FINANCE & BANKING

Brian Ferdinand received the Institutional Trading Strategy Innovation Award from the Global Financial Strategy Forum, recognising his adaptable, disciplined, and execution-focused approach to modern trading.

SpaceX is planning a $1.75 trillion IPO, potentially the largest in history. Learn what retail investors need to know about the pre-IPO market and potential risks.

Brian Ferdinand, Lead Portfolio Manager at Everforward, receives the Institutional Trading Strategy Innovation Award for his groundbreaking contributions to institutional trading.

Former Nodus Bank CEO pleads guilty to a $24M fraud scheme, exposing a shocking abuse of power and leading to the bank's collapse.

Enrico Dal Re led the financial validation of Essor's $1 billion merger, applying strategic finance and operational frameworks that doubled the company's scale and set industry benchmarks for digital consumer goods mergers.

Trade40 has launched a multi-asset trading platform designed to make online trading more accessible, structured, and user-friendly for modern investors.

As global wealth becomes increasingly fluid, traditional financial institutions are struggling to keep up. Bancara is positioning itself as a modern, integrated solution by combining banking, trading, currency management, and reporting within a single regulated framework built for cross-border capital.

Goldman Sachs analysts Mason Clarke and Clay Nelson face potential sanctions after appearing in an unauthorized Interview Magazine feature highlighting the lavish lifestyles of young Wall Street bankers.

The 2022 energy market shock revealed weaknesses in traditional planning models, pushing finance leaders to prioritise resilience, scenario planning, and long-term capital discipline over short-term forecasting precision.

This guide highlights credible finance podcasts that help UK beginners understand how sterling, commodities, central bank policy and global markets interact.

Explore how global tensions and rising oil prices are impacting the UK's economic recovery, with insights into the upcoming Budget cycle and inflation risks.

Iranian drone strikes on AWS data centres in the UAE and Bahrain are causing major disruptions to banking apps and delivery services, and exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the Middle East.

Since 2022, Ukraine has presented global investors with a paradox: severe geopolitical risk alongside significant long-term potential.

Six crypto wallets reportedly profited from insider trading on Polymarket, betting on US strikes in Iran. Allegations of insider trading arise as wallets show suspicious activity.

International sanctions compliance is complex, fast-moving, and non-negotiable. For businesses banking with neobanks, a blocked payment is often the first encounter with OFAC, OFSI, EU, or UN regulations. Digital banks use automated screening to flag risks, but growth and scale can create gaps, as seen in high-profile fines for Starling, Revolut, and N26.

Millions of US families could receive bigger IRS tax refunds in 2026 as new credits, deductions and updated refund rules take effect this filing season.

Gold and silver prices collapse as Kevin Warsh's Fed nomination triggers a historic $5 trillion wipeout and a wave of forced CME margin liquidations.