Shares of US banks drop after S&P downgrades some ratings
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Norway fund wants more women on boards, concerned about excessive CEO pay
The trading floor of Norges Bank Investment Management, the Nordic countryÕs sovereign wealth fund in Oslo, Norway, June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFund is world's single largest stock market investorWants more women on boards, eyes developing countriesConcerned about larger pay packages for CEOsARENDAL, Norway, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund, the world's single largest stock market investor, is to step up pressure on the companies it invests in to have more women board members and to also reduce excessive executive pay, a top fund...
China’s sliding yuan could be next ‘black swan event’ for markets, hedge fund EDL says
Coins and banknotes of China's yuan are seen in this illustration picture taken February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire...
Asset manager Valkyrie files for Ethereum-focused ETF with US SEC
The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May...
Exclusive: Bridgewater’s flagship fund was bearish on US stocks as rally fizzled
Bridgewater's Pure Alpha most bearish on developed market bondsAlso bearish about the U.S. dollar, metals and stocksEuro, Singapore dollar were...
Hedge funds land bonuses despite returns below bank savings rates -Goldman
U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Most...
Morning Bid: U.S. retail therapy as China funk deepens
Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City,...
UBS pays $1.43 bln to settle US mortgage claims as industry-wide probe concludes
The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at the company's office at the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich in this July 1, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) agreed to pay $1.435 billion to settle U.S. charges that the Swiss lender misled investors into buying troubled mortgage securities, concluding an industrywide probe into a root cause of the 2008 global financial crisis.The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday said it has collected more than $36 billion in civil fines from 19...
Column: Dollar demand to dampen US debt fears
ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 14 (Reuters) - In five years' time the U.S. government's annual interest bill on its debt is projected to reach $1 trillion, or 3% of GDP - impending fiscal catastrophe, as the first figure might imply, or manageable burden, as the second one indicates?U.S. debt sustainability is back in the spotlight after Fitch downgraded the U.S. credit rating this month. High interest rates and bond yields are increasing the amount Washington must pay to service the federal debt, which neither economic growth nor inflation look like sufficiently...
Exclusive: Canadian pension funds explore $6 bln sale of renewables firm Cubico -sources
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Two of Canada's biggest pension funds are exploring options including a sale of Cubico Sustainable Investments that could value the renewable energy firm at about $6 billion or more, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.Montreal-based Public Sector Pension (PSP) Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) are looking to appoint a financial advisor in the coming weeks, the sources said, adding the sale could take several months to complete.The sources, who requested anonymity as the matter is confidential, cautioned...