• As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed's Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BN

    As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed's Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BN After the prior week's almost unprecedented outflows, total money market fund assets rose last week (admittedly by a modest $9.1BN), but remain below the $6TN level ($5.97TN) as tax-season draws roll off Source: Bloomberg The flows into money-market fund assets through April 24 mainly on the back of inflows by institutional investors, which had led the tax-related decline the...

  • UniCredit Bank Introduces onemarkets Fund for Romanian Market

    UniCredit Bank introduces exclusive investment solutions to the Romanian market with the launch of onemarkets Fund. This platform presents a diverse array of investment solutions available to customers of UniCredit Bank Romania, along with the opportunity to leverage the extensive expertise of world leaders in mutual fund management, including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pictet, J.P. Morgan, Pimco, […]

  • Veterans memorial fund gets $5K boost from Liberty Bank

    Liberty Bank of East Longmeadow presented a $5,000 check to help honor local veterans.

  • S&P Global Market Intelligence U.S. Bank Market Report Finds Earnings are Expected to Fall 2.8% year-over-year in 2024, but Rebound Strongly in 2025

    /PRNewswire/ -- Higher credit costs are expected to serve as a modest headwind to U.S. bank earnings this year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's

  • Chinese markets down after central bank's rate call

    Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly higher at the start of the week, while Chinese stocks dipped in the negative territory as investors digested the People's Bank of China's (PBoC)

  • How to boost your bank account, mobile wallet security

    Cybercriminals are constantly devising new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and steal sensitive information. DANIEL ADAJI outlines ways to safeguard your bank account and mobile wallet. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of robust mobile wallet security cannot be overstated. With the surge in the use of digital wallets, there has been a corresponding Read More

  • Dems bank on Trump trial boosting Biden

    Democrats are hopeful that President Biden's freedom to hit the campaign trail while former President Trump is stuck in a New York courtroom for weeks, maybe months, gives his reelection campaign a jolt. The president is spending several days this week covering crucial ground in Pennsylvania, including a visit to his hometown, while Trump sits []

  • SEC to boost market confidence at CMC meeting

    The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria has announced the virtual Capital Market Committee meeting for the first quarter of 2024. The meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, will focus on addressing pressing challenges and brainstorming strategic ideas to advance the Nigerian capital market. SEC disclosed this to Journalists on Monday. It emphasised Read More

  • SEC moves to curb illicit funds in banking recapitalisation

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed its stance against the admittance of illicit funds into the capital market through the fresh banking recapitalisation exercise. The Executive Director (Operations) of the commission, Dayo Obisan, revealed this on Thursday at a symposium organised by the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, with the theme ‘Banking Read More

  • BlackRock tokenizes Money Market Fund on Hedera, HBAR soars

    Archax, Ownera and The HBAR Foundation have enabled the first tokenization of BlackRock’s money market fund (MMF) on Hedera. This is a major development in the real-world assets (RWAs) industry and comes after abrdn plc tokenized its MMFs on Hedera last year. The crypto world has witnessed a historic moment in the real-world assets (RWAs) […]

  • Defence scores $50b funding boost as jets plan grounded

    Defence will get an extra $50 billion over the next decade as part of a shake-up of the Australian military, as plans to acquire F-35 fighter jets have been put on ice. Unveiling a national defence strategy and $330 billion investment program in a major speech on Wednesday, Defence Minister Richard Marles revealed an additional […]

  • Banks' recapitalization weighs down stock market, investors lose N633bn

    Investors have continued to backpedal on the stock market, especially in the banking sector, on the back of the proposed recapitalization of the banks announced late last month by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.