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...“At the end of the day, money talks and you’d rather have [the PIF] as a partner.” It was not just golf that was stunned....
...But after a rift that drew in 9/11 victim groups who were outraged at what they regarded as “sportswashing” by a nation from which many of the al-Qaeda attackers hailed, some expressed surprise at the move...
...In the US, at least, mom-and-pop investors and advisers build portfolios with the categories used by Morningstar et al....
...Its topography is difficult to describe, but Apple and its Chinese partners have mastered it....
...The “return of cash” as a strategic asset has delivered a rare bit of good news for investment managers....
...The company’s unusual approach to defining financial assets has attracted $109mn from a diverse group of investors including Wheelhouse 360 Partners, which does not traditionally invest in fintechs....
...Law firm Shearman & Sterling has named 12 new partners....
...And that's our aspiration. It's not a promise. It's an aspiration. I think we've got a good chance of getting there....
...Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the C$400bn global investment group, told my colleague Josephine Cumbo that the UK stood out because of its “pro business” stance....
...“Clearly, we’re in a challenging negotiation,” Al Kelly told the Financial Times....
...“Right now if a businessman makes money and keeps his head down and lays low, then it is fine,” said Chen Zhiwu, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong. “Otherwise, it is no good....
...al — arrived....
...He joins from Skadden Arps where he was a partner. Joseph Lombardo has joined Houlihan Lokey to lead the firm’s private equity general partner advisory practice. He joins from Stonyrock Partners....
...Mr Bezos’s investigators reported that they couldn’t determine exactly what type of malware had been planted on his phone, but that it was typical of products sold by groups such as NSO Group and Hacking...
...Latham & Watkins has hired Meghan Cocci as a partner in the law firm’s corporate department....
...(Incidentally, for my money, Cronenberg’s scuffed aesthetic has dated at least a little better than the gleaming postmodernism of Neo and Trinity et al.)...
...Andrew Garthwaite et al at Credit Suisse has had a fiddle about with the model portfolio, resulting in insurers getting a push....
...Many French cinema owners, who are putting pressure on Cannes to resist Netflix et al, see the streamers’ disruptive attitude as an incursion into their territory....
...(New Yorker) Practice what you pitch Black superstars have played a key role in building the reputation of sporting goods group Adidas in the US....
...Europe’s biggest funds keep racing to raise money Private equity groups have never had it so good: their funds are larger than they’ve ever been and they’re being raised in the blink of an eye....
...And here’s a good one from Roth Capital Partners’ resources team: Good Riddance 2019, Happy New Year 2020 While it is an easy call saying good riddance to 2019, we could go much further and say good riddance...
...Brunswick Group has promoted 21 people to partner in the largest number of promotions in the company’s history. You can find the full list here....
...If you have a good economy, you can give more money to the people. This is why we need to explain to people why populism is not the solution and why we have to protect business.”...
...You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel v....
...The aspiration is issuing banks which belong to the Visa and/or Mastercard networks will issue TonCards at some point in the future....
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