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April 26, 2024

Western business, the Kremlin and the war

Raiffeisen Bank trumpets Russia growth plans in dozens of job ads

...Several of the online job postings state that the bank is pursuing a growth strategy in Russia. “To continue to grow we need a strong and united team,” a job offer for a branch manager reads....

April 16, 2024

FT Live

Bank of the Year Awards 2024

Recognising the best in banking globally

Due Diligence

The never-ending Manchester United deal saga Premium

..., billionaire Jim Ratcliffe finally signed a deal to buy a hefty minority stake in Manchester United....

January 12, 2024

UnhedgedRobert Armstrong

JPMorgan’s increasing returns Premium

...Is it a good thing for the economy in general that one bank should tower over the industry? Should America want more big banks? Fewer? Is JPM’s run likely to continue?...

March 11, 2024

Vietnam

Corruption purge and tycoon’s $12bn bank fraud trial shake Vietnam

...Thuy is one of thousands of Vietnamese people who have lost money they put in SCB....

March 20, 2024

Markets InsightRana Yared

One year after SVB: we need better banking for smaller businesses

...So one obvious solution to the problems of SMBs is bank licences....

March 8, 2024

FT Live

Global Banking Summit

The world's top gathering of leaders in finance

Letter

Letter: IMF can help fix the system of sovereign debt restructuring

...Reza Baqir Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (2019-2022); Global Practice Leader of Sovereign Advisory Services, Alvarez & Marsal, Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

March 14, 2024

European Central Bank

ECB to rely more on bank lending as it shrinks balance sheet

...The European Central Bank has announced one of the biggest overhauls of its connections to the financial system for a decade, outlining plans to lend more to commercial banks while shrinking its vast bond...

March 13, 2024

Silicon Valley Bank

What has replaced Silicon Valley Bank as start-ups’ favourite banker?

...The Silicon Valley Bank ski trip to Deer Valley was one of the biggest annual networking events for technology start-ups before the bank failed last March, the largest bank to collapse since the global financial...

March 8, 2024

News updates from January 12: China pledges to ‘smash’ Taiwan independence, US wholesale inflation declines

Bank of America’s profit falls on one-time charge

...Bank of America on Friday reported that its profits in the final quarter fell nearly 60 per cent from a year ago, dragged down by one-time expenses tied to last year’s regional banking crisis and the bank...

January 12, 2024

FT MagazineJancis Robinson

Napa Valley is California’s wine barometer, an expensive one

...According to the 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Survey by the Silicon Valley Bank, the average cost of a “reserve tasting” in Napa Valley was $128....

April 20, 2024

The Long ViewKatie Martin

The lessons from Europe’s banking drama

...But it is reasonable to imagine that one slip-up could have made a seriously bad day for the bank’s shares much worse....

March 22, 2024

News in-depthThailand

Thailand’s PM clashes with central bank governor over $14bn handout plan

...He is urging parliament to approve a plan to give one-off payments of 10,000 baht ($280) to about 50mn low-income citizens via a digital wallet....

February 6, 2024

Due Diligence

The $1mn fees roiling Miami’s golf clubs Premium

...One big poach to start: Goldman Sachs’ global treasurer, Philip Berlinski, is leaving the bank after 24 years for New York-based hedge fund Millennium Management, according to two people familiar with the...

April 11, 2024

Manchester United PLC

Manchester United cuts profit forecast after Champions League ejection

...United continued to win trophies for much of the first decade of the Glazers’ ownership, adding several Premier League titles and one Champions League....

January 17, 2024

FT Live

Strategies for Trading Interest Rate Volatility

Understanding the rate environment and capitalising on fluctuations

News updates from April 19: Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran; S&P 500 falls for third straight week

US announces sanctions over West Bank violence against Palestinians

...“The United States will not hesitate to take additional steps to promote accountability if necessary.”...

April 19, 2024

Citigroup Inc

Citi plans 20,000 job cuts as it reports worst quarter in 14 years

...It had one quarter in 2017 with a larger loss of $18bn from a non-cash charge related to Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cuts that affected the value of its deferred tax assets....

January 12, 2024

News in-depthDonald Trump

Trump masks his rage as ‘hush money’ trial starts

...He’s a father,” and one, “cloaked in innocence”....

April 23, 2024

Letter

Letter: China will never match the US for one simple reason

...Too much alienation would benefit no one but a few bureaucrats — the widely reported headwinds in China’s recovery are an omen. Mehdi Al Bazzaz Former World Bank Economist Alexandria, VA, US...

January 4, 2024

News in-depthClimate change

Negotiators seek money for climate action at spring meetings

...The World Bank has become a focal point for negotiations to find up to $9tn a year by 2030 to pay for action on climate change....

April 15, 2024

Inside BusinessSujeet Indap

Delaware, Inc agonises about Musk backlash as its lawyers seek changes

...Still, all of this would probably still be “inside baseball”, confined to law conventions and journal articles, if not for one man: Elon Musk....

April 23, 2024

Asset allocation

*SOLD OUT* The FT Alphaville pub quiz is finally returning to New York

...* Please do get in touch if you are a financial celebrity, or represent one, and would like to get involved — especially if you can top Paul Volcker (RIP) signing printouts of the Volcker Rule....

April 4, 2024

Education

‘Learning crisis’ brews in lower-income countries, warn experts

...The Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel on the Importance of Measuring Foundational Learning includes the World Bank, and the UK and US governments....

February 7, 2024

Bankruptcy

The US scourge of venue shopping

...Because a company can file bankruptcy in whatever district any one of its dormant shell company affiliates first files bankruptcy....

March 28, 2024

South-East Asia

Margins wane for banks in south-east Asia as US interest rate cuts loom

...The three major Singaporean financial institutions — DBS, United Overseas Bank and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation — refer to Fed rates when setting those for their own loans....

March 7, 2024

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