Shifting demographics led to lower gold purchases

The world’s most important gold market isn’t what it used to be. Just a decade ago, India’s hunger for gold jewellery and bullion meant it accounted for about a quarter of global demand. Consumption has since fallen by about 24%. Carat and Stick Part of this is a reaction to short-term pricing factors. Buyers tend to stay away when the ...

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JPMorgan weighs shifting jobs out of New York area

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co’s new Manhattan headquarters is meant to be an ode to the both company and the city — a monumental glass-and-steel tower that says the nation’s largest bank grew up here. But New York may be losing its luster. Despite more than two centuries of history in a city synonymous with the global financial industry, JPMorgan ...

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HSBC warns of job cuts, writedowns

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc embarked on its biggest overhaul in years after profit missed estimates, warning that it will pare back underperforming operations in the face of slowing economic growth and geopolitical uncertainty. The bank, which makes almost 90% of its profit in Asia and employs 240,000 people, walked away from a key profitability target and said write-offs are likely ...

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Nordea’s wealth managers shielded from deep job cuts

Bloomberg As regular bankers at Nordea Bank Abp brace for yet another round of cuts, those lucky enough to be working in wealth management face a very different future. The head of Nordea’s wealth unit, Snorre Storset, says a plan to cut jobs across the organisation won’t affect portfolio managers in his unit. Storset, who oversees $350 billion in assets ...

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Private bankers chasing uber-rich in surprise wealth hotspot

Bloomberg Its economy is contracting and the nation’s largest lenders are a mess. And yet, banks from BNP Paribas SA to JPMorgan Chase & Co are scrambling to win business from Germany’s ultra-wealthy. Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Rothschild & Co are also among those planning to beef up in Europe’s largest economy. Several tout the country’s ...

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Bankers cheer end of Brazil pension saga

Bloomberg Brazil’s top banking executives were unanimous in cheering the approval of a long-delayed pension overhaul — and quick to line up what they think should be the government’s next priority. With the top item on their wish list now crossed off after years of debates, bankers from Itau Unibanco Holding to Banco BTG Pactual are now championing reforms to ...

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Emirates NBD 9-month net profit up 63% to AED12.5b

Dubai / WAM Emirates NBD delivered a strong set of results with net profit up 63 percent y-oy to AED12.5 billion in the first nine months of 2019. The results include an AED4.4 billion impact from the Network International transaction. Post DenizBank acquisition, Core Operating Profit grew 5 percent y-o-y, supported by a 17 percent increase in net interest income ...

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Dubai Financial Market launches Sharia index

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Financial Market (DFM), on Monday launched the Dubai Financial Market Sharia Index (DFMSI). According to a DFM statement, the index is first index of its kind in the UAE. It highlights DFM’s efforts to attract more Islamic investments, and is seen as a step forward by providing market participants with a benchmark to measure performance of ...

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UAE’s re-exports reach AED1.046tn in 3 years

Abu Dhabi / WAM The total recorded re-exports of the United Arab Emirates amounted to AED 1.046 trillion over the past three years, which accounted for 25 percent of the UAE’s total trade volume during the same period, valued at AED4.141 trillion, according to official statistics revealed by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. The FCSA’s figures indicated an upward ...

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Oil steady on signs of trade deal progress

Bloomberg Oil was steady after the biggest weekly advance in more than a month on signs of progress in the prolonged US-China trade spat. Futures were little changed in New York after capping a 5.4% weekly gain. The US said it was close to finalising the first phase of a trade deal with China, while Beijing said parts of the ...

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