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Bond market veteran rides away
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  • The heads of two of the world’s leading global financial regulators have hailed the potential of financial technology to help lift people out of poverty by connecting them to the banking system. But both Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, and Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned of potential risks.
  • UBS investment bank’s profit before tax fell by more than half in the first quarter of 2018, with year-on-year declines in almost all divisions, the Swiss institution revealed on Thursday.
  • Barclays beat expectations in fixed income, currencies and commodities trading (FICC), according to its first quarter results announced on Thursday, which it attributed to a strong performance in rates. This helped to offset reduced fees for deals and an equity trading slump, as its corporate and investment bank seeks to provide the return on capital in the face of shareholder pressure.
  • A tough quarter scuppered Goldman Sachs's strategic update but the bank places deeds before words and is already well advanced in its new strategy, writes David Rothnie
  • Credit Suisse was first off the blocks among big European investment banks in releasing its first quarter results on Wednesday. While trading revenue was strong, underwriting and advisory revenues disappointed, compared with US peers.
  • The Energy-Efficient Mortgage (EEM) initiative took another important step towards its objective of delivering a standardised European framework on Wednesday, with an event in Latvia bringing together various sponsors to discuss plans for the market’s development.