Bloomberg Morgan Stanley, the biggest stock-trading shop on Wall Street, is losing some of its lead. The company posted a 14 percent drop in equities-trading revenue, the steepest decline among major US banks, as it cited lower client balances in its prime-brokerage business. While the firm had a surprise jump in wealth-management fees, the trading slump caused overall revenue to …

Bloomberg Nordea Bank Abp said the pressure of negative interest rates and a tougher regulatory environment will force it to review its financial targets this year after delivering a set of quarterly results it characterised as “not satisfactory.” The environment has changed, “with expected lower rates for longer,” Nordea said. On top of that, management is awaiting “more clarity on …

Bloomberg A German smartphone bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-shing has raised new funds at a valuation of $3.5 billion, making the company one of Europe’s highest valued non-listed fintech firms. N26 GmbH extended its Series D funding round by $170 million to a total $470 million, the Berlin-based company said. The round was originally announced in …