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...
The bank does not face additional stress from the Middle East conflict or the ECL transition. India’s ICICI Bank is expected to deliver a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% for its loans over FY2026 to FY2028, lifted by...
European investment funds attracted €274 billion in net inflows during the first quarter of 2026, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama), the trade body. Net assets of Ucits and alternative investment funds (AIFs) increased by 0.5%...
Pan-African banking group Ecobank announced the launch of a $450 million Nature Bond – the world’s first ICMA-aligned Nature Bond issued by a commercial bank – with proceeds aimed at supporting farmers, sustainable agriculture businesses and water systems in...
The UAE's $1.4 trillion investment programme in the United States is progressing ahead of schedule, with officials highlighting advances in AI infrastructure, energy projects and manufacturing investments during talks in Washington this week. The progress was highlighted during a visit...
Global steel excess capacity continues to grow, driven by increasing subsidies in some major non-OECD steel-producing economies, while efforts to restore fair competition are increasingly undermined by circumvention of trade measures aimed at levelling the playing field, according to...
