The IMF has backed Swiss authorities’ financial sector reforms, including a controversial proposal for UBS to hold significantly more capital than its peers, describing the plans as “bold” and ...

Under the new proposals it is envisaged that the amount of capital GSIB holding companies must hold will be reduced to a ...

A 2024 study found that media bias alone costs African sovereigns $4.2bn annually in excess interest on Eurobond issuances.

Liquidators for Malaysia’s scandal-hit sovereign wealth fund 1MDB have filed a lawsuit against Standard Chartered in ...

A surge in Saudi corporate lending during the first three months of the year has fuelled the country’s fastest ...

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to allow Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to obtain a 20 per cent share in Yes Bank may open the door to greater foreign bank o ...

ING intends to cut around 230 senior executive roles across its wholesale banking unit. In a letter to staff on Monday, seen by The Banker, Andrew Bester, head of wholesale banking, said the cuts were ...

“These once-in-a-generation reforms will help people navigate their financial lives and give them greater confidence to ...

The World Bank has announced it will work with the International Atomic Energy Agency to promote the “safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy” after the bank re-entered the nuclear energy ...

Mediobanca has unveiled plans to return €4.9bn to shareholders, mainly in cash, over the next three years as part of a strategy to counter a hostile takeover attempt by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena ...

Investment banks’ deep dislike for staff working from home is becoming increasingly clear, with lenders making significant ...