All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

CPR AM launches ‘Smart Trends’: capturing the upside of thematic equities through a defensive profile

CPR Asset Management, the thematic centre of expertise of Amundi, has launched ‘Smart Trends’, a new fund that seeks to…

US bank holding firms First Horizon and Iberiabank to merge

First Horizon National has agreed to merge with rival US-based bank holding company Iberiabank in an all-stock deal to create…

Deutsche Bank opens up Commodity Custody services market in India

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted approval to Deutsche Bank to commence Commodity Custody services to…

Q2 Holdings completes $510m acquisition of PrecisionLender

Q2 Holdings has wrapped up its previously announced $510m acquisition of North Carolina-based fintech company Lender Performance Group (PrecisionLender). Headquartered…

ANZ full year 2019 result and proposed final dividend

ANZ today announced a Statutory Profit after tax for the Full Year ended 30 September 2019 of $5.95 billion, down…

Lloyds reports third-quarter loss of £238m after taking £1.8bn PPI charge

Lloyds Banking Group reported a statutory loss after tax for the third quarter of 2019 at £238m, compared to the…

Banca IFIS acquires full ownership of FBS Spa

Banca IFIS S.p.A. announces that today it closed the acquisition of the 10% interest in its subsidiary FBS S.p.A. held…

Deutsche Bank reports net loss of €832m for Q3 2019

Deutsche Bank announced a net loss of €832m for the third quarter of 2019 that ended 30 September, compared to…

SmartFinancial, Inc. announces acquisition of Progressive Financial Group Inc.

SmartFinancial, Inc., (Nasdaq: SMBK) (“SmartFinancial”), parent company of SmartBank, and Progressive Financial Group Inc., (“Progressive”), parent company of Progressive Savings…

Atos to sell €1.2bn worth shares in payments company Worldline

Atos has launched the sale of €1.2bn worth shares in Worldline, a European payments and transactional services provider, by means…