Hints and tips:
...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....
...And, as lockdown measures are softened, the return of the likes of Gregg's, Starbucks et al to the UK FtG market will increase competition....
...Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the head of the PIF, even joined the company’s board....
...Henny Sender in Hong Kong reports WME-IMG is teaming up with venture firm Sequoia Capital China and internet group Tencent to expand the US sports and entertainment conglomerate’s Chinese business....
...Even its planned merger with fellow gas pipelines group Energy Transfer Equity could not offset the gloom enveloping the energy infrastructure sector....
...(Also, Ben Bernanke et al had written a book arguing in favour of explicit numerical inflation targets in the interim, which may have influenced a few people.)...
...bank just four months after Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit installed former Morgan Stanley colleague John Havens as chief executive of the institutional clients group....
...I just don’t understand,” he replies. “The Obama people are willing to work with us. We talk with them all the time. So they get it. [But] I want action, not just talk.”...
...Core prices, which exclude food and energy, rose by just 0.1 per cent over the month....
...The group’s explanation is that the deals have been struck between the bankers and a Georgia-registered banking subsidiary. Mr Gilauri et al have normal contracts with the UK-based holding company....
...“People watch thriller movies where diamonds and cash are taken out of the vault,” said Alan Svoboda of CEZ Group, a Czech energy company that lost 700,000 allowances with a market value of roughly €10m....
...And, as the new faces took their places next to Wintour, Menkes et al for the Dolce & Gabbana show, the Italian brand’s in-house cameras rolled, streamlining the event directly on to YouTube....
...“We want them to be blown away by the energy and expertise of our coverage,” Mr Klein said. “The benchmark is, does it make you want to watch CNN tomorrow?”...
...What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
...After spending billions of dollars at the wrong price for shares in Merrill Lynch, Barclays et al, Singapore’s state-backed investment body Temasek says it still “sees value” in banking stocks in the US...
...The approach adopted by Blackstone et al does not entirely fit this model. These are controversial listings in some respects, but are a relatively easy sell....
...And this time it’s RBS et al on the back foot....
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