Italian banks to cut 27% of branches over next 7 years, Deloitte says

Fund industry says proposed U.S. SEC rules would harm retirement savers

Investors pulled $1 bln from UK equity funds in January – Calastone

ECB cuts interest rate on government deposits

Nine global banks invest $45 min in carbon credit platform

Britain’s finance ministry sets out draft rules to regulate cryptoassets

China expands IPO reform to help companies raise capital

Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde’s debt for environmental investment

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/portugal-agrees-swap-cape-verdes-debt-environmental-investment-2023-01-23/

EU lawmakers back ‘prohibitive’ capital rules for cryptoassets

FILE PHOTO: A representations of cryptocurrencies in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-lawmakers-back-prohibitive-capital-rules-cryptoassets-2023-01-24/

Bank of America profit tops estimates as higher rates boost income

A person walks past a Bank of America sign in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-america-beats-fourth-quarter-profit-estimates-2023-01-13/