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Orcel to sacrifice millions in UBS pay in move to UniCredit

Bloomberg Andrea Orcel is set to step away from tens of million of dollars in deferred pay once he realises his ambition of becoming the chief executive officer of a top European bank. UniCredit SpA will not compensate the former UBS Group AG star executive for deferred payments he will lose for joining a peer within seven years of leaving ...

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JPMorgan funds $686mn in UK home loans

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to fund 500 million pounds ($686 million) in UK home loans originated by London-based fintech LendInvest Ltd. The US bank will use LendInvest to finance properties that will be leased, known as buy-to-let loans, according to a statement. LendInvest has loaned more than 3.5 billion pounds online since its inception about a decade ago, ...

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ECB urges banks to tackle credit as pandemic support expires

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) is urging lenders to do a better job of gauging the risks they face from a potential spike in defaults as the pandemic increasingly hits companies and consumers. The worsening economy has slowed banks’ efforts to reduce existing bad debts and “there is also an embedded level of distress in loan books that is ...

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