US food giant Kraft Heinz has abandoned its $143bn pursuit of Unilever, just two days after confirming its interest in the brand. On February 17, Unilever rejected the US firm’s initial offer, ...

After a year defined by US dollar dominance and central bank divergence, the FX landscape in 2025 is shifting toward greater balance. The reversal of dollar strength, central bank normalisation, and ...

Corporate governance continued to evolve rapidly in 2024, responding to both growing stakeholder expectations and systemic challenges across global markets. According to PwC and the World Economic ...

Perhaps more than any other, the Vatican Bank should be expected to maintain the highest of moral standards in the way it conducts its business. However, despite its saintly links, the bank that acts ...

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Forex trading, short for foreign exchange trading, is a dynamic and global financial market where currencies are bought and sold. Over the years, this market has witnessed a remarkable evolution, ...

The Italian wealth management market is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rapid expansion of the High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) and Ultra High Net Worth Individual (UHNWI) segments ...

French business magnate, art collector and billionaire Bernault Arnault has moved to consolidate the corporate structure of Christian Dior, bringing all of the Paris-based fashion house’s operations ...

Japan, North Korea and China are among the eight nations exempted from oil sanctions against Iran that came into force on November 5 Kharg Island Oil Terminal is located 25km from the coast of Iran.

Gold prices continue to break new price records. During the second week of October 2025, gold had surged to $4,000 a troy ounce, and the Financial Times reports that prices have doubled in less than ...

Until last September, few people beyond the close-knit world of pension asset managers had heard of ‘liability-driven investment’ (LDI), a trading strategy deployed by many pension funds. When the ...

In 2014, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared sleep disorders a “public health epidemic”; two years later, the World Health Organisation released a study, Sleep ...