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UBS Advice to Cut Private Credit Triggers Blue Owl Fund Outflows in Q4 2025
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UBS Advice to Cut Private Credit Triggers Blue Owl Fund Outflows in Q4 2025

UBS urged some wealthy clients to trim their private credit holdings, sparking withdrawals from Blue Owl's Technology Income fund in Q4 2025

Thomas Brannstrom ·
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Tighten Rules on Employee Prediction Market Trading
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Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Tighten Rules on Employee Prediction Market Trading

Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are clarifying limits on employee trading in event contracts tied to politics and financial markets. The m

Thomas Brannstrom ·
Circle's Bank Charter Approval Lifts Financial Stocks Premarket
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Circle's Bank Charter Approval Lifts Financial Stocks Premarket

Financial stocks edged higher before the open as Circle's OCC approval for a national trust bank drove a 12% premarket jump. The broader sec

Eleanor Whitfield ·
UK Regulators to Oversee Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Oracle Cloud Services from July 13
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UK Regulators to Oversee Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Oracle Cloud Services from July 13

The UK is designating Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Oracle as 'critical third parties' for their cloud services used by banks and financial

Eleanor Whitfield ·
HSBC Tests Market for Hang Seng's Stressed Hong Kong Property Loans
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HSBC Tests Market for Hang Seng's Stressed Hong Kong Property Loans

HSBC is exploring the sale of some of Hang Seng Bank's most troubled Hong Kong commercial property loans. A discounted sale could set a benc

Thomas Brannstrom ·
Macquarie Faces Climate Vote Over Fossil Fuel Financing and Net Zero Pledge
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Macquarie Faces Climate Vote Over Fossil Fuel Financing and Net Zero Pledge

Macquarie Bank is heading into its annual meeting on July 23 with a climate-focused shareholder resolution. The proposal asks the bank to cl

Eleanor Whitfield ·
India's July 10 Data Dump: Bank Earnings, Loan Growth, and FX Reserves in Focus
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India's July 10 Data Dump: Bank Earnings, Loan Growth, and FX Reserves in Focus

India's July 10 calendar is packed with banking data and earnings updates. Investors will watch loan and deposit growth figures, foreign-exc

Thomas Brannstrom ·
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Tighten Rules on Employee Prediction Market Trading
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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Tighten Rules on Employee Prediction Market Trading

Goldman Sachs is limiting staff from trading event-based contracts that could create conflicts, while Morgan Stanley has added guidance with

Eleanor Whitfield ·
Swift Launches Blockchain Ledger with 16 Banks for 24/7 Tokenized Payments
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Swift Launches Blockchain Ledger with 16 Banks for 24/7 Tokenized Payments

Swift has launched a blockchain-based shared ledger with 16 major banks, including Citi and HSBC, to enable 24/7 settlement of tokenized fun

Thomas Brannstrom ·
RBC Sees Sabadell's 2026 Interest Income Growing 1.6% Ahead of Earnings
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RBC Sees Sabadell's 2026 Interest Income Growing 1.6% Ahead of Earnings

RBC Capital Markets has updated its outlook for Banco de Sabadell ahead of its July 24 earnings, projecting a 1.6% rise in net interest inco

Thomas Brannstrom ·
Commerzbank Workers Reject UniCredit's 'Hostile Creeping' Takeover Push
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Commerzbank Workers Reject UniCredit's 'Hostile Creeping' Takeover Push

Commerzbank's works council has rejected UniCredit's takeover approach, calling it 'hostile creeping.' The pushback comes a day after UniCre

Eleanor Whitfield ·
Berenberg Stays Bullish on FinecoBank Ahead of Q2 Results, Sees Revenue Up 13%
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Berenberg Stays Bullish on FinecoBank Ahead of Q2 Results, Sees Revenue Up 13%

Berenberg maintains a positive outlook on FinecoBank ahead of its Q2 update on July 30. The broker forecasts revenue growth of 13% to €356 m

Eleanor Whitfield ·