Investors cut bets on BoE rate hike after coronavirus variant news
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors scaled back their bets on the chance of a Bank of England interest rate hike in December in early trade on Friday after a coronavirus variant that might be harder to
Hong Kong airport targets raising $4 billion in bond deal – sources
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Airport Authority is aiming to raise up to $4 billion in a multi-tranche dollar bond offering, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the
Britain’s bank ‘ring-fencing’ rules create complexity, review shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Capital requirements for the retail arms of Britain's banks have generally not harmed competition, but do create unnecessary complexity for customers, lenders and regulators, an
Danske Bank eyes higher profits in 2022, keeps profitability target
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danske Bank on Thursday maintained its 2023 profitability target and said it expected to increase profits this year after reporting fourth quarter net profit slightly above
‘Sustainable’ funds are no more green than traditional products, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) - Investment funds that market themselves as sustainable under European rules get similar levels of "green revenues" through the companies they invest in as traditional funds,
Take Five: Bond yield rise might be the real thing
February 22, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – 1/ YIELD JOLT Higher U.S. Treasury yields have so far done little more than jolt equity markets off record...
Barclays nabs UBS banker Tan to lead Singapore private bank
ZURICH (Reuters) - Barclays has appointed Evonne Tan, the head of private banking for UBS in Singapore, the British bank said on Tuesday, as it seeks to build upon its corporate and investment banking
Column-Road to Medicare enrollment paved with unexpected twists -a first-hand account
By Mark Miller (Reuters) - As a journalist covering retirement, I have written dozens of stories over the years about the ins and outs of Medicare enrollment.
Business investment into Singapore dropped 31% in 2021
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Business investment commitments into Singapore dropped about 31% last year, marking the first decline in five years and after hitting a more than decade high in 2020, government