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  Bloomberg Paytm, India’s leading digital payments brand, faces another reckoning, a year after it recorded the grisliest initial public offering in India’s history. This week, the lock-up period for the company’s stock will expire, freeing investors to sell shares that haven’t yet been allowed onto the market. The biggest shareholders in One97 Communications Ltd., Paytm’s parent company, are Alibaba ...

  Bloomberg Crypto assets need to be subject to global rules if they’re adopted by mainstream finance and expose banks and a wider swathe of investors to risk, Germany’s top regulator said. The recent crash in digital assets was well-timed given the ties between traditional finance and crypto are still limited, meaning it doesnt pose a risk to financial stability, ...

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) will probably receive several hundreds of billions of euros in early repayments of long-term loans this year after officials toughened the terms of the program to aid their fight against inflation. Estimates vary widely on how much of the €2.1 trillion ($2.2 trillion) in outstanding cash will be returned this month, the first available ...

Bloomberg Japan’s biggest banks announced plans to boost shareholder returns, including buybacks of as much as $2.5 billion as global rates hikes spurred an increase in income from loans that helped earnings beat analyst estimates. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. both said they will buy back shares while Mizuho Financial Group Inc. upped a ...

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc has big plans to ramp up in Singapore to build up international corporate and wealth banking as it expands its Asia footprint outside its regional hub in Hong Kong. As he opened a new Singapore headquarters on the top floors of 50-story Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn said the city ...

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG investors should brace for billions of dollars in losses before the troubled Swiss lender’s sweeping restructuring plan eventually leads to modest profitability in 2025 — and that’s only if it can overcome steep risks, according to Moody’s Corp. The ratings agency said that the Swiss bank’s plan entails elevated restructuring and remediation costs, as ...

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay employees in Germany an extra €1,500 ($1,500) this year to help them deal with the current high inflation. The payment will be made on top of December wages and apply to staff covered by collective wage agreements in the country, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News and confirmed by spokesman. ...

  Bloomberg One of Australia’s largest banks is expecting further interest rate increases next year as consumers face price rises on “everything they touch.” National Australia Bank (NAB) Chief Executive Officer Ross McEwan said while there’s currently no impact on loan arrears from surging inflation and higher borrowing costs in the country, 2023 will likely see that change. “There’s going ...

Bloomberg Commerzbank AG’s decision to raise two financial targets fell flat with investors, after results in the third quarter were hit by charges at its Polish unit and the lender flagged cost headwinds. Revenue at the Frankfurt-based bank declined 5.9% in the three months through September, slightly worse than analysts had estimated, reflecting a hit of almost €750 million at ...

Serbia will probably hike borrowing costs as the fastest inflation in more than a decade overshadows the risks of a sharp downturn in economic growth. The National Bank of Serbia will lift its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.5%, according to nine of 16 economists in a Bloomberg survey. Five expect a quarter-point increase and two see ...