Factoring turnover in Greece rose to €29.4bn in 2025, reinforcing the sector’s growing role in supporting business liquidity and working capital across the economy. New figures released by the Hellenic Factoring Association show turnover increased from €27.1bn in 2024, representing...
FCI, the global representative and network for the factoring industry, has entered a factoring data-sharing cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Trade Register. The announcement was made, 8 June, on stage at FCI’s 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon,...
Headline measures of stress in private credit portfolios may be overstating the extent of credit deterioration across business development companies (BDCs), according to new analysis by Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s said that investors often look at the proportion of loans marked...
Private credit funds sold to wealthy investors face another test in the second quarter, as early filings point to continued redemption pressures driven by concerns over software exposure, valuations and limited transparency in the asset class. Redemption windows at key...
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.P), opens new tab, the index investing pioneer's flagship exchange-traded product, became the first in the history of ETFs to reach and exceed $1 trillion in assets, the investment firm confirmed. The Vanguard fund hit...
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the launch of “ISO 32212, Sustainable finance — Net zero transition planning for financial institutions,” a new standard aimed at enabling banks, insurers, and investors to develop, maintain and integrate climate transition...
Fusion energy company Helion announced that it has raised $465 million in a Series G funding round, with proceeds aimed at accelerating commercial deployment of fusion energy in the U.S. and expanding the company’s operations. The new financing round values...
It expects to earn between $312m to $625m in FY2026. Norinchukin Bank is back in the black, earning $758.82m (JPY121.4b) in the fiscal year that ended on 31 March 2026, its financial results showed. This is higher than its FY2025 profit...
Nest, the largest workplace pension scheme in the UK by membership, announced a £200 million commitment to support next-generation climate solutions through a partnership with investment manager IFM Investors. IFM’s next generation infrastructure credit strategy focuses on international lending opportunities...
Wholesale banking is the one business line that remains consistently global. The “global universal bank” model has evolved over the past decade to one that focuses on their home markets and nearby continents—a new pattern called “continental” or transnational banking...
