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Peter Fitzgerald Named Chief Investment Officer at Lloyds Banking Group: What It Means for Scottish Widows & SPW

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Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Peter Fitzgerald as Chief Inves...

Fitzgerald will oversee investment strategy and fund management ac...

He joins from Aviva Investors, where he led a £100 billion+ Multi...

The move signals Lloyds’ push to unify and strengthen its invest...

South Korea’s Regulatory Shift: Easing Banking-Commerce Separation to Fuel AI & Semiconductor Growth

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South Korea plans to ease rules separating banking and commerce to...

Regulatory changes include loosening equity caps and adjusting ban...

The government will create a sovereign wealth fund to improve stat...

Civic groups warn the reforms could entrench the power of chaebols...

Why J.P. Morgan’s $105B Expense Surge Signals a Shift in Carbon Transition Costs

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Gist J.P. Morgan remains deeply engaged in the low-carbon transition through its Center for Carbon Transition (CCT), actively structuring landmark deals in nature-based carbon removal and advancing its Carbon Compass framework for firmwide climate metrics. [1][2][3] Among recent pivotal deals, the bank led a $210 million credit facility for Chestnut Carbon to scale afforestation projects …

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Citigroup Sees 25% Surge in Q4 Investment Banking Fees Amid Soft Market Revenues

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Executive Summary Citigroup CFO Mark Mason expects investment banking fees in Q4 2025 to increase by approximately 25% year-over-year, driven by strong M&A activity; market revenues are projected to decline modestly compared to the same period. Meanwhile, the bank is underway with major transformation efforts, with around two-thirds of its cost-cutting and operational streamlining initiatives …

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