goldman Sachs.
SMBC, Jefferies expand investment banking collaboration to EMEA
In 2023, SMBC had raised its ownership of Jefferies to 15%.
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