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Firms can rake in more profit and investment through having more gender diversity in their workforce, according to two separate studies from the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and fintech firm Broadridge Financial Solutions.

The dollar bond market enjoyed another bumper week with tight pricing and heavy supply, but questions remain over how long a dovish Federal Reserve can stave off a downturn.

Lebanese investment banker Ziad Hayek set out his programme for running the World Bank this week, as the process for selecting the president of the world’s biggest development lender fell into a mire of confusion. In an interview with GlobalCapital, Hayek said his pitch to World Bank shareholders focused on migration, infrastructure finance, climate change, and co-operation with China. By Phil Thornton.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has appointed Pablo Hernández de Cos, governor of the Bank of Spain, as its new chair. He takes over as the committee looks to reflect on post-crisis regulation.

Futu Holdings, the parent of Hong Kong-based Futu Securities, has pulled off the first IPO by a Chinese online brokerage. The company was on track to raise $160m on Thursday after making a late change to the deal, cutting the size of its float and adding a private placement to an international fund. Jonathan Breen reports.

Singapore-based internet company Sea has raised $1.35bn after boosting the size of a follow-on offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).

Chinese internet company Ruhnn Holdings is planning to list American Depository Shares (ADS) on the Nasdaq.

An affiliate of the concessionaire operating Quito’s new airport will look to break more than the three week hiatus in Latin American new issues on Thursday with an amortising trade that looks set to come well wide of the Ecuadorean sovereign.

Two emerging market borrowers familiar to investors returned to the Swiss franc market this week, injecting some geographical diversity into the sector.

Charles Pitts-Tucker has been promoted to international head of investment banking at Nomura, alongside a string of other moves at the Japanese bank.

The outcome of Ukraine’s presidential elections at the end of March will bear great influence on the nation’s economic future, and investors are fearful of the results.

Bond investors are betting that Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) can complete its comeback from the brink. Its bonds have rallied strongly enough for some holders to speculate a new issue may be on the cards.