With China opening up its financial sector, worth trillions of dollars, foreign financial institutions can finally tap the Chinese market. In a deal that will result in Morgan Stanley becoming the top shareholder of Morgan Stanley Huaxin Fund Management Co,… Read More ›
Month: April 2019
France’s antitrust watchdog raids wines and spirit makers
The French antitrust watchdog is keeping a tight lid on these raids and havent disclosed the names of the firms it has raided. More information on these raids will be provided as and when more light is shed on them…. Read More ›
Saudi Aramco’s dollar denominated bonds inch up on early trade
The price wasn’t all that great since it was a bit inflated given the hype over the issue. Many buyers may have flipped it in the market. Incidentally, Aramco chose to only issue $12 billion of debt given its focus… Read More ›
Kingdom Holding Co did not purchase Saudi Aramco bonds
Kingdom Holding Co is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s firm. Interestingly, as per a statement by Aramco’s CEO Talal Ibrahim al-Maiman, Saudi Arabia’s Prince’s firm Kingdom Holding Co did not purchase its bonds. Talal Ibrahim al-Maiman went on to add,… Read More ›
About 2,500 Shops Shut On Top 500 UK High Streets Last Year, PwC Report
The increasing trend of shoppers choosing to shop online for virtually everything in retail and the need for cost curtailment of companies is forcing the closure of retail chain stores in the UK high streets at a rate that is… Read More ›
Fine Settlement Of $1.1bn For Standard Chartered In US And UK
A settlement charge of $1.1bn has been fixed for Standard Chartered in connection to charges against the bank of implementing insufficient money-laundering controls and violating sanctions against Iran and other countries imposed by the US and other global bodies. The… Read More ›
Ghosn Alleges His Former Colleagues At Nissan Had Backstabbed Him
In what was his first public address since he was first arrested last year, ousted former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, through a video message, accused some of his former colleagues of “backstabbing” him to remove him from the post of… Read More ›
UBS Estimates Closure Of 75000 Stores In US By 2026 Due To Online Growth
The Swiss bank UBS has predicted that the proliferation of e-commerce business, companies and platforms would result in eth forced closure of more stores across the U.S. for businesses like clothing retailers, consumer electronics companies and home furnishing. “Store rationalization… Read More ›
Demand for Aramco’s international bond exceeds $30 billion
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco debut bond, which opened on Monday, will close on Wednesday. Saudi Aramco has opened the books for its first international bond issue, which took place on Monday, said sources familiar with the matter at hand. Aramco did… Read More ›
GE fined $58M for providing misleading data
GE had provided the misleading data during its bid to acquire Danish rotor blade maker LM Wind in 2017. The European Commission has levied a fine of $58.4 million (52 million euros) on U.S. conglomerate General Electric for providing misleading… Read More ›