Banking

  Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank (SNB) bought foreign exchange worth 2.8 billion francs ($3.1 billion) in the third quarter just before the franc began a sharper appreciation against the euro. The franc broke through a key level of 1.04 per euro and continued to strengthen towards 1.03 during final days of 2021. That might challenge the central bank’s description …

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG was sued by a couple who said the Swiss bank should not have disclosed the wife’s account information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because she was not a US. citizen. Jonathan and Esther Zuhovitsky said in a suit filed in Manhattan federal court that they endured an intense audit as result of the disclosure …

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG has started a probe into Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio over his recent breach of Swiss quarantine rules, Finews reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. Romeo Cerutti, the bank’s top lawyer, is overseeing the probe, according to Finews, which added that it was unclear who initiated the proceedings. Board discussions on the matter …

  Bloomberg The Philippine peso dropped beyond 51 per dollar for the first time since April 2020 amid speculation the nation’s trade deficit will widen as domestic demand improves. The peso falls as much as 0.5% to 51.27, the weakest level since March 2020. The currency is the worst performer in emerging Asia over the past month with a loss …

  Bloomberg Two senior analysts at Nordea Bank Abp who wrote a controversial research report criticising coronavirus measures including national lockdowns are to leave the bank. An offer had been made to Chief Analyst Martin Enlund and Global Chief Strategist Andreas Steno Larsen to continue at Nordea Markets, “but they have decided to leave,” the bank said in a statement. …

  Bloomberg Indian investment bankers are set for their best year ever, collecting almost 26 billion rupees ($347 million) in fees from local initial public offerings (IPOs) that have reached an all-time high in 2021. A little over 110 companies ranging from online grocers to food delivery and beauty start-ups listed their shares in Mumbai this year, raising almost $18 …

  Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is on course to buy the smallest amount of local equity this year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office, a far cry from last year’s record haul during the height of pandemic. The BOJ purchased a total of 873.4 billion yen ($7.6 billion) in exchange-traded funds through December 27, according to …

  Bloomberg China boosted its injection of short-term cash into the banking system to the highest in two months, as demand for liquidity climbed before year-end. Government bonds gained. The People’s Bank of China added 200 billion yuan ($31 billion) of cash into the financial system through seven-day reverse repurchase agreements, more than offsetting the 10 billion yuan coming due. …

  Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) long-standing claim that the franc is “highly valued” is looking harder to justify as officials watch it strengthen to within striking distance of parity with the euro. When the currency climbed through what was once considered a key line in sand to 1.04 per euro last month, the surge wasn’t met with big …

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc, one of Wall Street’s staunchest advocates of returning employees to offices, will make Covid-19 vaccination booster shots compulsory as the firm stands by its workplace philosophy through surging infection rates in New York. Anyone entering offices must get a booster by February 1 if they’re eligible for the injections by that date, the investment …