US banks target Australian pensions for hedging business
NEW YORK: Wall Street banks are jostling for business from Australia’s pension funds as the world’s fastest-growing pool of retirement…
Indonesia’s weighty food, health problems
“PORTUGAL” is a word that increasingly gets mentioned in dinner conversations with families and friends.
London’s bond market whisperer raises US$3.8 trillion for country
LONDON: As a 20-year-old trainee at a now-defunct German bank, Robert Stheeman’s first job was running the industrial paper cutter…
Bank valuations at stake as EU splits with Wall Street over ESG
Frankfurt: The European Banking Federation (EBF) says lenders in the region won’t be able to compete with their US rivals…
Bond market risks dislocation as needs surge
GOVERNMENTS are meeting more of their fundraising needs by raising debt not just through regular auctions, but also increasingly via…
Sun, sea and exports give south reason to feel smug
Athens: Southern European economies that were long sneered at by their richer northern neighbours have turned the tables as they…
US initiates anti-dumping investigations on M’sian producers
PETALING JAYA: The United States government has initiated two anti-dumping investigations on Malaysian producers, following allegations that the country is…
Australia’s APM Human Services gets buyout offer from US firm
SYDNEY: APM Human Services International received an A$1.28bil (US$841.09mil) buyout offer from US private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners and…
Uber-backed e-bike startup Lime planning global expansion
SAN FRANCISCO: Lime, the operator of a shared electric bike (e-bike) and scooter network backed by Uber Technologies Inc, is…