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Will coronavirus turn big banks towards fintech?

Traditional banks aren’t used to moving quickly, but will coronavirus change that? AltFi’s Aisling Finn is doubtful.

BNP Paribas stock trades lost about $219mn in virus rout

These trades, popular among retail investors across Japan and South Korea, are linked to baskets of stocks and other assets.

How COVID-19 is Affecting the World’s Sovereign Wealth Funds

The GPFG reported a loss of 14.6% in the first quarter of 2020.

Banks should not be shamed into a do-gooder lending binge

The middle of crisis of deepening and unknown scale is not the time to increase leverage

Global Financial Markets Regulatory Review - Dentons

The reports for each country include links to further information and contact information for Dentons professionals.

What The COVID-19 Crisis Will Mean For Family Office Investment Disputes

The family office community will need to be more prepared than ever to handle investment-related disputes as they arise in the coming months.

How long a shutdown can governments afford?

If a return to work is organised after the three-month stage, there will be some rebound, but economies will not spring back into full output immediately.

Five things to watch during Europe's 'terrible' earnings season

Luxury-goods giant LVMH, chip gear-maker ASML and cosmetics group L'Oreal are among a handful of companies that kick off the results season in coming days, before reporting ramps up the following week.

Internet Is Hailing This U.K Airline For Rescuing Abandoned Cats & Dogs Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

And in order to help these furballs, lots of charities joined hands to plan a rescue mission.

UK healthcare capital markets to see good performance

Total returns across all UK commercial property sectors fell last year, with capital growth limited by uncertainty in the market.

What we really need is a centralised fiscal response and a single EU debt instrument issue By Artur Baluszynski, Henderson Rowe

Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are predicting that US Q1 GDP growth will be hit by between 5% and 10%

Quilter urges customers and advisers to be vigilant of financial scams during coronavirus crisis

A combination of factors means that customers are increasingly likely to be targeted by scammers during this pandemic.

Study: Europe blows U.S. away in financial crime spending

The compliance professionals surveyed oversaw know your customer (KYC) remediation, sanctions monitoring, anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring, and/or compliance operations.

UK plc earnings in steep decline, even before Covid-19 recession begins

All this does not mean the market cannot continue to fall for now.

The Fintech Winners and Losers of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Total deals and dollar amounts to fintech companies globally have been down since December 2019, and according to the data analytics company, Asia, Europe, and North America are set to see the lowest quarterly deal count in years.

After the Virus

After the virus the world is going to be quite different. Whether the current lockdown lasts weeks or months (heaven help us, years?) very little will remain unchanged by Covid-19.

Active versus passive investing in times of market dislocation

In a market freefall, you cannot escape gravity.

Lockdown Burnout: An employer’s guide to exhausted staff

At this disrupted time, many businesses and their key staff are working harder than ever to give ‘business as usual’ service.

Seeds of our protection

One in five plant species is estimated to be threatened with extinction worldwide. Around the world scientists and plant enthusiasts are working to preserve our bio-heritage. But why does it matter so much?

What is "helicopter money" and is it a good idea?

With debate increasing over whether “helicopter money” could help tackle the global economic crisis, we asked Schroders’ chief economist Keith Wade about the tactics of governments.

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