Hints and tips:
...But one of Europe’s biggest ever bank M&A deals was sealed at an IIEB meeting at the Brussels Hilton in 1997....
...Mainstream asset managers that offer forestry management as an option to UK clients include Abrdn, Axa Investment Managers, Gresham House, JPMorgan, M&G and Nuveen....
...Liontrust’s fortunes illustrate how M&A is not a panacea for the challenges facing the fund management industry....
...I’m not sure that analysis entirely captures it, though, because I think there’s a more issue-based reason for this phenomenon....
...Now, Julius Baer on Thursday came out and said that it was going to write down its entire SFr606mn exposure to Signa....
...I’m absolutely certain that the company has a very bright future.”...
...“Contrary to what people may think, I didn’t just go forward and say to the board [of Julius Baer], ‘I’m the designated successor’,” says Collardi....
...His work is aesthetically striking, from the huge plush bunny that dominated the set for Harm to the black, oily blood in his Julius Caesar....
...There is still some significant activity in M&A, particularly in tech engineering, healthcare, financial services....
...THE GREAT NORMALISATION, says Julius Baer. PwC is suffering from an acute case of “cautious optimism” - the only kind of emotion a consultancy is capable of....
...I’m not physically adventurous, but intellectually I’ve not been afraid to take calculated risks....
...Here’s what else I’m watching today: US: Monthly new home sales figures. Israel-Hamas: The truce in Gaza enters its final day....
...Production, Sophie M Productions. Shot at the National Gallery, London...
...H&M’s chief executive Helena Helmersson has quit after just over four years in the top job as the Swedish fast-fashion group struggles to improve profitability....
...Can you tell us a little bit about the incumbent Julius Maada Bio and what stuck out to you from the interview? Aanu Adeoye Yeah. So Julius Maada Bio is running for his second and final term....
...I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Brit and wouldn’t live anywhere else....
...Office Therapy The problem: I’m late 20s and recently joined a team growing a new line of business within an established company....
...Now try this I’m off to see Oppenheimer and then Barbie at the cinema tonight: in that order, of course, because the world that Julius Robert Oppenheimer made is the one that made Barbie....
...Marc Filippino I’m Marc Filippino, and here’s the news you need to start your day. [MUSIC PLAYING] UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak got a much needed win on Tuesday night....
...“Once the technology is done — I’m not a banker.”...
...Mario Kart and M&A The FT’s Leo Lewis makes a thought-provoking argument as to why Japan should part with its crown jewel, Nintendo....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Economic data: Housing prices across 20 major US metropolitan areas are expected to have fallen again in May....
...In Vienna, the wide availability of subsidised housing has moderated rents in the private sector — the average monthly price for a 60 sq m flat in the city is €767, according to the Mietspiegel rental index...
...“There are plenty of M&A opportunities in the market, but the question is when they will materialise....
...One reader, Martim, sent over this recent post by Yves Bonzon, chief investment officer at Julius Baer, arguing that S&P 500 valuations are close to fair value....
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