Banking

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has agreed shirt sponsorship deals with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football clubs Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro.

Chicago-based bank Northern Trust will become the title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs tournament held every year in the New York and New Jersey area.

US privately-held bank Firstrust Bank has entered into a partnership with NBA basketball franchise the Philadelphia 76ers.

English Premier League football club Arsenal has sealed a partnership with PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia TBK.

The Caisse d’Epargne banking organisation has signed up as a sponsor of the 2017 World Handball Championship.

Financial services company USAA has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2016 edition of all-star NFL American football game the Pro Bowl.

The Jockey Club, the group that oversees the running of 15 of the UK’s leading racecourses, has entered into a partnership with merchant banking group Close Brothers.

International private banking and asset management group LGT has been signed up as the main sponsor of the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland.

Organisers of the Geneva Open men’s tennis tournament have confirmed that financial services company Banque Éric Sturdza will serve as the event’s title sponsor from next year.

Dutch banking and financial services group Rabobank has announced that it will withdraw its sponsorship of top-level sport at the end of 2016.

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Football Federation Australia, the sport’s governing body in the country, has extended its partnership with financial services group National Australia Bank.

UAE Rugby, the governing body of the sport in the country, has renewed its association with banking group HSBC and has also agreed a partnership with British multi-purpose vehicle manufacturer Land Rover.

The new Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament has named one of the country’s leading financial services companies, Habib Bank Limited, as its title sponsor.

The British Paralympic Association has agreed a partnership with the UK division of German financial services company Allianz.

The International Tennis Federation has extended its long-term association with French financial services company BNP Paribas, its main partner.