From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave

[ad_1] By Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March…

Brazil’s bankers prepare floats for Carnival with a difference

[ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – With Brazil’s normally ebullient Carnival likely to be curtailed by coronavirus next year, investment bankers are planning their own parade with a long line-up of…

Europe’s bond boom may stem investment bank exodus from sovereign debt auctions

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The surge in government borrowing during the COVID-19 crisis and boost in bond trading may stem investment banks’ gradual exodus from the less profitable business of…

COVID-19 crisis: a shot in the arm for Russian e-commerce

[ad_1] By Anna Rzhevkina, Alexander Marrow GDANSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse…