Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, posted a 46% increase in quarterly profit but fell short of market expectations as high costs made a dent to the windfall gains from refining business. Net income at India’s biggest company by market value jumped 46% to 179.6 billion rupees ($2.3 billion) for the three months ended on June …

  Bloomberg The National Crime Agency (NCA) has seen a surge in so-called suspicious activity reports filed by banks and other regulated institutions in the UK since February. The NCA, Britain’s equivalent of the FBI, gave an update on the figures for the first time. The notices, which detail concerns around sanctions breaches as well as money laundering and terrorist …

  Bloomberg The head of BNP Paribas SA’s business catering to hedge-fund clients has left for UBS Group AG, a blow for the French bank as it attempts to build out the division. Ashley Wilson, head of prime finance at BNP Paribas, will become head of financing at Zurich-based UBS’ global markets division, according to people familiar with the matter. …