Smaller banks are prone to getting acquired as they struggle with funding and tech costs. Commercial and retail banks, particularly regional banks, are expected to continue consolidating in 2026, said McKinsey & Co. Banks are expected to remain the most active...
Deceleration in Q4, versus Q3, reflects downturns in government spending and exports, Bureau of Economic Analysis states. The US economy has expanded by 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, while market expectation was at around 3%. In the third quarter,...
Dividend is forecasted to be JPY70 for FY2026/3. Japan Post Bank’s net income rose 22.4% year-on-year (YoY) to $2.46b (JPY377.67b) for Q3 FY2026/3, according to its consolidated financial results report published. Comprehensive income for the nine months ended December 2025 was...
The firm’s assets under management (AuM) reached SFr185bn at the end of 2025, up 12% compared to the end of 2024. EFG International has reported a net profit of SFr325.2m ($420.5m) for 2025, up 1% year over year, with the performance...
ETFs domiciled in Europe reached a new record of US$3.40 trillion at the end of January, up from the previous record of $3.22tn set in December. During January the ETFs industry in Europe gathered record net inflows of US$58.67 billion,...
The Philippine central bank cut its key rate for a sixth straight time to support growth, adding that the outlook for policy depends on how quickly confidence in the economy returns. The move to lower the overnight reverse repurchase rate...
A major new report has called on policymakers to drive “systemic change in financial systems” to reduce damage to the natural world. In what one investor called an “historic moment”, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)...
Low-emissions hydrogen production is growing strongly despite project delays and cancellations, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The sector is on track to grow from less than 1% of total production today to around 4% in 2030, which the...
More than 80% of Paris-based global bank BNP Paribas’ energy production financing exposure was directed to low-carbon energies as of the end of 2025, according to the bank’s annual results, which also revealed that the bank easily beat its...
Australia’s top business lender has posted cash earnings of A$2 billion for the quarter ended Dec 3. National Australia Bank’s (NAB) shares shot to a record high after the top business lender reported a 16 per cent growth in its...
