Now playing Next Business Series HSBC to hire 1000 new staff in China Despite slowing Chinese growth HSBC still sees it as a solid bet and will hire a further 1000 staff this year. 24/03/2017
Now playing Next USA Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller dies at 101 Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. 20/03/2017
Now playing Next Markets Deutsche Bank: share sale details cause price slump Shares of Germany's biggest banks fell sharply in value after it announced details of the sale of new shares needed to increase its capital reserves. 20/03/2017
Now playing Next Economy Federal Reserve raises benchmark interest rate to 1.0 percent The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in three months, a move spurred by steady economic growth and strong job gains. 15/03/2017
Now playing Next Business Series HSBC names AIA's Mark Tucker as new chairman Experienced Asia hand Mark Tucker is to take over as chairman of HSBC at the start of October replacing Douglas Flint. 13/03/2017
Now playing Next Economy European Central Bank defends continued eurozone stimulus European Central Bank pledges to keep its aggressive stimulus policy for now but signals less need to prop up eurozone growth and inflation. 09/03/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Deutsche Bank seeking eight billion euros from new share sale The past troubles at Germany's biggest bank mean it is asking investors to buy an additional eight billion euros worth of new shares. 06/03/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Royal Bank of Scotland makes a loss for ninth straight year Royal Bank of Scotland - the subject of the world's biggest bank rescue - has announced losses of 6.96 billion pounds (8.2 billion euros) for 2016. 24/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series HSBC's profits plunge dragging down share price Europe's biggest bank HSBC saw annual pre-tax profit slump 62 percent with hefty writedowns and warned its revenues could fall again this year. 21/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Credit Suisse announces big losses, more job cuts Credit Suisse says its 2016 losses were 2.44 billion Swiss francs, it plans to cut up to 6,500 more jobs this year. 14/02/2017
Now playing Next Markets Italy's UniCredit selling 13 billion euros of new shares Italy's biggest bank UniCredit is selling 13 billion euros of new shares to rebuild its capital reserves following writedowns on bad loans. 07/02/2017
Now playing Next Economy ECB's Draghi warns against US relaxing bank rules European Central Bank head Mario Draghi has called the US administration's idea of relaxing bank rules "very worrisome". 06/02/2017
Now playing Next Economy Trump to weaken banking rules President Donald Trump has started the effort to roll back the US laws brought in to regulate banks after the 2008 financial crisis. 03/02/2017
Now playing Next Economy UK central bank raises growth outlook Bank of England raises forecast for UK economic growth this year, in no hurry to put up interest rates, sees inflation at 2.8 percent in early 2018. 02/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Deutsche Bank: the worst is behind us Crisis-plagued Deutsche Bank is insisting the worse of its troubles are behind it even as it announced a Q4 loss of 1.9 billion euros. 02/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Deutsche Bank fined over Russian money laundering Deutsche Bank failed to prevent around $10 billion (9.29 billion euros) in suspicious trades out of Russia between 2011 and 2015. 31/01/2017
Now playing Next Real Economy Is Europe in the mood to invest in itself? This edition of Real Economy, from the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg, looks at the kind of investments Europe needs. 31/01/2017
Now playing Next Business Series RBS prepares to pay for 'painful' sub-prime legacy Royal Bank of Scotland sets aside 3.1 billion pounds (3.6 billion euros) to settle claims by the US Department of Justice over mis-sold investments. 26/01/2017
Now playing Next Economy Hack attacks prompt possible cyber stress tests for banks The European Union is reportedly considering testing the defences of the region's banks against cyber attacks to help step up their security. 23/01/2017
Now playing Next Business Series HSBC to move 1,000 staff from London to Paris after Brexit HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, plans to shift around 1,000 workers, who generate around 20 percent of its trading revenue to Paris, post-Brexit. 18/01/2017