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 ›
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Air-France KLM passenger load factor touches 87.1%
Passenger load is a technical term in aviation parlance that equates to passenger density per flight. A higher figure denotes increased efficiency. On Friday, Air France KLM, which has in the past been the subject of political tensions between France… Read More ›
Nissan likely to pushback on having the same chairman as Renault: FT
Given Renault’s stake in Nissan, Jean-Dominique Senard, Renault’s chairman, will be joining Nissan’s board. On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported citing sources with knowledge of the discussions at hand, Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s independent committee on governance is likely to… Read More ›
China’s HNA cuts stake in Deutsche Bank
While earning HNA had voting rights of 7.64%, its now cut it to 6.3%. The development comes as the EU is becoming more conscious of the Chinese threat. According to information available in a filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s PIF hedged its 4.9% stake in Tesla Inc: FT
Saudi Arabia’s PIF used an equity collar to reduce its exposure to price movements of Tesla’s shares. As per a report by the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has reduced its exposure to Tesla Inc. Saudi Arabia’s… Read More ›
Germany tightens foreign investment rules eyeing China
Earlier this month, European Union states have agreed to coordinate scrutiny of foreign investments in Europe, notably from China. In a significant development, Germany has agreed to adopt new business rules that lowers the threshold for screening for mergers and… Read More ›
ABB to sell its Power Grids business to Hitachi
ABB will sell only 80.1% of its stake in the business following which it will revamp its business structure. Zurich-based ABB has reached a deal to sell its Power Grids business to Japan’s Hitachi for an undisclosed amount. In a… Read More ›
William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management takes a stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings, again
In 2018, William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has been one of the few activist investor hedge funds which has managed to deliver high returns. In a significant development, for the second time in two years billionaire investor William Ackman… Read More ›
Mitsubishi Corp joins Royal Dutch Shell in developing LNG Canada’s $31 billion project
The project will see the export of around 14 million tons of LNG per year. Mitsubishi’s stake in the project is 15%. On Tuesday, Mitsubishi Corp stated, it will join Royal Dutch Shell in developing the LNG Canada project in… Read More ›
Become more competitive before talking of selling stake: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire
Bruno Le Maire’s comments come in the wake of Air France-KLM’s Canadian boss telling Air France’s labour unions that they should not depend on the state to bail them out and that the government was prepared to offload its stake… Read More ›