Banking

Bloomberg As Denmark comes to grips with its role in one of Europe’s worst dirty money sagas, its parliament is working overtime to stop the nation’s credit rating from being dragged down by the scandal. Danske Bank A/S has admitted that about $234 billion flowed through a tiny unit in Estonia between 2007 and 2015, and is treating a “large” …

Bloomberg Nazir Razak, the brother of Malaysia’s former prime minister, has decided to step down as chairman of the country’s second-largest bank by the end of this year. Nazir, 52, has announced his intention to step down from the board of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. after 29 years at the helm, the lender said in a statement to the stock …

Bloomberg Indonesia has almost 2,000 banks and a currency that’s plunged 11 percent since January, a combination overburdened regulators hope will prove irresistible to foreign acquirers. The country’s lenders are in much better shape than during the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98, and have stood up well to the weakening of the rupiah this year, said Fauzi Ichsan, chief executive …

Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co. CEO Tim Sloan said he’s prepared to keep running the company for much of the next decade, as he shifts from two years of navigating crises to focusing on improving shareholder returns. “There’s growth opportunities everywhere,” Sloan, 58, said in an interview, commenting just two days after the bank’s chairman batted back Wall Street whispers …

Bloomberg Gold is set to surge over next year as concerns deepen about the widening US budget deficit and a tariff-driven trade war starts to damage the country’s economy, according to Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch . Bullion could average $1,350 an ounce in 2019 as corporate tax reforms worsen the US fiscal balance, Francisco Blanch, head of global …

Bloomberg The possibility of merging Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG has won the backing of German officials who are seeking a new champion that would protect the nation’s economy from an exodus of foreign capital. The government is in favour of a tie-up between its two biggest banks to create a heavyweight that would finance Germany’s export-oriented economy, according …

Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) policy makers have the chance this week to share their thoughts on interest rates now that Governor Mark Carney has said he’s sticking around for longer. Four members of the Monetary Policy Committee are making public appearances — including the first speeches by Dave Ramsden and Gertjan Vlieghe since officials voted to hike interest rates …

Bloomberg Nigeria’s central bank has revoked the operating license of Skye Bank Plc. and established Polaris as a bridge bank to takeover its assets and liabilities. “The strategy is for the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, Amcon, to capitalise the bridge bank and begin the process of sourcing investors to buy out Amcon,” Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele …

Bloomberg Bitcoin fraudsters are misusing the names of Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and his deputy Tharman Shanmugaratnam to tout investments, prompting a warning from the premier. “Scammers have used DPM Tharman’s and my name to solicit Bitcoin investments,” Lee said. “Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet!” Lee in a Facebook post used the crypto example to highlight …

Bloomberg As the contentious $39 billion takeover saga for Sky Plc draws to a close, boutique banks appear poised to reap some of the richest rewards. PJT Partners Inc., Robey Warshaw LLP, Evercore Inc. and Centerview Partners are the small advisory shops that worked on the battle between Comcast Corp. and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. for control of Sky. The …