Less pain in the downturn means less gain in an upturn.

We’ve tokenized currencies, dentistry, even pandas (no, really). What next? Whisky. We all need a drink.

Goldman’s chief executive David Solomon isn’t impressed by Spac deals from Credit Suisse and Citigroup.

One impact of the pandemic in Asia is that it is going to make for a radically different Chinese New Year.

Capital is already shifting out of the UK and people will follow, leaving the big Brexit question: can the EU take advantage to complete its capital markets union?

The founder of Ant Financial disappeared for three months after Chinese regulators nixed the firm’s record-breaking IPO. Despite some unwise comments about state banks, Jack Ma is now back, looking as puckish and cheery as ever.

Gary Gensler could start his tenure running the Securities and Exchange Commission with a dramatic flourish by taking steps to burst the bubble in special purpose acquisition companies.

More Asian entrepreneurs are going to New York to raise money for Spac listings. Should Singapore’s SGX seek to intercept these listings?

The position of CEO Andre Brandao – and his plan to rationalize the bank's cost base – are both surrounded in doubt.

It’s a new year, but Spacs are still facing the same old debates – with a few new twists.

In publicly breaking with Trump, banks and corporates are set to make scrutiny of their choices more intense, not less. This is a good thing.

If you want to see what a strong economic and financial recovery might look like in 2021, you’ll find it in Dubai.

Asset managers and owners are scrutinizing firms’ climate commitments like never before, as HSBC is discovering.

Wong’s departure from HSBC, where she was head of Greater China, in August 2019 raised the questions of where could she be going and why. The answer is that she will succeed Samuel Tsien as OCBC’s chief executive. What does it mean for the bank?

BlueCrest Capital Management’s agreement to pay $170 million to settle charges that it used a trading algorithm to exploit investors is a warning that artificial intelligence (AI) can be a tool to dupe the unwary.

Bitcoin’s recent surge is accelerating integration with established capital markets, as Coinbase makes IPO plans and market-maker B2C2 is sold to Japanese financial services firm SBI.

Its ambitions require an estimated $1 trillion annual spend and only 10% to 15% of this will be met by the government.

After a good year in the banking industry for the many who are now looking forward to high bonuses, the threat of redundancy may seem remote. They should beware.

The congressional debate on Mexico's controversial proposed currency bill has been postponed, but opponents, including the country's central bank, should not celebrate too soon.

Xinja wanted to be different, but Covid hit at the worst possible time – after it had launched a high-interest deposit business, but before it had offset that with lending.

In rushing to oust chief executive Jean Pierre Mustier halfway through the reporting cycle, UniCredit’s board may have revealed its weaknesses, not its strength.

Brazil’s richest man leaves behind privately held banking empire. Antagonism between sons could lead to a power struggle

Viswas Raghavan, chief executive of EMEA and co-head of global investment banking at JPMorgan sees a future in the office.

Turkey has been the outlier in CEE this year for many reasons.

A friend of the outgoing UniCredit CEO is sceptical about him taking on the top job back at his old shop

Launch of landmark fintech event hit by IT snafu.

Citi’s Ray McGuire has definitely left the building.

Critics of the US firm’s appointment to consult on integrating ESG into EU banking regulation have welcomed a damning report by the bloc’s ombudsman. But does it miss the point?

Over the course of five working days in November, Chinese legislators got more done than most US presidents achieve in an entire term in office.

Is a slew of pulled deals really a sign of a healthy IPO market?