Banking

From risk‑management practices to competitive positioning, the Banking section delivers detailed articles and opinion pieces on global banks and financial institutions. It examines regulatory shifts, digital transformation and the evolving role of banks in the wider economy.

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Why Digital Transformation in the Finance Sector is Critical to Improving Customer Loyalty

By Andrew Wilkins, CEO and Co-Founder, Futr AI. Within the banking sector, “trust” is the second mos...

4th August, 2021

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Australia central bank will trim bond buying even as Delta variant slams economy

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank surprised markets on Tuesday by standing its...

4th August, 2021

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Sterling edges up, helped by optimism about UK COVID-19 outlook

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling strengthened slightly on Tuesday, helped by recent...

4th August, 2021

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Analysis-Debt-hobbled Sri Lanka risks running out of options

By Tom Arnold and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka paid a $1 billion bond last week, bu...

3rd August, 2021

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Dollar soft on mixed mood on risk, central bank moves

(Fixes spelling of “wavers” in headline) By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) – The d...

3rd August, 2021

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Dollar on back foot vs safe-haven peers as Delta virus spreads

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the back foot against the safe-haven yen...

3rd August, 2021

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Credit Suisse chairman doubles down with $1 million stock purchase

ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has bought another 1 million Sw...

2nd August, 2021

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Monte dei Paschi capital would be wiped out by slump, EU bank stress test shows

By Huw Jones, Valentina Za and Jesús Aguado LONDON (Reuters) -All of Monte dei Paschi’s capita...

2nd August, 2021

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HSBC profit more than doubles , better than expected

HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC Holdings said on Monday first-half pretax profit more than d...

2nd August, 2021

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Goldman Sachs to raise pay for junior investment bankers – Business Insider

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc is raising salaries for its junior employees in the invest...

2nd August, 2021

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UniCredit chief upbeat on Monte dei Paschi deal as takeover talks start

By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) – Unicredit is well placed to secure a bene...

30th July, 2021

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Analysis-As Fed tiptoes around tapering, investors look to Jackson Hole meeting for clarity

By David Randall and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors looking for clear...

30th July, 2021