On the African continent, regional winner Standard Bank continues to enhance its business model to better support its extensive franchise with robust systems and capabilities. The bank’s Investor Services division operates the largest sub-custody network in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 16 countries. Rato de Mendonça, Group Head Financial Institutions & Investor Services, Transaction Banking, and Corporate […]
Regional winner Standard Chartered operates an outstanding franchise in Asia-Pacific. The bank’s comprehensive service offerings span 13 countries. High levels of service and an expanding range of asset classes for institutional investors have led to strong growth in assets under custody from existing clients and new mandates in these markets. In recognition of this progress, […]
UniCredit continues to demonstrate industry leadership in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) through an extensive franchise that offers comprehensive services and deep local-market knowledge. The bank’s client-centric approach emphasizes tailored post-trade solutions, process efficiency through high levels of automation, strong operational risk management, and market advocacy to address new regulations. With this approach, the bank […]
No matter how much you may trust AI for its advice and research, experts say there’s one thing you should never share with a chatbot: your financial data. In a recent Money project, our staff graded ChatGPT and Gemini responses to 25 personal finance advice questions in order to evaluate how top models perform when […]
Nano Nuclear Energy’s NASDAQ: NNE stock price pulled back in August, opening a buying opportunity for investors. While this small modular reactor company appears well-positioned to meet increasing demand, its stock price should consider potential hurdles. These include the timeline for operational readiness and reactor size, which are notably smaller than those of their competitors. Nano Nuclear Energy Today […]
Most investors have been afraid of putting their money to work overseas, particularly in the Chinese stock market. While there are many reasons to be careful when investing in other countries, some of these reasons often place sentiment into an overly conservative corner, and that often leads to several missed opportunities. The biggest bull case […]
When investors think about infrastructure stocks, many immediately think about artificial intelligence (AI) and with good reason. Many of the leading technology companies are making massive investments in AI that will drive growth for semiconductors and all the other infrastructure required to make data centers operational. But if you take one step back from that, […]
For biotech firms, a bit of positive news—a key result from clinical trials or new drug discovery, say—can be the difference between a major rally based on a path toward sustained profitability and a slump that can lead to the firm’s eventual demise. This high-risk industry is home to some of the most influential medicine […]
All stocks in the market go through their own ebb and flow cycles; there are no exceptions. No investor can escape this behavior, but they can look for opportunities at either end of that pendulum, where most other participants may not be willing to step in, as emotions (like the pendulum swings) are probably at […]
Sprouts Farmers Market Today SFM Sprouts Farmers Market $145.31 -0.97 (-0.66%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 52-Week Range $96.05 â–¼ $182.00 P/E Ratio 29.90 Price Target $173.73 Share buybacks are one of the most direct ways a company’s management can express its optimism for the underlying business and its future potential. They are also the most […]