Friday, 1 July 2022

Citi in talks with Russia's Expobank over sale of local operations

Citi in talks with Russia's Expobank over sale of local operations

Citigroup Inc is in talks with Russian private lender Expobank over a possible sale of some of its operations in the country, the latest attempt by a Western bank to quit sanctions-hit Russia, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Italy's AMCO to buy 1.4 billion euros of non-performing leasing credits from Intesa

Italy's state-owned bad loan specialist AMCO said on Friday it had signed an agreement with lender Intesa Sanpaolo to purchase a portfolio of non-performing leasing credits with a gross value of around 1.4 billion euros ($1.46 billion).

Fed's inflation target ambiguity risks market misstep: McGeever

It may just boil down to semantics, and in good times when inflation is low it's not an issue at all. But the Fed has a communication problem.

Australian BNPL firm Openpay hits pause on U.S. market as interest rates climb

Openpay Group , an Australian buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm, has halted operations in the United States four months after describing it as its main growth market, the latest casualty among consumer finance startups as rising interest rates bite.

Moody's downgrades Germany's Commerzbank but outlook is stable

The credit rating agency Moody's on Thursday downgraded Commerzbank by a notch and said the outlook was stable.

Singapore regulator rebukes crypto fund Three Arrows Capital

Singapore's financial regulator has accused embattled crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital of exceeding its assets threshold and providing false information.

ICE to cease CDS clearing in London in March 2023

Intercontinental Exchange said on Thursday it would stop clearing credit default swaps in London next year and shift the activity to Chicago, helping to shield itself from any rupture from the European Union.

HSBC to relaunch India private banking business within a year -executive

HSBC Holdings PLC plans to relaunch its India private banking business within a year, its India CEO told Reuters on Thursday, after the Asia-focused lender has identified the country as a key strategic market for growth.

Chinese tech giants vow to stop NFT secondary trading -state media

Chinese tech giants including Tencent Holdings and Ant Group have signed a pact to stop the secondary trading of digital collectibles and "self-regulate" their activities in the market, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

Goldman Sachs partners with Derivative Path to grow transaction banking

Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Thursday it is launching a partnership with capital markets technology firm Derivative Path that opens the door to thousands of U.S. regional banks and credit unions becoming clients of its foreign exchange services.

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