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India looks set to weather global bond rout with record reserves

Bloomberg India’s record foreign-exchange reserves and a rare current-account surplus look set to cushion the nation’s currency and bonds from a global surge in interest rates. While the central bank does have its hands full managing the government’s large debt issuance, strategists see the country in a much stronger financial position now than it was during previous bouts of turmoil ...

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SocGen plans to cut 80 jobs in London

Bloomberg Societe Generale SA is planning to cut about 80 positions in London as the lender scales back a business that provides securities services to asset managers, banks and brokers. About half the positions are being cut at SocGen securities services unit, known as SGSS, in the UK capital, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The remainder mostly ...

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Biggest Singapore bank cuts CEO pay after virus hits profit

Bloomberg DBS Holdings Group Ltd. cut Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Piyush Gupta’s total 2020 compensation by 24% after Singapore’s largest lender posted its first annual drop in profit for four years. The bank slashed Gupta’s bonus by 27%, resulting in a 24% decline in his overall compensation to S$9.2 million ($6.8 million) for the 2020 performance year, down from S$12.1 ...

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