Bloomberg Chinese-backed Asia Pacific Exchange Pte (Apex) said it will start trading in Singapore from May 25, the latest foray into overseas trading venues by mainland investors. Apex will offer palm olein futures that will be dollar-denominated and physically delivered, it said in a statement. The bourse will be the third derivatives exchange in the city-state, joining venues owned by …

Bloomberg The Federal Reserve is facing calls within its ranks to consider activating an obscure capital buffer meant to bolster big banks against coming storms when economic conditions are sunny. But for now, those pushing to weigh the demand for billions of dollars in new capital haven’t persuaded the key agency staffers who are reviewing the decision, according to people …

Bloomberg Clients looking for investment advice at the biggest Nordic bank have recently been introduced to a robot. Nora, the robo-adviser that Nordea Bank AB launched last month, has already been asked to start investment processes equivalent to 4 percent of the roughly 500,000 people who get savings advice from the bank each year. Nordea wants to use Nora to …