Banking

Most banks that have published net-zero emissions targets are failing to live up to those commitments, according to a fresh study by ShareAction. The majority of the 43 largest financiers of fossil fuels in the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) “have climate targets that fall short of what’s needed to prevent the worst impacts of climate crisis,’’ the nonprofit said. In ...

New Zealand central bank governor Adrian Orr has been reappointed for a second five-year term, giving him the opportunity to complete an aggressive tightening cycle as the bank seeks to regain control of inflation. Finance Minister Grant Robertson reappointed Orr after a “unanimous recommendation” from the Reserve Bank Board, Robertson said on Tuesday in Wellington. Orr’s second term begins on ...

Citigroup Inc is increasing holiday allowances for UK staff, the latest bid by a bank to improve its working culture. From January, new employees will get 27 days of annual leave, increasing to 28 after two years and 29 after five years, Kathryn Skelton, head of human resources in the UK, said in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. Previously ...

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.’s investing banking arm is planning to expand its operation by hiring about 20 bankers, betting on a rebound in deals activity next year. The addition would mean a 25% increase to its current 80-strong investment banking unit, according to S Ramesh, managing director and chief executive officer of Kotak Investment Banking. The firm is looking to ...

PayPal Holdings Inc. announced it has reached a truce with Apple Inc. and the two technology giants will begin accepting each other’s products in their separate payment ecosystems. Starting next year, PayPal and Venmo debit cards will be accepted inside the Apple Wallet, meaning consumers will be able to use them anywhere Apple Pay is accepted, PayPal said in a ...

UBS Group AG is branching out into rural Brazil to find millionaires created by rapid growth in the agribusiness and tech industries. The Swiss bank plans to open a wealth-management office in the midwestern city of Goiania, the capital of what’s known as Brazilian Texas because of its similarities to the farm-rich US state. Another will open this month in ...

Cash is king, with investors fleeing to the safety of cash funds at the fastest pace since the coronavirus pandemic as the Federal Reserve remains firmly hawkish, according to strategists at Bank of America Corp (BofA). The asset class had inflows of $62.1 billion in the week through November 2, according to a note from the bank citing EPFR Global ...

China’s central bank Deputy Governor Fan Yifei is under investigation by an anti-graft agency, the latest high-level finance official to be probed as President Xi Jinping cracks down on corruption. Fan is being investigated for “suspected severe violations of discipline and laws,” according to a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party’s top graft buster. Fan ...

The Czech central bank confirmed a preference for keeping borrowing costs stable, defying its new forecast that called for significant monetary tightening. Policy makers left the benchmark rate at 7%, keeping it unchanged for a third meeting after the bank’s new leadership halted a year of rapid hikes. Officials also reaffirmed their intervention policy of preventing excessive koruna swings, which ...

India’s central bank started a pilot program of its digital currency, allowing select banks to use it for settling secondary-market transactions in government securities. Several lots of bonds were traded, with data from Clearing Corp of India showing 7.38% 2027 debt and 7.26% 2032 bonds were among the first to change hands using new form of currency. Nine banks are ...