Financials

World’s largest hedge funds record bumper year of profits, research shows

The world’s top hedge funds raked in record profits last year amid a resurgence in stock markets, new analysis showed.…

Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends

As Donald Trump surges toward the Republican nomination, many Wall Street executives have made a calculated decision not to speak…

New Morgan Stanley CEO is ‘super bullish’ on hitting financial targets

Morgan Stanley‘s new CEO, Ted Pick, on Thursday expressed confidence his bank will hit financial targets of $10 trillion in…

Biden administration unveils proposed changes to big banks’ overdraft fees

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday unveiled long-awaited changes to how the nation’s biggest banks structure overdraft…

Morgan Stanley revenue tops estimates, but CEO warns of geopolitical, economic risks ahead

Morgan Stanley on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter revenue that surpassed expectations, boosted by the strength in investment banking. Here’s how the…

UK and Switzerland sign post-Brexit financial services deal

LONDON — The U.K. and Switzerland on Thursday signed a post-Brexit financial services deal designed to bring two of Europe’s…

Generative AI has landed on Wall Street. Here’s how it can help propel ‘massive’ revenue growth

Like it or not, generative artificial intelligence has arrived on Wall Street — and experts expect it to transform the…

Singapore’s largest bank DBS beats forecast, quarterly profit jumps 17%

Southeast Asia’s largest lender DBS Group reported a 17% jump in third-quarter profit on Monday, benefiting from a high-interest rate…

Credit card losses are rising at the fastest pace since the Great Financial Crisis

Credit card companies are racking up losses at the fastest pace in almost 30 years, outside of the Great Financial…