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...“Private equity has always been the solution to most antitrust problems caused by large companies buying their rivals....
...Atkinson, who manages the Axa fund....
...“There is no real alternative solution for Chinese companies . . . and financing offshore is needed.”...
...The inaugural FT annual ranking of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies (below) provides a snapshot of corporate landscape in a continent where technology, fintech and support-service businesses have had to...
...David Page, head of macro research at AXA IM: Perceptions of UK living standards are likely to be mixed....
...Société Générale has promoted Christophe Lattuada, group country head for the UK and Ireland and chief executive of the bank’s London branch, to chief operating officer of global banking and investor solutions...
...Such troubles are forcing a rethink of corporate strategy....
...With energy buying on this scale, it may only be a matter of time before the tech companies branch into the energy business themselves....
...Mr Bergemar does not feature in the porn company’s corporate filings and declined to speak to the FT....
...In Europe, Allianz, Axa and Legal & General are down by more than 40 per cent....
...Those that sell luxury goods have also seen the brands branch out on their own to build a better relationship with customers....
...“You’d be naive to think that the level of stress is not rising across Hong Kong,” says Anthony Davies, chief executive of Barclays bank’s Hong Kong branch....
...The change in CEO and announced upcoming strategic review look to be key catalysts given the group’s history of swift corporate action....
...Vertical farms are only part of a solution to feeding the world, said Mr Kobayashi-Solomon....
...The deep relationships with global corporate customers in the treasury and trade solutions business are the foundation for much of Citi’s institutional banking business: rate-hedging, foreign exchange trading...
...Retail’s reckoning No surprise that older bricks-and-mortar retailers are willing to pay up for technology solutions....
...Prior to this role, Owen was chief executive of Axa Sun Life and Axa Asia Pacific Holdings....
...Unlike rivals, Wells long resisted embarking on an aggressive branch closure programme....
...Axa Investment Managers has fund management centres in Paris and London....
...● Axa Investment Managers, the €747bn asset management arm of Axa, the French insurer, has named Francisco Arcilla as global head of sales....
...Alstom would have been isolated if Siemens had merged with Canadian rival Bombardier, the aide added....
...Technology executives have been particularly vocal in backing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme but on Tuesday corporate anger was more widespread....
...European insurers have also rallied — the UK’s Prudential by 19 per cent and France’s Axa by 14 per cent....
...Jeff Knight, head of Global Solutions at Columbia Threadneedle, says: “From what we can discern from Trump’s campaign, corporate sector friendliness is a priority....
...But some might have to, says James Peagam, head of global insurance solutions at JPMorgan Asset Management....
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