OSLO, June 26 (Reuters) – Norway’s largest pension fund KLP said on Wednesday it will no longer invest in Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N), opens new tab because of risk that equipment sold by the U.S. group to Israel is used to demolish Palestinian homes and infrastructure, including in the Gaza war. The maker of bulldozers and other heavy […]
June 25 (Reuters) – The surge in investment in private debt is “more money for old rope”, BNP Paribas Wealth Management global chief investment officer Edmund Shing said on Tuesday. Shing said private assets were an essential for clients with large enough portfolios that could lock up their capital over a longer time frame, but […]
UBS Group has agreed to sell the majority of its stake in Credit Suisse’s China venture to a Beijing-backed fund, dealing a blow to the ambitions of Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities to expand in the world’s second-largest economy. Under the deal, which values the money-losing business at US$253.4 million, the Swiss lender will sell a […]
Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app Yotta went missing weeks ago, according to one of the lenders involved. A network of eight banks held $109 million in deposits for Yotta customers as of April 11, Evolve Bank & Trust said in a bankruptcy court letter filed late Thursday. About […]
MUMBAI, June 25 (Reuters) – India’s markets regulator is likely to tighten rules for stocks to be eligible for derivatives trading and ask brokers and mutual funds to stop enlisting unregistered financial influencers for their marketing campaigns, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. These steps, aimed at preventing market manipulation following the explosive […]
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab has strengthened its wealth management team in the Middle East with 10 new hires, it said on Tuesday, as the Swiss bank moves to tap into the influx of expatriates and growing population of rich individuals in the region. UBS said in a statement it was updating […]
MUMBAI, June 24 (Reuters) – India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank (KTKM.NS), opens new tab will increase its pace of opening new branches and add about 175 to 200 branches in the financial year 2024-25, a senior official at the bank said, months after the central bank barred the private lender from sourcing new customers digitally. In April, the […]
The timing of an initial public offering, which would likely be London’s biggest in more than a decade, wasn’t immediately clear as Shein is still awaiting approval from the Chinese securities regulator, the people said. An IPO could value the fast fashion giant at about £50 billion ($63.3 billion), Bloomberg reported this month. The preparations […]
BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 24 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab is selling a partial stake in one of its securities joint ventures to Beijing State-owned Asset Management (BSAM), a key step for the Swiss bank as it consolidates operations in China after its merger with Credit Suisse. Its joint venture partner Founder Securities said in a […]
June 21 (Reuters) – U.S. bank regulators said four major banks had shortcomings in their “living wills” – or plans that outline how they could be safely wound down if they went bankrupt or came under pressure. The four lenders – Citigroup (C.N), opens new tab, Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab, Goldman Sachs (GS.N), opens new tab and JPMorgan […]