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SoftBank Promises $100-B U.S. Investment
President-elect Donald Trump announced that SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four...
By The Financial District
Dec 19, 20242 min read


Blackstone’s Wealth Chief Targets $1 Trillion In Assets
Blackstone Inc.’s Joan Solotar, who has spent the past decade focused on attracting investments from wealthy clients, is now aiming for...
By The Financial District
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Dubai’s "Crypto Scams" Are Raking In Billions
US authorities have accused Sam Lee, co-founder of a company called HyperVerse, of orchestrating a crypto scam that defrauded investors of..
By The Financial District
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Ex-Florida TD Bank Employee Charged In Cartel Money Laundering Scheme
A former TD Bank employee in Florida has been arrested for his alleged role in a massive money-laundering scheme linked to drug cartels.
By The Financial District
Dec 16, 20241 min read


U.S. Senate Begins Push To Expand Social Security Benefits For Millions
The Senate is moving closer to a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, aiming for..
By The Financial District
Dec 16, 20241 min read


Bain Capital To Raise Offer For Fuji Soft Above KKR’s Tender, Reports Nikkei
US private equity firm Bain Capital plans to increase its offer price for Japan's Fuji Soft to 9,600 yen ($63.35) per share, surpassing...
By The Financial District
Dec 16, 20241 min read


Bad Loans Among Banks Hit ₱524 Billion
Bad loans in the Philippine banking system surged to a 29-month high in October 2024.
By The Financial District
Dec 13, 20242 min read


BlackRock Expands Private Credit Portfolio With $12-B HPS Purchase
BlackRock announced it will acquire private credit firm HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12 billion in an all-stock deal...
By The Financial District
Dec 11, 20241 min read


EU Court Upholds HSBC’s €31.7 Million Cartel Fine
The EU General Court has dismissed HSBC’s procedural challenge to a €31.7 million fine imposed by the European Commission in 2021 for its...
By The Financial District
Dec 10, 20241 min read


HSBC Begins Search For New Chairman
HSBC's board has initiated the search for a new chairman as current Chairman Mark Tucker plans to step down by 2026.
By The Financial District
Dec 10, 20241 min read


U.S. Regulator Orders Supervision Of Google Payment; Company Responds With Lawsuit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Friday that it will place Google Payment Corp., the payment arm of the tech...
By The Financial District
Dec 9, 20241 min read


HSBC Pulling Back From China Credit Card Business
HSBC is retreating from its credit card business in China eight years after its launch, as the lender struggled to expand and turn the...
By The Financial District
Dec 7, 20241 min read


SoftBank Increases Stake In OpenAI With $1.5 Billion Tender Offer
SoftBank is expanding its investment in OpenAI, offering to buy employee shares in a tender worth up to $1.5 billion.
By The Financial District
Dec 3, 20241 min read


Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Advances Islamic Finance
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) underscored the Philippines' growing potential as a key player in Islamic finance during the launch...
By The Financial District
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Bank Loans Rise By 10.6%
Outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs), net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements grew by 10.6% year-on-year in...
By The Financial District
Dec 2, 20241 min read


MUFG Bank Fires Employee For Stealing Over ¥1 Billion From Customers
MUFG Bank has terminated an employee for allegedly stealing between ¥1 billion ($6 million) and ¥2 billion worth of assets from the safe...
By The Financial District
Nov 28, 20241 min read


Detroit Nonprofit CFO Pleads Guilty To $44 Million Theft
William Smith, 52, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges after embezzling $44 million from the Detroit Riverfront...
By The Financial District
Nov 20, 20241 min read


U.S. Hacker Sentenced Over Bitcoin Heist Worth Billions
A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in...
By The Financial District
Nov 19, 20241 min read


BSP Launches New Interest Rate Swap Market To Deepen PH Capital Markets
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has announced the launch of a new interest rate swap (IRS) market aimed at boosting trading activity..
By The Financial District
Nov 19, 20243 min read

Supreme Court Decision Awaits Relief For Long-Suffering Depositors Of Closed Bank
It is, frankly, a bewildering injustice that depositors of a closed thrift bank are still unable to access their hard-earned savings.
By Lito U. Gagni
Nov 19, 20244 min read


UN Climate Chief Asks G20 Leaders For Funding Boost
The UN’s climate chief has urged leaders of the world’s largest economies to signal support for global climate finance efforts when they...
By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20241 min read


U.S. Scrutinizes Russian Accounts UBS Took Over From Credit Suisse
The United States is investigating Russian clients inherited by UBS following its acquisition of Credit Suisse, heightening scrutiny on...
By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20241 min read


SoftBank Posts First Profit In Three Years For April–September
SoftBank Group Corp. reported on Tuesday a net profit of 1.01 trillion yen ($6.5 billion) for the six months ending in September.
By The Financial District
Nov 14, 20241 min read


China Approves $840 Billion Plan To Refinance Local Government Debt
China approved a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan on Friday to help local governments refinance their massive debt, in the latest push...
By The Financial District
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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