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Britain’s Virgin Money full-year profit misses market view

23Nov

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Britain’s Virgin Money full-year profit misses market view

People walk past a Virgin Money store in central London, Britain, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 23 (Reuters) - Virgin Money UK (VMUK.L) on Thursday reported full-year profit below market estimates, pulled down by pressure on lending margins and stubborn inflation that squeezed British banks' returns.The British banking industry faces a tough economic outlook, higher risks of loan defaults amid a cost-of-living crisis, and margin pressure from fierce competition for savings and mortgage products.Virgin Money said its underlying profit before tax slumped 24% to 593 million pounds ($738.94 million) for the 12-month period, compared with a forecast of 625 million pounds by analysts in a company-compiled consensus.For the financial year 2024, Vir...

Exclusive: China’s clashing priorities behind rare money market distress

7Nov

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Exclusive: China’s clashing priorities behind rare money market distress

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's attempts to keep the yuan from falling contributed to last week's chaos in money markets, sources involved say, pointing to the pressure behind the scenes as Beijing tries to guide its economy and markets through a major slowdown.Routine month-end demand for cash in China's banking system snowballed into a scramble on Oct. 31 that pushed short-term funding rates as high as 50% in some cases, an incident that authorities are now investigating.Six participants in the market say a confluence of factors drove fear and confusion across trading rooms in Shanghai and Beijing by late afternoon on that day.Eventually, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), its affiliated China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and bond clearing houses stepped in, direc...

Global money market funds attract biggest weekly inflows in three months

8Sep

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Global money market funds attract biggest weekly inflows in three months

Saudi riyal, yuan, Turkish lira, pound, U.S. dollar, euro and Jordanian dinar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - Global money market funds attracted robust inflows in the week ended Sept. 6, as investors gravitated towards safer options amid concerns over slowing growth in China and Europe as well as uncertainty regarding the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook.Investors poured about $57.38 billion into global money market funds in their most significant weekly net purchases since June 7, LSEG data showed.Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsInvestors favoured safer assets on worries that a slowdown in China and Europe would weigh down global growth.Data from the euro area and Britain s...

Dutch lender De Volksbank faces fine over money laundering safeguards

11Aug

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Dutch lender De Volksbank faces fine over money laundering safeguards

AMSTERDAM, Aug 11 (Reuters) - De Volksbank's systems to prevent money laundering have been deemed insufficient by the Dutch central bank (DNB) and it will likely face a fine, the Dutch state-owned bank said on Friday.The bank, which incorporates several smaller Dutch banks such as SNS and ASN, disclosed the findings along with its first-half results."We regret that we were not able to fulfil our gate watcher role with respect to client integrity and that we are at this moment in violation of certain legal obligations with respect to money laundering" laws, Chairman Martijn Gribnau said in a statement.The bank said it was working to make changes required by the DNB before April 1.In its earnings report, the bank said first-half net profit nearly tripled to 248 million euros ($273 million) ...

US money market funds draw biggest inflow in four months

4Aug

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US money market funds draw biggest inflow in four months

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File PhotoAug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. money market funds saw robust demand in the seven days to Aug. 2 as investors favoured safer assets on concerns over a U.S. credit rating downgrade and economic reports signalling a still-tight labour market.Investors secured U.S. money market funds worth about $58.56 billion in their biggest weekly net buying since March 29, data from Refinitiv Lipper showed.Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsU.S. equity funds drew $133 million worth of inflows, compared with about $2.57 billion worth of net purchases a week ago.U.S. equity growth funds saw net outflows worth $3.48 billion, the biggest since June 7, but value fu...

Fed fines Deutsche $186 mln for slow progress in money laundering curbs

19Jul

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Fed fines Deutsche $186 mln for slow progress in money laundering curbs

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it fined Deutsche Bank and its U.S. affiliates $186 million for failing to sufficiently address money laundering and other shortcomings flagged by the U.S. central bank.Deutsche must prioritize addressing several of those issues or face "additional and escalated" penalties, said the Fed, which imposed additional restrictions and ordered the bank to improve its risk and data management.The Fed identified the previous issues in 2015 and 2017 consent orders, which stemmed from deficient controls in Deutsche's relationship with the Estonian branch of Danske Bank which ended in 2015.In December, Danske Bank pleaded guilty to a bank fraud conspiracy and agreed to forfeit $2 billion to settle a long-running Department of Justi...

YOUR MONEY How to get high rates to work for you

17Jul

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YOUR MONEY How to get high rates to work for you

July 17 (Reuters) - There is no doubt that higher interest rates are hard on a many people – especially if you are taking out a loan on a home or a car, or are struggling to catch up with credit-card debt.But for some, steep interest rates are not actually bad news.That is because they can finally put their savings to work. In fact, 38% of people say they have benefited from higher interest rates during the past year, according to a new survey from Allianz Life Insurance.“That’s the dichotomy: Higher interest rates are both crushing some people and benefiting others at the same time,” says Kelly LaVigne, vice president of Consumer Insights for Allianz Life.“If you are a saver, suddenly you are seeing higher rates on anything from Certificates of Deposit to annuities for the first time in ...