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Category: Capital and Risk


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold Gains After Fed’s Dovish Hike Reinforces Bullish Trend, Breakout in Play

March 23, 2023

Via: DailyFX

Gold prices surged on Thursday amid U.S. dollar weakness after the FOMC delivered a dovish interest rate hike and signaled that its tightening campaign may be nearing its end. In late morning trading, XAU/USD was rallying about 1% to $1,986, […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re

March 22, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report. Claims from Hurricane Ian in Florida, record breaking losses from hailstorms in France, floods […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

US Crude Oil Knocked Back By Shock Inventory Build As Fed Looms

March 22, 2023

Via: DailyFX

Crude oil markets are trading cautiously like most others on Wednesday in Europe as investors await the United States Federal Reserve’s March monetary policy decision, due later in the global day. On a more market-specific note, a shock rise in […]


Capital and Risk, Trading

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Surges 5.1%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

March 21, 2023

Via: Yahoo

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) shares rallied 5.1% in the last trading session to close at $26.21. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to […]


Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic

Woke Officials Missed Warning Signs Before Collapse of Sillicon Valley Bank

March 20, 2023

Via: CNSNews.com

President Biden’s massive government spending caused inflation that led to the collapse of a big bank, by shrinking the value of its long-term loans and bonds. Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week, in the second-biggest bank failure in American history. […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Insured Losses From N. Zealand Floods Estimated at US$1.02B, With Profit Hit Expected

March 15, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

The initial insured losses for the recent floods in the North Island of New Zealand are estimated at NZ$1.65 billion ($1.02 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. Losses incurred so far in […]


Capital and Risk, Trading

15 Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now According to Hedge Funds

March 14, 2023

Via: Yahoo

In this piece, we will take a look at the 15 best bank stocks to buy now according to hedge funds. For more bank stocks, head on over to 5 Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now According to Hedge Funds. […]


Capital and Risk, Credit

5 Key Takeaways From the State of Commercial Banking

March 10, 2023

Via: Bank Director

In January, Q2 released the 2023 State of Commercial Banking Report, which analyzed data from Q2’s PrecisionLender proprietary database that includes commercial relationships from more than 150 banks and credit unions throughout the United States, along with other sources. Report […]


Capital and Risk, Operational

ChatGPT and generative AI — what does banking have to do with it?

March 7, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

Ready or not, the genie is out of the bottle and there is no going back. From digital art and journalism to gaming and marketing tech, every industry is being disrupted. Open AI’s ChatGPT, in particular, stole the limelight after […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Texas Anti-ESG Push Is Coming for Insurers and Pensions in New Bills

March 6, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

A Texas lawmaker is seeking to broaden the fight against ESG (environmental social governance) policies by imposing further limits on the types of investments state pension managers can make and restricting shareholder proposals that would dictate insurance companies’ business with […]


Capital and Risk, Operational

Executive panel: key banking cybersecurity developments for 2023

March 6, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

1. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) As cybercrime continues to become more sophisticated, banks are adopting technologies that can keep up with the threats. AI and ML are among those technologies that are playing an important role in […]


Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic

Senate Banking Republicans warn Fed not to go too far in capital review

March 3, 2023

Via: American Banker

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are keeping a watchful eye on the Federal Reserve’s ongoing review of bank capital requirements. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the ranking member on the committee, sent a letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell on […]


Capital and Risk, Trading

U.S. Bancorp (USB) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

March 2, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bancorp (USB) closed at $47.31 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.88% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500’s daily loss of 0.47%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.02%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, […]


Capital and Risk, Credit

As credit unions push for diversity, politics start to push back

March 2, 2023

Via: American Banker

As more credit unions take steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion, executives and other experts are debating how much progress has been truly made since the death of George Floyd in 2020. The culture war dominating the political news […]


Capital and Risk, Operational

Nationwide taps Board to upgrade financial planning capabilities

March 1, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

Nationwide will utilise Board’s Intelligent Planning solution to upgrade “vital” financial planning processes and systems across multiple use cases. The switch will enable the building society to deliver “better insights for our teams, and ultimately better outcomes for Nationwide’s members”, […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

U.S. Bancorp says Feds weighing enforcement action on prepaid debit cards used for unemployment insurance payments

February 28, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bancorp (USB) said in a filing Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering a potential enforcement action against the bank as part of a previously-disclosed probe into its administration of unemployment insurance benefit prepaid debit cards […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Ukraine to Set Up $500M Insurance Fund for Cargo Ships Entering Ports

February 24, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Ukraine will offer compensation for possible damages to civilian vessels entering its ports, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Friday, as Kyiv tries to boost exports that are vital for its war-hit economy. Ukraine is a major producer and […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Madison Square Garden Loses Appeal of Covid-19 Insurance Claim Dismissal

February 23, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

A New York appeals court last week upheld the dismissal of Madison Square Garden’s Covid-19 business interruption claim against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. The court agreed with a New York County court’s dismissal in January, 2002 after it found that […]


Capital and Risk, Trading

Forex Trading Strategies to Explore in 2023

February 22, 2023

Via: TechBullion

The world of forex can be lucrative if you know what you’re doing, but it certainly isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme. It takes time and dedication to get good, and chances are you will lose more than you make at first. […]


Capital and Risk, Operational

How Bankers Can Take Advantage of AI

February 22, 2023

Via: Bank Director

Among the biggest stories in tech remains the astonishing advancement in artificial intelligence, or AI, over the past several months. While AI has been evolving for a very long time, its latest iterations and implementations have reshaped how people think […]