(IN BRIEF) SIX Swiss Exchange has added Columbia Threadneedle Investments as its newest ETF issuer, marking the launch of two actively managed equity ETFs with multicurrency trading options. The funds provide long-term exposure to European and U.S. equities, committing at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged active ETFs, active management, asset management, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Columbia Threadneedle strengthens Swiss ETF landscape with launch of two active equity ETFs on SIX, Danielle Reischuk, ETF listings, ETF marketplace, ETFs, European equity ETF, Eva Maria Hintner, MSCI Europe, multicurrency ETF, Russell 1000, SIX Swiss Exchange, Swiss market, U.S. equity ETF, Virtu Financial Ireland
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera has become a shareholder of the European Investment Fund, giving Finland direct representation in EU-level decision-making for SME financing and strengthening national access to European funding. The EIF provided €606 million to SMEs in Finland during 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Climate and Digitalisation Loans, COSME, economic growth, EIF, EU financing, European corporate finance, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, export guarantees, Finland, Finnish representation enters EIF ownership as Finnvera aims to channel more European funding to domestic companies, Finnvera, guarantees, innovation funding, InvestEU, Juuso Heinilä, Karl Nehammer, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, risk-sharing, SME finance, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment marks a major shift away from democracy by transferring key judicial powers from the Supreme Court to a new executive-controlled Federal Constitutional Court, giving the Prime Minister authority over judicial appointments, and expanding military … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Politics
Tagged AFD, authoritarian trends, authoritarianism, centralization of power, civilian trials, conservative governance, constitutional governance, democratic erosion, EU GSP+ status, Europe, European Union, executive control, Federal Constitutional Court, General Asim Munir, Greece, H.R. 5271, Homeland Party, human rights, judicial independence, Konstantopoulou, militarization, military courts, military dominance, Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistan 27th Constitutional Amendment, Pakistan Freedom and Accountability Act, Prime Minister, Rassemblement National, Reform UK, Saudi Arabia, Supreme Court, Trump, United States
(IN BRIEF) Generali has completed the legal and operational integration of Liberty Seguros into its Spanish and Portuguese operations, marking the largest M&A deal for the company in the last decade. The combined entity in Spain now operates as Generali … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2024 operating result growth, European insurance market, Generali, Generali España, Generali Tranquilidade, insurance consolidation, Jaime Anchùstegui, Liberty Seguros Acquisition Bolsters Generali’s Leadership and Growth in European Insurance Markets, Liberty Seguros integration, Lifetime Partner strategy, M&A, multi-channel distribution, Spain and Portugal premiums
(IN BRIEF) The Bank of England, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the Bank of Thailand have announced a collaborative programme to assess how synchronised settlement mechanisms could improve the way cross-border FX transactions are completed. The initiative builds on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged atomic settlement, Bank of England, Bank of Thailand, cross-border payments, DLT settlement, foreign exchange, FX transactions, Kenneth Gay, MAS and Bank of Thailand Collaborate on Real-Time Cross-Border FX Settlement Experiments, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Payment versus Payment, Project Meridian FX, PvP, RTGS systems, synchronised settlement, Thammarak Moenjak, tokenised financial systems, Tom Mutton
(IN BRIEF) China’s growing use of economic leverage, political strategy, and military maneuvers is reshaping global power dynamics and testing the resilience of international cooperation. Recent tensions peaked when Beijing eased export restrictions on Nexperia microchips after Dutch authorities seized … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Netherlands, Politics
Tagged ASIA, Beijing, CHINA, CHIPS Act, Dimitra Staikou, Dutch government, economic coercion, economic security, Entity List, EU, Europe, European Union, export restrictions, geopolitical tensions, global influence, international cooperation, microchips, military drills, Netherlands, Nexperia, Pakistan, sanctions, Semiconductor industry, strategic alliances, Taiwan, technological isolation, technology supply chain, trade restrictions, U.S., United States, Wingtech
(IN BRIEF) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Crédit Agricole CIB have finalized a $2 billion Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) deal, backed by a $95 million financial guarantee from IFC, to unlock new trade finance commitments for emerging markets. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, economic development, EMDEs, emerging markets, financial inclusion, global trade, IFC, IFC strengthens partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB to expand trade finance access for developing economies, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, job creation, Mohamed Gouled, Olivier Bélorgey, significant risk transfer, SMEs, SRT, supply chain, Sustainable Finance, trade finance, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring has appointed Chantal Debost as its new Chairwoman, succeeding Jean-Jacques Calcat, who served in the role since 2018. The appointment, effective immediately following the Board meeting on 28 October 2025, reflects CAL&F’s commitment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, BDG INVEST, Board of Directors, CAL&F, CARTONA PACK, Chairwoman, Chantal Debost, Crédit Agricole Centre France, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring Appoints Chantal Debost as New Chairwoman, ESCAE Clermont-Ferrand, factoring, financial services, Governance, Jean-Jacques Calcat, leadership change, Leadership Transition at Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring as Chantal Debost Becomes Chairwoman, Leasing, LOCAFRANCE, SARL CHAMAX, SUEZ, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has approved a EUR 50 million, 10-year loan to Kemira for constructing a new biomaterials production facility in Finland. The project, jointly developed with International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), will produce bio-based alpha-glucans … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Chemicals, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged alpha-glucans, André Küüsvek, bio-based production, biobased products, biomaterials, biotechnology, Chemical Industry, Finland, green finance, IFF, industrial innovation, International Flavors & Fragrances, Kemira, NIB, NIB Backs Kemira’s EUR 130 Million Investment in Renewable Biomaterials to Advance Finland’s Green Industry, NIB Provides EUR 50 Million Loan to Kemira for New Bio-Based Materials Plant in Finland, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Petri Castrén, renewable materials, renewable solutions, sustainability, sustainable chemistry
(IN BRIEF) SIX and Barclays have entered into a seven-year global partnership to accelerate the bank’s international growth and enhance cost efficiency. The collaboration will give Barclays access to SIX’s suite of financial data products and allow the bank to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Barclays, Barclays and SIX Seal Seven-Year Alliance to Power Digital Transformation and Market Growth, cost efficiency, digital transformation, expansion, financial data, fintech, Georges Lauchard, global banking, Global Growth, INNOVATION, Marion Leslie, market data, market infrastructure, regulatory reporting, SIX, SIX and Barclays Forge Seven-Year Global Partnership to Accelerate Growth and Innovation, strategic partnership, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Tony Hable as Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance, reflecting its strategic focus on growth and innovation across the UK, USA, and Europe. Reporting to Managing Director James Ranger, Hable will lead the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable homes, energy efficiency, green finance, Jess Tomlinson, Lloyds Appoints Tony Hable to Lead Infrastructure and Project Finance as Bank Expands Global Growth Strategy, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Strengthens Debt Solutions Leadership with Appointment of Tony Hable as Head of Infrastructure and Project Finance, National Wealth Fund, net zero, Peabody, Peter Benz, Public Private Partnership, retrofit, SNG, social housing, Sovereign Network Group, Stuart Nivison, sustainable housing, UK housing associations
(IN BRIEF) LSEG and Microsoft have deepened their strategic partnership to revolutionize how financial institutions access and utilize LSEG’s licensed financial data within Microsoft’s AI ecosystems. Through a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, customers can securely integrate LSEG’s extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agentic AI, AI Everywhere, AI innovation, cloud computing, data integration, David Schwimmer, decision-making, financial analytics, financial data, financial services, Governance, interoperability, low-code platforms, LSEG, LSEG and Microsoft Advance AI Partnership with Secure Financial Data Integration via Model Context Protocol, LSEG Expands Collaboration with Microsoft to Enable Agentic AI Workflows Across Financial Institutions, MCP, Microsoft, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Model Context Protocol, Nick Parker, secure data, Workspace
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole CIB and Quandela have revealed the results of their collaboration on developing a hybrid classical-quantum algorithm that improves credit default risk prediction models. Validated for the first time using photonic quantum processors, the solution demonstrates enhanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI, Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Agricole CIB and Quandela Achieve Quantum Breakthrough in Credit Risk Prediction, Crédit Agricole CIB Partners with Quandela to Improve Credit Default Prediction Using Quantum Computing, credit default risk prediction, digital transformation, financial risk modeling, fintech, high-performance computing, hybrid classical-quantum algorithm, INNOVATION, Niccolo Somaschi, photonic quantum processor, Pierre Dulon, portfolio optimization, predictive analytics, Quandela, quantum computing, quantum finance, Quantum Innovation Strengthens Financial Risk Modeling in Crédit Agricole CIB–Quandela Collaboration, quantum-classical systems, risk management
(IN BRIEF) SIX Swiss Exchange has welcomed Schroders as its newest ETF issuer, marking the firm’s expansion into the European active ETF market with the launch of the Schroder ETFs ICAV Global Equity Active UCITS ETF USD ACC. This milestone … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged active investment, asset management, David Smith, ETF market growth, ETFs, European market, finance, fund management, global equity, investment management, Johanna Kyrklund, Leveraging SIX’s Platform for European Growth, Meagen Burnett, Schroders, Schroders Enters Swiss ETF Market, Schroders Expands European Footprint with Active ETF Listing on SIX Swiss Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland, trading, UCITS
(IN BRIEF) CVC Credit, part of global private equity firm CVC, has completed the final close of its fourth European Direct Lending fund (EUDL IV), raising €10.4 billion. This represents a major increase compared to its previous funds, which raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Alpha FMC, alternative investments, Andrew Davies, asset management, Bridgepoint, capital solutions, Cinven, CVC, CVC Credit, CVC Credit achieves record fundraising for European Direct Lending with €10.4 billion close of EUDL IV, CVC Credit raises €10.4 billion for fourth European Direct Lending fund, EUDL IV, EUDL IV closes at €10.4 billion as CVC Credit expands European Direct Lending platform and investor base, European Direct Lending, European offices, fundraising, idealista, Immedica Pharma, Innovative Beauty Group, institutional investors, insurance and private wealth, KKR, private credit, private equity, Rob Lucas, smartTrade, strengthening its leadership in private credit
(IN BRIEF) LSEG Risk Intelligence has launched World-Check On Demand, a platform delivering real-time sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, and enforcement actions data through flexible APIs. The service aims to cut false positives, speed up onboarding, and reduce operational costs while … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adverse media, AI-enabled data, compliance, David Wilson, enforcement actions, financial institutions, fraud prevention, LSEG, LSEG launches World-Check On Demand to deliver real-time risk intelligence, LSEG unveils World-Check On Demand to provide real-time risk intelligence for compliance and fraud prevention, onboarding, PEPs, real-time data, regulatory compliance, Risk Intelligence, sanctions, transaction monitoring, World-Check, World-Check celebrates 25 years with launch of On Demand real-time platform to tackle compliance bottlenecks, World-Check On Demand
(IN BRIEF) Hydro’s Corridor program, launched in 2024, has welcomed three new partners – Belterra Agroflorestas, Mitsui & Co., and Mitsui Foundation – during New York Climate Week 2025. The initiative, co-led by Hydro, Mercedes-Benz, and NGOs such as IPAM … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Society
Tagged and Mitsui Foundation join Hydro’s Corridor initiative to strengthen sustainable development across Pará, BCG, Belterra, Belterra Agroflorestas, biodiversity, bioeconomy, Brazilian Amazon, CEA, Corridor program, Forest restoration, Hydro, Hydro’s Corridor program welcomes new partners to boost sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon, Imazon, indigenous communities, IPAM, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsui & Co., Mitsui Foundation, New York Climate Week 2025, Pará, Quilombola, Regenerative Agriculture, riverside communities, Social Progress, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has released a whitepaper, The Evolution of Materials, showing how trade measures and geopolitical shifts are forcing companies worldwide to rethink stainless steel procurement. The research, based on a global survey of major industrial buyers with combined … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged aerospace, automotive, climate change, climate resilience, construction, consumer goods, Defense, ENERGY, global sourcing, global trade, infrastructure, Kati ter Horst, Outokumpu, Outokumpu report forecasts rising stainless steel demand despite trade disruption and sourcing challenges, Outokumpu Report Highlights How Tariffs and Geopolitical Shifts Are Redrawing the Global Stainless Steel Landscape, Outokumpu survey shows tariffs and global tensions forcing industries to rethink stainless steel sourcing, Outokumpu Whitepaper Reveals How Tariffs and Geopolitical Shifts Are Redefining Stainless Steel Procurement Strategies, Outokumpu whitepaper reveals rising demand for stainless steel despite trade disruptions and geopolitical uncertainty, procurement strategies, ReArm Europe, Stainless Steel, supply chain resilience, supply chain strategy, sustainable materials, sustainable steel, tariffs, trade disruptions
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has introduced its first set of mini-sized, cash-settled futures on major European government bonds, including the 10-year OAT, Bund, Bono, and BTP, as well as the first 30-year BTP. Listed on Euronext Derivatives Milan with a notional … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Norway, Portugal, Technology, Travel
Tagged 30-year BTP, Anthony Attia, Bono, BTP, Bund, Euronext, Euronext Clearing, Euronext Derivatives Milan, Euronext Expands into Fixed Income Derivatives with the Launch of Mini-Sized Futures on Key European Government Bonds, Euronext Strengthens Fixed Income Innovation with First 30-Year BTP Mini Futures and Expanded Product Line, European government bonds, financial markets, fixed income derivatives, Innovate for Growth 2027, institutional investors, liquidity providers, mini-sized futures, MOT, MTS, New Euronext Mini Futures Enhance Retail and Institutional Trading Opportunities in European Bonds, OAT, Optiq trading technology, retail investors, risk management
IN BRIEF) Waystone ETF ICAV has joined SIX Swiss Exchange as a new issuer with the launch of the Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, an actively managed ETF combining Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare expertise with the advantages of on-exchange trading. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged active ETFs, asset management, Bellevue Asset Management, Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, David Smith, Dublin, ETF issuers, European ETF growth, Frankfurt, Geneva, healthcare investments, London, partnership, Paul Heffernan, SIX expands ETF offering as Waystone launches Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF in Swiss market, SIX Swiss Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes Waystone as new ETF issuer with launch of Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, Swiss ETF market, UCITS ETF, Waystone ETF ICAV, Waystone ETFs, white-label ETF platform
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