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ING to cut 5,800 jobs in digital plan

Dutch bank ING says it intends to cut about 5,800 jobs in Belgium and the Netherlands over the next five years as part of a cost-cutting plan.

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Deutsche Bank defended by German firm

Leading German firms have rushed to defend Deutsche Bank amid concerns over the troubled lender's financial health.

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World Bank Appoints President Jim Yong Kim for Second Term

Jim Yong Kim was appointed for another five-year term as World Bank president, maintaining continuity at the development bank amid a growing debate about how fairly globalization’s benefits are being shared.

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Wells Fargo CEO forfeits millions as board orders review

Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf will forfeit unvested equity awards worth about $41 million and will not get a salary while the company's board investigates the bank's sales practices.

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SWIFT says bank hacks set to increase

SWIFT, whose messaging network is used by banks to send payment instructions worth trillions of dollars each day, said three clients were hacked over the summer and cyber attacks on banks are set to increase.

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JPMorgan may face new scrutiny in China hiring case

For the last three years, JPMorgan Chase's hiring practices in China were at the center of a federal bribery investigation.

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China's first gene bank to open in Shenzhen

China's first national gene bank, China National Genebank, will open in the southern city of Shenzhen on Sept. 22, with the goal of protecting, researching and utilizing genetic resources, Nanfang Daily reported. The gene bank hopes to boost the genetics industry and safeguard China’s genetic information.

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AIIB has swift start, solid governance, good cooperation, says Dutch policy advisor

After a swift start, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has solid governance, good policies and good cooperation among members to take the challenge of building up more projects, a Dutch policy advisor said on Tuesday.

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Bank rally on shaky legs as traders assess rate hike odds

A rare run of outperformance by U.S. bank shares appears to have hit a wall as a spate of soft readings on the economy have tempered bets that the Federal Reserve might raise rates soon.

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BOJ chief expresses confidence in China's economy

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that the Chinese economy will keep growing steadily, while signaling his readiness to implement existing or yet-to-be-crafted measures to expand its monetary policy here in the face of growing market concerns.

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AIIB gets another vote of confidence as Canada applies to join

Canada announced Wednesday that it had decided to apply for membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a sign of growing international confidence in the China-initiated multilateral bank.

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China's central bank adopts 14-day reverse repos

China's central bank announced 14-day reverse repurchase agreements (repos) on Wednesday, the first use of the loans since February this year, which analysts said would help ease money market rate fluctuations and relieve intensive reverse repo maturity pressure.

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Philippine central bank fines RCBC $29 million on Bangladesh cyber heist case

The Philippine central bank said on Friday (Aug 5) it will fine Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) 1 billion pesos (S$28.6 million) in relation to the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist, one of the largest digital bank thefts in history.

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DBS's ability to manage bad loans questioned in JP Morgan report

DBS Group Holdings' ability to handle nonperforming loans was questioned by analysts at JPMorgan Chase after the Singaporean bank revealed potential losses from its S$700-million exposure to a troubled oil- services firm.

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Japan's central bank to further expand monetary easing

Japan's central bank on Friday decided to further expand monetary easing to support economic recovery and avoid any possible negative impact from Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

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Bank of East Asia facing questions over its anti-money laundering controls after 70 million yuan in transfers

The Bank of East Asia is facing questions over the robustness of its anti-money laundering procedures in mainland China following bank transactions leaked by the media on the weekend that purport to show the Hong Kong-based lender may have been used as a conduit to disburse large sums of money to senior executives at Shandong-based Evergrowing Bank.

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BOJ optimistic on economy despite Brexit fallout, gov't's opposing view

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursday said the central bank stood poised to unleash further stimulus measures if necessary as it continues to chase its lofty 2 percent inflation target, while maintaining an upbeat view of the economy.