Five companies owned more than 44% of the U.S. banking industry's total assets at Sept. 30 — a dramatic increase from decades past according to SNL Financial's latest report released today.

BNP Paribas announces that Thierry Varène will join the Group's Executive Committee as General Delegate in charge of Large Clients starting on 1 December 2014.

On the occasion of its 18th Annual Financial Forum in Tokyo November 25th 2014, Paris EUROPLACE, the organization promoting the Paris International Financial Center, gathered 600 representatives from corporates, investors and financial intermediaries, and exposed to key representatives from the Japanese financial industry the new growth and investment opportunities in Europe and in France.

The global economy is expected to strengthen modestly next year, according to Swiss Re's latest publication, "Global insurance review 2014 and outlook 2015/16". Non-life insurance premiums are expected to grow 2.8% in 2015, supported by strong economic activity in emerging markets...

ING Vysya Bank (Vysya) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) today announced their intention to merge their respective businesses. The combination of their businesses will lead to a strengthened position as one of India's leading privately held banks, with a wider geographical spread and enhanced expertise across customer segments and product categories.