BancFirst declares quarterly dividend and trust preferred interest payment

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has rolled out a series of regulatory reforms aimed at making insurance distribution more transparent, improving accountability among intermediaries and strengthening safeguards for policyholders. Under the newly notified Insurance Intermediaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, the regulator has introduced sweeping changes to the way insurance products are sold…

By Ruchi Bhatia   India’s fiscal outlook has improved from the worst-case scenarios officials were contemplating at the height of the Iran war, with the government now set to exceed its asset-sale target for the first time in eight years, according to people familiar with the situation.   A long-delayed privatisation of IDBI Bank will…

Some people may go back and volunteer at the hospital where they were born, or even fewer may go on to become a health care professional there. But it’s extremely unique to make a multimillion-dollar donation there.  That’s what political powerbroker George Norcross was able to recently do, though.  Norcross, who is considered one of…

I’ve never been good at stopping what I’m doing. AI has made this problem even worse. Near the end of a recent workday, I was looking forward to closing my laptop and enjoying a relaxing dinner with my family. I had a few minutes free around 4:30, so I decided to check on a dormant…

Bloomberg has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an artificial intelligence-powered data management and intelligence platform focused on private markets data collection and delivery, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of Bloomberg’s long-term strategy to deliver data and analytics tools for investors across public and private markets. According to the…

Key Takeaways The five largest banks in America are JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs. Those five banks have combined assets of $11.2 trillion, more than double the $5.1 trillion in combined assets of the next 15 banks. The largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, also has branches in the most states:…