Author Archive for: Karl Schnürch

About Karl Schnürch

I have been online since 1995. For many years, I worked in the e-commerce sector, setting up several online shops, and have always been interested in data analysis. In 2007, I moved to the Seychelles to work from there or as a digital nomad. In recent years, I have increasingly specialised in the financial sector. I manage the Seychelles’ Commercial Register and am also very familiar with the offshore world. GF6.com is a project I have been working on for many years. I built and curated the 445,000-entry bank database myself over a period of six years, and for the past two years or so I have also been using AI to achieve better structures.

Entries by Karl Schnürch

ADIB Sets Timetable for AED 1.75bn Rights Issue

October 13, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

ADIB rights issue of AED 1.75bn gets a firm timetable as UAE banks lift deposit rates to 5.6% amid a liquidity squeeze. Full dates and context inside.

ICBC Guangdong Chief Han Song Recalled to HQ, Promotion Expected

October 13, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

ICBC Han Song promotion: Guangdong branch chief returns to Beijing HQ, tipped for Senior Business Director role overseeing major overseas project financing.

KuCoin Nigeria Gets SEC Conditional Incubation Approval

October 13, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

KuCoin Nigeria SEC approval: conditional AIP for ARIP sandbox on 13 Oct 2026, as Nigeria ranks third globally in crypto adoption. What it does and doesn’t permit.

China regulators warn small banks: cap bond duration & investment growth

October 12, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

China small banks bond duration limits: regulators told mid-sized lenders their investment growth can’t exceed loan growth as Q4 2026 opened.

R&I & JCR Upgrade 13 Japanese Banks in H2 2026 Review

October 12, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

Japan bank credit rating upgrades 2026: R&I and JCR lifted 13 financial institutions in their H2 review, with only ORIX Bank downgraded. Here is the full picture.

Shriram Finance Hikes FD Rates Up to 7.85% From Oct 11

October 11, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

Shriram Finance FD rates rise 15–40 bps from October 11, 2026, with the top rate hitting 7.85%. See tenures, senior citizen perks and the digital-only bonus.

MPS calls emergency board meeting amid Intesa takeover pressure

October 11, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

MPS Intesa takeover bid: the world’s oldest bank calls an emergency board after Intesa’s €35bn offer and key shareholder defections. What happens next.

ECOFIN Agrees EU Market Integration & Supervision Package

October 9, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

ECOFIN Market Integration and Supervision Package: EU ministers back ESMA supervision of major cross-border venues, CSDs, CCPs and crypto providers.

FSB Warns Most Jurisdictions Lack Credible Bank Backstop Funding

October 9, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

Fewer than half of FSB jurisdictions have credible public sector backstop funding for failing systemic banks, a new 9 October 2026 review warns.

HKMA presses HSBC over Singapore AI hub choice

October 8, 2026/in Finance/by Karl Schnürch

HKMA HSBC Singapore AI hub: regulators questioned HSBC’s choice of Singapore for its Global AI Centre of Excellence over Hong Kong in October 2026.