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FinanceWealth Management

Allianz, IFC to invest in infrastructure projects

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The partnership will focus on emerging markets October 6, 2016: Allianz Group and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have signed a partnership under the Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP). Under the agreement, Allianz intends to make an investment of $500 million which will be co-invested alongside IFC debt financing...
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Banking

ING to shed 7,000 jobs

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Jobs cuts to mainly take place in Belgium and The Netherlands IFM Correspondent October 4, 2016: Dutch bank ING, the country’s biggest lender, announced plans to shed 7,000 jobs, mainly in Belgium and The Netherlands. The plan is part of cost cutting measure for the company, which will help it save $1.01 billion by 2021....
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Fintech

PwC reports revenue growth of $35.9 billion

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Total workforce count reaches new record October 4, 2016: The PwC network reported total global gross revenues of US$35.9 billion for the fiscal year ended on 30 June 2016. At constant exchange rates (local currency), PwC’s total global revenues rose by over 7%. “The strength of our brand, the opportunities we provide for our people,...
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Banking

‘Now, we have to deliver even more than expected’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Interview with Cezary Kocik, Vice-President of the Management Board, Head of Retail Banking, mBank Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya October 3, 2016 What factors led the transition of BRE Bank from a corporate bank to retail banking and eventually mBank? When BRE Bank decided to establish its retail business, Poland was just past a decade of transition....
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Fintech

Ecommerce: Fraud by customers on the rise

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Buyers increasingly using chargeback option to get refund for their products Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya October 3, 2016: Online merchants are facing a new problem — fraud by customers. Firms are increasingly facing malicious activity in the form of chargeback or friendly fraud. According to Visa, chargeback fraud has been growing at around 41% every year,...
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Economy

China to be world’s first trillion dollar aviation market

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Airbus and Boeing are best placed to take advantage of this growth Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 28, 2016: Slowing economy and tough government regulations notwithstanding, China is all set to become the world’s first trillion dollar aviation market by 2035. According to manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, the Chinese aviation market looks one of the most promising...
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Fintech

Yahoo reveals world’s biggest data breach

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Happened in 2014 and at least 500 million users were affected IFM Correspondent September 23, 2016: Yahoo, the California-based tech giant, on Thursday said personal information of at least 500 million users was stolen in an attack on its accounts in 2014. The attacker was a ‘state-sponsored actor’, and stolen information may include names, e-mail...
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FinanceIslamic Banking

Islamic funds are not just an alternative

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Their success is turning them into a source of competition for the conventional funds industry Camille Paldi September 22, 2015: More than 750 Islamic Investment Funds have been established around the world with assets under management (“AUM”) totaling approximately $60 billion compared to 70,000 conventional funds with AUM of $19trillion.  Currently, a wide variety of...
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Fintech

Enforcing debt when trading with Eurozone customers

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Implications of Brexit and the importance of a carefully designed risk management strategy Sophie Brackenbury September 19, 2016: Our commercial dispute resolution team was recently instructed to advise on the enforcement of a debt owed to a German business (our client) by a UK company, as part of our debt recovery service.  The outcome was...
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