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Singapore to delay market risk rules for banks

Bloomberg Singapore’s banking regulator has told lenders it will delay the implementation of global rules designed to rein in trading risks by a year, Reuters reported. The Monetary Authority of Singapore notified local banks of the delay to the so-called ‘fundamental review of the trading book,’ or FRTB, in a letter last month that also flagged a number of other ...

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Deutsche employee morale to steady after 3-year drop

Bloomberg Morale among Deutsche Bank AG employees is showing signs of steadying after declining for three consecutive years, according to a person familiar with the company’s survey. Staff commitment to the Frankfurt-based lender was mostly unchanged from last year, at about 58 percent, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing the results. The survey, conducted in April and ...

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Tesco Bank CEO to retire next year

Bloomberg Tesco Bank, the lending arm of the UK’s biggest grocer, said Chief Executive Officer Benny Higgins plans to retire next year after almost 10 years in the role. Higgins, who has led the bank since it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tesco Plc at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, will depart in February. He declined to ...

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