CFO News

JULY 19, 2025

HDFC Bank says its Q1 FY26 margin pressure due to a post-merger funding mix shift, citing low CASA and elevated borrowings. “The only item that inhibited us from being at 4% to 3.4% is the cost of funds,” said CFO Srinivasan Vaidyanathan. He added that the bank is aiming to match system-level credit growth in FY26 and outperform in FY27.

Banking

CFA Institute

JULY 19, 2025

Sebastian Petric, CFA , is an investment professional with LGT and worked previously as a capital market researcher with Raiffeisen Bank International and as a director in the investment office of UBS. He was educated at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the London School of Economics, and the University of Oxford. Petric has a strong interest in asset pricing, development finance, inclusive globalization, and sustainable economic growth and recently published his book, entitled P

Economics

The Big Picture

JULY 19, 2025

“The institutional and financial intermediary space, in particular, has benefited from the continuous spark of bright ideas that challenge convention, modify behavior, better inform decision making.” What a lovely surprise! This week, some of my work was cited as an innovative, influential source providing market and economic commentary and analysis to the public, outside of the usual Sell-Side channels or media outlets.

Economics

The Big Picture

JULY 19, 2025

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish Blend coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • A band of innovators reimagines the spy game for a world with no cover : A profound transformation that is taking place in the world of intelligence. For spies, there is literally no place to hide. Millions of cameras around the world record every movement and catalogue it forever.

Construction

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