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BondEvalue

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BondEvalue is a Singapore-based Fintech that specializes in bond market data and technology. The company's information services business offers bond market data on hard-currency corporate & sovereign bonds across Asia, Middle East, Europe and the Americas. The data, which includes bond prices, yields, news and analytics, is offered to end investors via interactive Mobile and Web Apps. Investors can sign up for a free trial of the service either via the company's website (https://bondevalue.com) or by downloading the BondEvalue Mobile App (http://onelink.to/wej7jq). BondEvalue is also developing an electronic bond exchange, BondbloX in Singapore that allows investors to trade bonds electronically in smaller sizes (US$1,000 or equivalent). For more information, visit https://www.bondblox.com/

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BNP Paribas reported a jump in its annual 2021 profits by 34.3% to €9.5bn ($10.9bn). The group’s revenues rose 4.4% to €46.2bn ($52.8bn). Profits were helped by its cost of risk falling 49% through the year to €2.9bn ($3.3bn) alongside a sharp 46% rise in operating income to €12.2bn ($13.9bn). Its cost of risk (Term of the Day, explained here) dropped due to the limited number of new defaults and a high basis of comparison with respect to 2020. Growth was visible across its domestic, international financial services, and investment banking divisions. BNP Paribas lifted its shareholder payout target to 60% of profits via a combination of cash dividends and share buybacks as compared to its prior 50% policy. Its CET1 ratio stood at 12.9% as of end-December 2021, up 10bp YoY.

BNP Paribas’ Profits Jump, To Lift Payout Target