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Cost of living: Four in ten people facing retirement predict they will need to work beyond the state pension age

Cost of living: Four in ten people facing retirement predict they will need to work beyond the state pension age

  • 93% surveyed are worried about their finances post retirement • 80% are worried about the rising cost of living post-retireme..

Banking deregulation creates shareholder value, new study reveals

Banking deregulation creates shareholder value, new study reveals

Reduced regulation around banking activities creates shareholder value and positive stock returns, new research from Nyenrode Business..

Trinity Business School ranked among top providers in FT Masters in Finance Ranking 2022

Trinity Business School ranked among top providers in FT Masters in Finance Ranking 2022

  Trinity Business School ranked among top providers in FT Masters in Finance Ranking 2022 Trinity Business School’s Masters in ..

Global Innovation Fund announces first round of investments under its ‘Innovating for Climate Resilience’ fund

Global Innovation Fund announces first round of investments under its ‘Innovating for Climate Resilience’ fund

  The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) today announced the first two investments made under its ‘Innovating for Climate Resilience fu..

AMS welcomes Chief Financial Officer

AMS welcomes Chief Financial Officer

Global provider of talent outsourcing and advisory services, AMS (formerly Alexander Mann Solutions), has welcomed Gordon Stuart back ..

Data reveals fintech and payroll software improved efficiencies during the pandemic

Data reveals fintech and payroll software improved efficiencies during the pandemic

The shift to remote working and spike in fintech investment improved payroll efficiencies globally. That’s according to a report from ..

Cryptocurrency returns are immune to monetary policy spillovers

Cryptocurrency returns are immune to monetary policy spillovers

Cryptocurrency returns are immune to spillovers caused by changing international monetary policies, according to new research from Dur..

Changing the future of personal finance by combining cash and crypto 

Changing the future of personal finance by combining cash and crypto 

  By Anthony DiMarsico, Banxe CEO  Stocks, shares, investments in property, or even in cryptocurrencies – many people today are t..

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World shares turned lower on Wednesday and bond yields shot up after U.S. data showed inflati..

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the ..

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stock indexes rose on Tuesday as risk appetite showed some signs of picking up again ..

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for..

Stocks slide on growth fears, oil tumbles

Stocks slide on growth fears, oil tumbles

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes around the world fell sharply on Monday and the dollar reversed course after ..

Bitcoin falls to 22-month low as stock markets tumble

Bitcoin falls to 22-month low as stock markets tumble

By Alun John and Elizabeth Howcroft HONG KONG / LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since July 2021 on Monday as slumpi..

BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders, who called in vain for a big i..

Swiss press freedom dealt blow in bid for overhaul of bank secrecy rules

Swiss press freedom dealt blow in bid for overhaul of bank secrecy rules

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Lawmakers blocked a bid to overhaul strict Swiss banking secrecy rules on Friday in a blow..

Rouble weakens sharply from over 2-year high vs euro before long weekend

Rouble weakens sharply from over 2-year high vs euro before long weekend

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble dropped sharply on Friday, pulling back from a more than two-year high against the euro as the spectre o..

U.S. rate outlook hits stocks, propels dollar to 20-year highs

U.S. rate outlook hits stocks, propels dollar to 20-year highs

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were indicating a lower open on Friday following a slide in the previous s..

Stocks tumble on inflation fears, Treasury yields jump

Stocks tumble on inflation fears, Treasury yields jump

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields rose and a gauge of global equity markets slumpe..

BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

By David Milliken, William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sent a stark warning that Britain risks a do..

Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of a Fed..

Just Eat Takeaway faces shareholder backlash over dealmaking

Just Eat Takeaway faces shareholder backlash over dealmaking

(Reuters) – Just Eat Takeaway.com NV board was under fire on Wednesday from investors at its AGM who criticised its dealmaking a..

Stocks rise, U.S. yields slip as markets await Fed rate hike

Stocks rise, U.S. yields slip as markets await Fed rate hike

By Herbert Lash and Danilo Masoni NEW YORK/MILAN (Reuters) -A gauge of global equity markets edged higher on Tuesday while 10-year U.S..

Consumers Expect Banks to Raise Their Game in Fraud Management

Consumers Expect Banks to Raise Their Game in Fraud Management

Matt Cox, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, FICO looks at the latest survey from the global analytics software company   Our r..

European Payments Initiative Size-Down: Reasons Behind Half Member Banks’ Opt-Out and New Strategic Goals

European Payments Initiative Size-Down: Reasons Behind Half Member Banks’ Opt-Out and New Strategic Goals

Initially backed by 31 major Eurozone banks, the EPI has abandoned its agenda of creating a pan-European payments scheme, rivaling glo..

Dollar on track for best month since 2015

Dollar on track for best month since 2015

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from 20-year highs against a basket of currencies on Friday but remain..

Analysis-Banks lag bond yield surge as recession worries trump cheap valuations

Analysis-Banks lag bond yield surge as recession worries trump cheap valuations

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – Expectations of rising interest rates have failed to lift valuations of European bank shares ..

Dollar hits 20-yr high as yen tumbles on dovish Bank of Japan

Dollar hits 20-yr high as yen tumbles on dovish Bank of Japan

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a 20-year high against rivals on Thursday as the Bank of Japan doubled-dow..

Closer U.S. ties would ‘reboot’ UK finance after Brexit, says report

Closer U.S. ties would ‘reboot’ UK finance after Brexit, says report

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain should move further and faster in reforming its financial rules to ‘reboot’ after B..

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro’s drop to a five-year low is rekindling the possibility the currency will..

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor Andrew Bailey calls a ̶..

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

(Refiles to fix date to April 27 not April 26) By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – After months focusing on ce..

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services minister said on Tuesday that the European Union would find i..

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simplified to encourage banks to k..

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

By Chris Prentice and Marc Jones WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Traders ditched riskier assets on Monday as relief over Emmanuel Macron&..

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

By Saikat Chatterjee and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar struck a two-year high on Monday a..

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

(Adds bank affiliation BNP Paribas in analyst quote in 5th paragraph) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK (Reuter..