Banking

Chinese banks must brace for surge in bad loans, regulator says

China’s banks should brace for a big jump in bad loans due to coronavirus-induced economic pain, the financial regulator said on Saturday, noting the deterioration of asset quality at some small and mid-sized financial institutions was accelerating.

Ex-Morgan Stanley diversity officer says bank cut her budget by 71%

A lawyer representing a former Morgan Stanley  diversity officer who is suing the bank over racial discrimination said on Wednesday the bank cut her client's budget for promoting diversity and financial education by 71 percent from the time she started in wealth management to 2019.