Bloomberg One of the biggest risks banks face when it comes to cryptocurrencies is being left out of the market altogether. That’s the view from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) Chief Executive Officer Matt Comyn, who says although the digital assets are “very volatile and speculative”, banks need to be involved in the adoption of technology underpinning crypto and the ...

Bloomberg One exchange-traded fund (ETF) shows how investors are increasing bets on a rebound in Chinese property junk bonds. Surging inflows have lifted total assets of the iShares USD Asia High Yield Bond Index ETF to $1.87 billion from $383 million at the end of August, an increase of 388%. In October alone, the fund attracted a record $773 million. ...

Bloomberg Investors are running away from companies that stand to benefit from a return to normalcy as Covid-19 cases mount in the US and the virus wreaks havoc in Europe. Cruise ship operators Carnival Corp, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd each closed down more than 2% as investors piled into less risky assets. The S&P ...