Bloomberg Boris Johnson is trying to overhaul the UK Parliament’s anti-sleaze watchdog, after it found a member of his Conservative Party guilty of lobbying on behalf of two companies that were paying him as a consultant. The prime minister’s office on Wednesday called for a “new appeals process” in such sleaze cases, British media shorthand for questionable actions ranging from ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong is in advanced discussions with Chinese officials about potentially reopening their shared border, according to local media reports, as former British colony pushes to overcome the mainland’s hesitancy to revive travel crucial to the city’s economy. Experts from both sides are expected to soon hold a second meeting with a final decision on the resumption of travel ...

Bloomberg Sustainable financing in Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal, is set to increase with half the banking industry pledging to boost funding for environmentally-friendly projects, according to the financial services authority. Indonesian banks recorded a combined total of $55.9 billion in sustainable financing as of November last year, said the financial regulator known as OJK. The lenders ...

Bloomberg China has increased the number of individuals with digital yuan accounts to 140 million, with 10 million corporate accounts created, a top official at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said. Transactions in e-CNY, as the currency is known, reached 62 billion yuan ($9.7 billion) in trials rolled out in about a dozen regions, Mu Changchun, head of the ...

Bloomberg Standard Chartered Plc shares fall as it set out a return to growth after the Covid-19 pandemic that was slower than some of its rivals. The London-based lender said it continues to expect earnings to be little changed on the full year but that growth should reach its expected range of 5% to 7% in 2022. Rivals such as ...

Bloomberg Shares in State Bank of India reached a record after profit at the nation’s largest lender beat estimates, helped by write-backs and fewer provisions for bad loans. Net income in the second quarter jumped 67% to 76.3 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) in the quarter ending September, according to a statement on Wednesday. That exceeded the average estimate of 66.5 ...

Bloomberg UBS Group AG is starting a digital wealth manager in the US to grab a bigger share of the country’s market for retirement savings and stock options, in a move that will pit it against the top Wall Street banks on their home turf. The new digital bank will service affluent customers with between $250,000 and $2 million in ...

Bloomberg South Korea’s won has regained some ground after a dismal third quarter and a coming interest-rate hike could give it another boost. The won could rise as high as 1,120 per dollar this quarter from around 1,182 now as the Bank of Korea (BOK) moves to normalise policy and uncertainties surrounding the Fed’s tapering eases, according to Kiwoom Securities ...

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) is planning to apply to set up a securities firm in China, playing catchup to rivals including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in an expansion into the $54 trillion financial market. The bank aims to apply for regulatory approval early next year. It plans to submit applications for licenses allowing ...

Bloomberg Markets are bracing for a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting that’s expected to lay out a roadmap for tapering pandemic-era stimulus and perhaps provide clues about the timing of a liftoff in interest rates. The prospect of rising borrowing costs to fight inflation has roiled bonds and flattened the Treasury yield curve, suggesting a slower economic recovery lies ahead. But ...