Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By Ivan Garces, CPA, Chief Risk Officer, Risk Advisory Services Practice Leader at Kaufman Rossin As we approach 2025, we are witnessing fascinating times in the banking & finance sectors, as tech-driven innovation is transforming the way financial institutions do business and build customer relationships.

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OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

What we know/What we don’t know Hey All — Rohit here, we’ve been getting asked quite a bit about On-Cycle 2025 — when it might happen, should individuals be getting reached out to by Headhunters, what firms individuals should focus on, when they should begin their prep, how we might be able to help, etc. This is what we do.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

(Reuters) – Russian Railways, a key cog in Russia’s industrial machine, may substantially cut its spending next year by around 40% compared to 2024, the Interfax news agency quoted the company’s finance chief Tatiana Orlova as saying on Thursday. The company […]

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Singapore, Singapore, December 20th, 2024, FinanceWire FBS, a leading global broker, unveils its latest analysis of cryptocurrency market trends for 2024 and predictions for 2025. FBS analysts explore how pivotal events have shaped the digital finance landscape and identify emerging opportunities for the coming year.

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H. Friedman Search

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Sometimes an old GFOA or conference directories that I find online can be of assistance to other public finance professionals. Today more than ever there are firms in both banking and law that are looking for professional public finance people. A Little More Digging… Today the main source is clearly LinkedIn. Friedman Search LLC.

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Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s government has agreed with the central bank to maintain the current 1% to 3% inflation target for 2025, in return for assurances the bank will support its fiscal policy and help jumpstart growth, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

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Global Banking & Finance

JUNE 14, 2024

Preparing for the European Accessibility Act: The Countdown to 2025 By Hilary Stephenson, Managing Director of Nexer Digital As the deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) approaches, banks and financial services firms trading within Europe find themselves at a crucial juncture.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 10, 2024

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s central bank head on Tuesday put pressure on the country’s deeply divided political class to tackle its strained public finances, saying the issue cut across party lines.

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Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Forecast for 2025: Continued Growth: M&A activity is expected to continue to rise in 2025, with a focus on strategic acquisitions and digital transformation. Private Equity Influence: PE-driven deals are expected to reach record highs, driven by the availability of capital and attractive valuations in the software sector.

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H. Friedman Search

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

So, how does this pertain to hiring in 2024/2025? Harlan is a thirty-year veteran Public Finance Banker turned recruiter who specializes in the placement of all levels Public Finance Bankers, Healthcare Bankers, Municipal Advisors, Compliance Officers, Issuers, and Bond Counsels. A continuing theme of HBO’s Hard Knocks for sure.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By Tony Judd, Managing Director, Nordics, UK & Ireland, Verizon Business Prediction 1: Data-driven applications will evolve, unlocking smarter, faster decisions across industries In 2025, the digital landscape will be dominated by the relentless march of data-driven applications.

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Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Finnair to raise $632 million to shore up finances STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Finnish airline Finnair said on Friday it planned to raise up to 600 million euros ($632 million) in a rights issue to shore up its finances and allow it to resume dividend payments from 2025.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 18, 2024

(Reuters) -Italian banks have started to disclose the minimum best-quality capital requirements for 2025 set by the European Central Bank under its Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP).

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Analysts recalled that the assumption that the Fed would reduce its level of 2025 easing had propped up […] By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -The U.S.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 19, 2024

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4.50% on Thursday, as expected, and said it now planned to cut rates three times in 2025, down from four cuts seen previously.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Federal Reserve and its projections for 2025. By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil edged up on Wednesday as a drop in U.S. crude inventories offered some support, although investors stayed cautious ahead of a potential interest rate cut by the U.S. Brent futures rose 53 cents, or 0.7%, to $73.72 a barrel at 1436 GMT, while […]

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.50% as expected on Thursday, but said that after easing policy five times this year, it now saw reasons to be more cautious as it enters 2025. Sweden’s economy has been treading water for the […]

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2024

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament approved Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 2025 budget on Friday, shrugging off concerns by the Fiscal Council that the government’s growth assumptions are too optimistic and the reserves too low to tackle contingencies.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By Emma Farge and Joanna Plucinska GENEVA (Reuters) -Global airline body IATA forecast industry-wide 2025 revenue of more than a trillion dollars and record passenger numbers on Tuesday, despite what its chief Willie Walsh said were “unacceptable” difficulties in securing new planes.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -AirBaltic is pushing its planned initial public offering back to the first half of 2025 or later as its advisers suggest waiting for improved market conditions in the European sector.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the worlds poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 2, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s second-largest lender VTB sees 2025 GDP growth at 1.9%, above the International Monetary Fund’s forecast of 1.3%, while inflation will slow to 6.4% from the current rate of 8.5%, VTB’s CEO Andrei Kostin told Reuters in an interview.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors weighed an ample supply outlook for next year against OPEC+ delaying its planned output increase by three months to April 2025. Brent crude settled down 22 cents, or 0.3%, at $72.09 a barrel, while U.S.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 15, 2024

By Maria Martinez, Holger Hansen and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -The German cabinet plans to approve its draft for the 2025 budget on Wednesday, but there is still a gap of 17 billion euros ($18.55 billion) which needs to be filled, finance ministry sources said on Monday.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 3, 2024

(Reuters) – Forvia has appointed Martin Fischer to replace Patrick Koller as its CEO from the beginning of March 2025, the French car parts supplier said on Tuesday. Fischer, an auto industry veteran who most recently served as a member of ZF Group’s management board, will join Forvia as a deputy CEO on Friday to […]

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 13, 2024

billion for 2025, compared to a mean net income estimate of $4.42 billion for 2025 provided by LSEG. The company said its property and casualty reinsurance business targets a reported combined ratio of less than 85% for 2025, while its […]

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Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government is to deliver its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 billion euros ($65.68 billion) worth of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

expecting business conditions to improve in 2025, according to a poll by the Ifo institute of some 8,000 firms published on Monday. “No sector is really optimistic about 2025. (Reuters) – German companies feel pessimistic about the new year, with only 12.6%

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Almost two thirds of employers are planning to offer employees smaller pay increases in 2025 […] LONDON (Reuters) – British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a survey that is likely to encourage the Bank of England as it seeks further signs that inflation pressures in the economy are easing.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to make its stock market debut no sooner than 2025, two people familiar with the matter said, in potentially the first IPO of a major Gulf airline as the UAE’s capital ramps up effort to become a global travel […]

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

ROME (Reuters) -The Italian government’s growth targets for 2024 and 2025 now look hard to achieve, the country’s central bank and budget watchdog UPB said on Tuesday. in 2025 in its multi-year budget plan unveiled in September. The Treasury set a growth target of 1% this year and 1.2%

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 17, 2024

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The German cabinet passed its 2025 budget on Wednesday after months of wrangling, even though a 17 billion euro ($18.6 billion) gap between projected spending and revenue has still to be covered.

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will continue to lag well behind other advanced economies next year, the German Council of Economic Experts said on Wednesday, as it cut its growth forecasts for Europe’s biggest economy for 2024 and 2025.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” These webinars are packed with useful information and insights from the best in finance. OfficeHours is an online platform that provides 1-on-1 coaching, training, and advice to help you land a job in competitive finance careers including investment banking, private equity, growth equity, venture capital, and hedge funds.

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Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs expects oil prices to average $76 a barrel in 2025 based on a moderate crude surplus and spare capacity among major producers, with concerns easing over a potential disruption in Iranian supply, it said in a note on Tuesday. “Overall, we still see the medium-term risks to our $70-85/bbl range […]

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

(Reuters) – If producer group OPEC+ doesn’t reduce production further, the average price of oil could drop to $60 per barrel in 2025 due to reduced demand and increased supply from non-OPEC countries, Citi said in a note on Wednesday.

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The TRADE

MARCH 28, 2024

The UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce has recommended a two-phased approach to shortening the settlement cycle beginning with operational changes in 2025 and a full transition by the end of 2027. Charlie Geffen, Taskforce Chair, said: “The direction of travel for shorter settlement cycles is clear.

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