July 12, 2021Central banks impact our daily lives in many ways with their role to promote economic and financial welfare of citizens, but their operations are even more critical during a crisis. The global challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic make...
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June 4, 2021Since the COVID-19 outbreak, developing economies have suffered unprecedented capital outflows. The World Bank Group has created a virtual one-stop for the latest information about Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). It highlights the...
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May 22, 2020HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (“HSBC”), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% equity interest in HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited...
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April 25, 2020Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, announced continued expansion of its Global Network for real-time money-movement and payments, benefiting the Company’s consumers and clients across...
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April 16, 2020The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized dividends on its common and preferred stock as follows:
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April 7, 2020Intertek’s first priority is always the health, safety and security of our people and delivering outstanding service levels to our highly-valued customers.
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April 4, 2020The European Central Bank (ECB), the Eurosystem and Sveriges Riksbank concluded a cooperation agreement offering Sweden access to the Eurosystem’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) to support the Swedish instant payment service, called...
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April 1, 2020“The health and wellbeing of our staff is our number one priority and we are currently providing guidance, support and advice to colleagues on the COVID 19 virus. This includes using the option of working from home and to keep up to date with the...
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April 1, 2020National Bank launched an online form enabling its clients to request a deferral on their personal loan payments. Clients who are currently experiencing financial difficulties due to COVID-19 will be able to postpone their principal and interest...
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March 31, 2020KeyBank today is detailing several steps it has taken to help support its clients facing economic hardship due to the spread of COVID-19. In addition to financial programs already in place, KeyBank announced it will defer payment for at least 90...
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March 30, 2020The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movements and payments, has continued to closely monitor the development of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to protect and serve the...
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March 29, 2020Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS), holding company of The Northern Trust Company, announced that it has temporarily suspended purchases of its common stock under its share repurchase program.
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March 27, 2020Stocks moved sharply lower early in the trading day on Friday, giving back ground after moving sharply higher over the past few sessions. The pullback on the day comes after the Dow recorded its biggest three-day spike since 1931.
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March 21, 2020The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank will submit a proposal to the Annual General Meeting on May 20, 2020 for three candidates to be elected to the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank. In addition to Dagmar Valcárcel (53) and Sigmar Gabriel...
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March 21, 2020Mastercard announced a global partnership with Samsung to enable digital access to consumers and small businesses in emerging markets through its extensible Pay on Demand platform.
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March 13, 2020Allianz announced its intention to combine the strengths of PIMCO, one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers, and Allianz Real Estate, the captive real estate specialist with more than 70 billion euros of assets under...
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November 7, 2019"AXA delivered another strong operating performance in the first nine months of 2019. AXA’s revenues grew overall by 5%, notably with a continued strong growth dynamic in P&C Commercial lines and in Health, and with all of AXA’s geographies...
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November 6, 2019Despite record numbers of over 4 billion passengers globally, statistics show that flying has never been safer. The global airline industry has experienced some of its safest years ever in terms of fatal accidents in recent times, according to...
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October 24, 2019Mastercard today announced that Brex, the financial technology company that helps ambitious companies scale, has partnered with Mastercard as its preferred network to bring cutting-edge technology and top-tier benefits to its corporate card...
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October 11, 2019Collaboration is key in the workplace. And cobots – ‘collaborative robots’ - are very good at it. Relieving humans of repetitive tasks, these bots are doing everything from topping your pizza to inspecting aircraft. Who are they and what can we...
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October 4, 2019NN Group announces the intended appointment of Tjeerd Bosklopper as CEO Netherlands ad interim. The appointment of Tjeerd Bosklopper is subject to approval by the Dutch Central Bank, and is expected to be effective as from early November 2019....
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September 25, 2019Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China’s largest steel producer, China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious and influential...
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September 20, 2019Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces that Toyota do Brasil Ltda. (TDB), TMC's Brazilian sales and manufacturing subsidiary, has just formalized its intention to invest R$ 1 billion in its Sorocaba Plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The plant,...
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July 24, 2019Promoting the world’s healthiest diet can improve the health of an economy and a society too. Wise Greece, winner of the Allianz Future Generations Award 2019, shows us how. In a tough competition, Wise Greece beat out seven other social startups...
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July 17, 2019AXA announced today the expansion of its Payer-to-Partner strategy in emerging markets. AXA is creating a digital and physical health care ecosystem by launching its own medical centers, linked directly to its health insurance services. By...
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