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Sinead Cruise

Sinead Cruise

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HSBC's payments app closure puts around 400 jobs at risk, source says

HSBC's decision to shutter international payments app Zing is likely to trigger around 400 job losses, a source familiar with the matter said, as CEO Georges

HSBC's payments app closure puts around 400 jobs at risk, source says
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Political

Climate shift to help boost StanChart income by almost $1 billion, CEO says

Standard Chartered is set to book almost $1 billion in income in 2025 from business geared towards helping clients meet

Climate shift to help boost StanChart income by almost $1 billion, CEO says
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|US

Banks running Trump 'war rooms' as bosses prepare for trade ructions

JPMorgan Chase & Co bankers worked through the night in a "war room" to assess the impact of U.S.

Banks running Trump 'war rooms' as bosses prepare for trade ructions
Africa|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast

Analysis-Fall of the zombies? Why corporate failures could surge in 2024

Debt-laden companies across Europe, Middle East and Africa face a $500 billion refinancing scramble in the first half of 2024, a challenge that

Analysis-Fall of the zombies? Why corporate failures could surge in 2024
Business|Finance|Technology

Analysis-WhatsApp clampdown highlights video call compliance threat for finance firms

With text messages and emails under tightened surveillance, financial firms may now have to screen staff video calls for possible rule-breaking, amid concern

Analysis-WhatsApp clampdown highlights video call compliance threat for finance firms
Business|Economy|Finance

Analysis-WeWork's troubles darken outlook for embattled office market

The troubles faced by co-working titan WeWork are darkening the outlook for the world's largest business hubs, where rising office vacancies are already heaping

Analysis-WeWork's troubles darken outlook for embattled office market
Business|Finance|News|World

Western investors spooked as Moscow mulls compulsory share purchase plan

Western investors in Russian companies are bracing for a new presidential decree under consideration in Moscow which

Western investors spooked as Moscow mulls compulsory share purchase plan
Business|Finance

Exclusive-Barclays working on $1.25 billion cost plan, could cut up to 2,000 jobs -source

Barclays is working on plans to save as much as 1 billion pounds ($1.25 billion), which could involve cutting as many as 2,000 jobs, mainly in

Exclusive-Barclays working on $1.25 billion cost plan, could cut up to 2,000 jobs -source
Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets|Technology

Robinhood opens in Britain with low-cost US trading to woo clients

Trading app operator Robinhood Markets Inc. said on Thursday it would roll out brokerage services in Britain, as part of an international expansion plan aimed to "

Robinhood opens in Britain with low-cost US trading to woo clients
Business|Economy|Finance

Analysis-Job cuts, lean bonuses loom over Europe's bankers in 2024

A mix of global economic unease and geopolitical uncertainty means optimism is in short supply among bankers from the City of

Analysis-Job cuts, lean bonuses loom over Europe's bankers in 2024
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Europe's stock exchanges face calls to reform fees to challenge Wall St

Top stock exchange operators in Europe are under pressure from some investors and brokers to trim and simplify their fees to build a

Europe's stock exchanges face calls to reform fees to challenge Wall St
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Analysis-Wall Street explores novel ways to repackage bank loan risk

A financial product that enables banks to shed risk from loan portfolios is gaining more popularity among lenders in the United

Analysis-Wall Street explores novel ways to repackage bank loan risk
Business|Finance|Technology

HSBC partners with Google to hit $1 billion climate tech finance goal

Britain's biggest bank HSBC has partnered with Google to finance fast-growing climate technology firms behind some of the world's most promising

HSBC partners with Google to hit $1 billion climate tech finance goal
Business|Environment|Finance

Barclays to adopt fresh curbs on oil and gas financing

Barclays, Britain's biggest lender to the oil and gas industry, told Reuters it will stop direct financing of new oil and gas fields and restrict

Barclays to adopt fresh curbs on oil and gas financing
Business|Finance

Analysis-HSBC cost conundrum intensifies investor bank scrutiny

Climbing costs at HSBC have added to growing investor concerns about how big banks manage their expenses, putting executives under pressure to

Analysis-HSBC cost conundrum intensifies investor bank scrutiny
Business|Finance

Looming US stock changes could cause headaches for international funds

The looming introduction of a shorter settlement cycle for U.S. securities is causing headaches for international fund managers, who

Looming US stock changes could cause headaches for international funds
News|US

Factbox-As US moves towards faster stock settlement, where are other countries?

The U.S.

Factbox-As US moves towards faster stock settlement, where are other countries?
Business|Finance|News|US

Insurers brace for multi-billion dollar losses after Baltimore ship tragedy

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse could cost insurers several billions of dollars in claims, sources say, but it is too

Insurers brace for multi-billion dollar losses after Baltimore ship tragedy
Business|Finance|Technology

Banks falling behind on messaging app scrutiny, survey finds

Global financial companies are falling behind on the monitoring and archiving of all business-related communications using personal messaging apps, a survey

Banks falling behind on messaging app scrutiny, survey finds
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Anglo American share spike before bid raises questions about leaks

Anglo American's London-listed shares spiked in late UK trade on Wednesday, hours before the miner announced a $39 billion bid by

Anglo American share spike before bid raises questions about leaks
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

HSBC must prioritise Asian expertise in surprise CEO search

Under Chief Executive Noel Quinn, HSBC navigated a global pandemic and a push by rebel investors to

HSBC must prioritise Asian expertise in surprise CEO search
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

European banks' Goldilocks rally tempts back buyers... and bears

Investors are racing back into European bank stocks after a surprisingly upbeat earnings season, pushing their shares to multi-

European banks' Goldilocks rally tempts back buyers... and bears
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

US stock settlement switch faces early resilience test

Participants in the United States' multitrillion-dollar securities markets face an early test of their ability to cope with regulatory

US stock settlement switch faces early resilience test
News|US

As US moves towards faster stock settlement, where are other countries?

The U.S.

As US moves towards faster stock settlement, where are other countries?
Business|Europe|Finance

Private credit boom drives Sixth Street hiring spree in Europe

Sixth Street is embarking on the biggest European recruitment drive in its 15-year history, leasing a new regional headquarters in

Private credit boom drives Sixth Street hiring spree in Europe

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