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Navigating Transformation

Categories: Finance

In this interview with David Power, the accomplished CEO of BNF Bank, we gain insights into his transformative leadership journey. With a distinguished career spanning global financial hubs, David has steered BNF Bank to new heights. IG: What can you tell us about the achievement of third-country branch authorization in the UK? Why is this such a significant and positive development for BNF Bank and its clients? David Power: BNF Bank has actively operated in the United Kingdom through its London branch since 2019. In November 2023, we obtained approval to operate a third-country branch authorized…

Investor Confidence In US, Japan And Europe Rises

Categories: Finance, Locations

By Emma Wall, Head of Investment Analysis and Research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “HL client Investor Confidence survey for February shows the index has stayed the same overall but shows variation in geographical sectors. Confidence has risen in the European, Japanese, and North American sectors but has fallen in the Asia Pacific sector and stayed the same for Emerging Markets and the UK. Momentum and rallying markets are clearly moving client views.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Extends Invitation to British Investors for Special Economic Zone

Categories: Finance, Locations

In a bid to bolster economic ties between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made a groundbreaking offer to British investors, inviting them to establish a special economic zone in Bangladesh. This move underscores the pivotal role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in driving Bangladesh’s economic growth trajectory and aims to forge stronger bilateral relations between the two nations. The proposition emerged during a meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a high-level British cross-party parliamentary delegation led by Virendra Sharma, MP, Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh and Chair of…

January Sees HL Pension Investors Go For Growth

Categories: Finance

Pension investors have started the year on an optimistic note – buying into tech funds and growth-biased global equity options. Highly rated Rathbone Global Opportunities, which features on the Wealth Shortlist, features in the top 10 buys, alongside tech-heavy Blue Whale Growth and Liontrust Global Technology funds. As well as global growth and global income funds, India – which has delivered strong performance over the past 12 months, also proves popular, with Jupiter India, another Wealth Shortlist constituent, the most bought fund across both SIPP and SIPP drawdown clients in January. Also in the top 10 were two money market…