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Bulgaria's First Investment Bank (Fibank) opened on Friday the subscription for new shares and trading of rights for a fundraising needed to help it cover a capital shortfall found by European Central Bank stress tests last year.

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Philippine stocks dropped 2% on Friday, leading losses in the Southeast Asian region, with most other markets ending subdued due to fears of worsening Sino-U.S. ties after U.S. President Donald Trump again blamed China for the coronavirus outbreak. Trump on Thursday signalled a further deterioration...

Invesco Ltd said on Friday its fund manager, Mark Barnett, is leaving the investment management company after a 24-year stint.

Macquarie Group hired Australia's former treasurer and ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, as special adviser, the Sydney-based financial conglomerate said on Friday.

An FT correspondent recalls his painful adjustment to the UK capital

* Around three bidders to be shortlisted (Recasts with bidders)

The Moscow Exchange nearly doubled its net profit in the first quarter due to huge swings in share prices after a plunge in the value of oil and the outbreak of COVID-19, the bourse said on Friday.

A bond market regulator in China warned Citic Securities and Industrial Bank on Friday against charging bond underwriting fees way below normal levels in the market, calling this "improper competitive behaviour".

Macquarie among investors looking at deal that would bankroll £12bn UK broadband upgrade

* Outlook dim despite easing of virus restrictions (Adds government comments, details)