Rabobank

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  Rupee Could Beat Asian Rivals Like Baht, Ringgit This Year: Forecaster

  The rupee was Asia's second-worst performer in 2019 despite about $18 billion inflow into Indian bonds and equities.

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  Rabobank to Cut 9,000 Jobs, Shed Assets to Boost Profit

  Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank plans to lay off nearly a fifth of its workforce to boost profit and prepare for tougher European banking guidelines, it said on Wednesday.

• World Shares Sag After Sub-Par PMIs

  World shares weathered soft readings on Chinese and Japanese manufacturing which served to recharge expectations of more policy stimulus there, though lacklustre Eurozone data soured the mood on Thursday.

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  ECB's Mario Draghi Wants to Buy Bonds, But Who Will Sell?

  The ECB might have to pay way above market prices, or take additional measures to encourage investors to sell.

• UK Talking to UBS, Barclays, 4 Other Banks About Settling Forex Probe: Report

  Britain's financial regulator has intensified talks with six major banks over allegations of collusion and manipulation in the foreign exchange market, setting the stage for a group settlement that could cost them close to 2 billion pounds ($3.26 billion).

• European Stocks Recover as Worries About Banks Ease

  Stock markets in Europe and Asia rose on Monday as investors put aside concern about euro zone banks and looked forward to corporate earnings and a raft of global economic events, including testimony from the head of the Federal Reserve.

• Weakening Rupee, Subsidy System May Impact Fertiliser Sector: Report

  A potentially weakening rupee and the probability of a disappointing monsoon due to the El Nino effect, along with the subsidy system may impact the fertiliser sector, according a report.

• Europe steadies after risk aversion sweeps Asia

  European stock markets resisted a wave of risk aversion that had swept across Asia on Friday, but the euro weakened as the yen and gold held onto most of their early gains.

• BNP Paribas to buy Polish Rabobank unit for $1.4 billion

  The deal offers a 14 percent premium to the market value of BGZ, a rural-based Polish lender which ranks No.11 by assets, and could forge a player ranking No.8 in the local sector.

• Sins of past, present and future haunt banks

  This week alone, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Lloyds revealed mounting legal bills and Dutch agricultural specialist Rabobank became the latest lender to be fined in a global scandal over interest rate rigging with a $1.1 billion penalty.

• Dutch lender Rabobank fined $1 billion over Libor scandal

  US and European regulators ordered Dutch lender Rabobank to pay $1.07 billion to settle allegations it aided a six-year scheme to rig benchmark interest rates, imposing the fifth fine in a scandal that has helped to shred faith in the industry.

• Yes Bank holds paper ballot for directors' appointment after dissent

  Yes Banks annual general meeting (AGM) was to approve the appointment of Diwan Arun Nanda, Ravish Chopra and MR Srinivasan as whole-time directors by voice vote.

• Radical Cyprus bailout plan unnerves Asian markets

  Asian stock and bond markets fell and safe-haven assets such as the yen rose on Monday after a radical bailout plan for Cyprus unnerved investors by re-igniting concerns about the euro zone's weak banks and its fickle policies.

• ING names head of Belgian business as new CEO

  Dutch bank and insurance group ING picked Ralph Hamers, head of its business in Belgium and Luxembourg, to succeed Jan Hommen as chief executive, a move that emphasises its focus on Europe following divestments in Asia and US.

• All About Ads: The battle of brands at Durga Puja

  On this episode of All About Ads, a special report on Durga Puja pandals, which are not just a congregation of devotees but also battle of brands, big and small, to grab eyeballs. We look at Starbuck's entry in India with its very first outlet in Mumbai. Also on the show, a walk down the memory lane with ad film maker, Kailash Surendranath, the dir...