Gold Fields approaches Northern Star over potential takeover, Bloomberg reports

Key insight: Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association failed Friday and was acquired by a local bank in an FDIC-assisted transaction. Supporting data: The thrift held $3.73 million in assets and $3.65 million in deposits as of March 31. The FDIC estimates the failure will cost the Deposit Insurance Fund about $1.2 million. Forward look:…

The Securities and Exchange Commission today censured New York-based broker dealer OTC Link LLC and ordered it to pay a $575,000 civil penalty for longstanding violations of Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI). According to the SEC’s settled order, between August 2016 and March 2025, OTC Link LLC failed to establish, maintain, and enforce certain…

West One recruited four new members to its mortgage division sales team. Joining the team as regional account manager for central London, Harry Galvin brings experience from both the intermediary and lender sides of the market. Galvin joined from Go Finance, where he worked as a mortgage broker. Prior to this, he held the…

Visa announced the launch of the Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP) on Thursday, a new platform it said is designed to help financial institutions, fintechs and crypto natives access stablecoin capabilities through a single Visa-managed environment. Building on Visa’s broader crypto strategy, VSP is said to give financial institutions, fintechs and other payment providers a way…

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – MAY 31: A view of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Singapore on Tuesday sharply lifted its annual economic growth forecast, citing a stronger-than-expected performance in the first half and boost from AI-related sectors and exports….

Better disputes that account. Despite Garg holding substantial voting power through his Class B super-voting shares, the company said he does not have the votes required to implement the board change. Better’s statement also alleged that his shareholder solicitation contained misrepresentations and “clearly violates federal securities laws,” a charge Garg has publicly dismissed as “conjecture.”…