By Simon Jessop, Nell Mackenzie and Svea Herbst-Bayliss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bluebell Capital Partners’ attempt to oust BlackRock Inc CEO Larry Fink represents the small activist he[...]
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December 8, 2022
Column-Funding cuts have put U.S. Social Security customer service in crisis mode
By Mark Miller (Reuters) – Call the Social Security toll-free number for assistance these days, and this is the message you will hear: “We are experiencing service issues including poor call qua[...]
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UK financial watchdog fines brokers over market abuse controls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it has fined inter-dealer brokers BGC Brokers LP, GFI Brokers Limited, and GFI Securities Limited 4.77 million pou[...]
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Asia’s hedge fund seeders go for ‘uncorrelated’ strategies
(Updates the company description in the fourth-to-last paragraph) By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – With traditional equity and bond portfolios underwhelming investors this year and China[...]
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Slowing crypto startup funding may still surpass 2021 record – Pitchbook
By Medha Singh (Reuters) – Total funding at crypto startups this year is set to exceed investments in 2021, research firm Pitchbook said on Thursday though the pace of capital deployment is slow[...]
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