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...In early September, S&P cut Casino’s credit rating further into junk territory. Generali already has close ties with Casino group’s real estate portfolio....
...Since Mr Kraus’s departure, AllianceBernstein’s share price has risen by 38 per cent, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence....
...In Japan the Topix was up 0.5 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.5 per cent Futures tip the FTSE 100 to open 0.2 per cent higher while the S&P 500 is set to open up 0.1 per cent later in...
...In May S&P Global downgraded its rating outlook on Fosun’s debt to negative, pointing out that debt was 17 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (from nine times a year earlier...
...according to S&P Global....
...Mr Got has previously worked as an analyst for S&P and Amundi. ● John Anderson has moved to Smith & Williamson as a partner to manage the Fixed Interest Trust from JPMorgan....
...Companies including Assicurazioni Generali, XL Group and RSA are among several insurers providing cover for the ship, people close to the situation said....
...Anthony Silverman at S&P Equity Research said the market might be looking forward to some of the insurers’ greater exposure to Italian and Spanish bonds....
...Germany’s Siemens gained 2.6 per cent to €85.34 after announcing a bigger-than-expected dividend increase. Stock in the company was also upgraded by S&P to “buy” from “hold”....
...Tony Silverman, analyst at S&P Equity research in London, saw twin motives in the capital raising....
...Insurer RSA Insurance advanced 1.9 per cent to 119¾p even after Generali, its Italian peer, denied rumours it was considering a bid....
...The non-life insurance business, meanwhile, has benefited from healthy underwriting profits in the past year, S&P said....
...Generali lost 2.3 per cent to €13.62 while Alleanza fell 7.3 per cent to €4.63. The S&P/MIB fell 0.8 per cent to 17,758....
...The rumour remained even after Generali chairman Antoine Bernheim said on Friday that RSA was “not on our agenda” and analysts once again played down the chance of an approach from a European peer such as...
...S&P has a “strong buy” recommendation on Statoil, with a 12-month target price of NKr194....
...p on vague rumours of predatory interest from Italy?s Generali. Still with insurance, there was heavy trading in Jardine Lloyd Thompson....
...s share price yesterday to 743?p, a 5 per cent premium to Aviva?s all share offer of 707p at yesterday?s closing share price, indicating that the market is braced for a counterbid. ?...
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