By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday set out draft legislation to regulate “buy now pay later” (BNPL) credit, saying the sector posed potential harm to consumers without thoro[...]
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New look CBDCs and cryptomarket to emerge from turmoil, top BIS official says
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Cryptomarkets have not been killed off by last year’s turmoil, while the new wave of central bank digital currencies will face geopolitical limits, the Ban[...]
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Global equity funds post second weekly inflows in a row
(Reuters) – Global equity funds secured weekly inflows for a second straight week in the week to Jan. 18 on hopes over waning inflationary risks and more measured rate hikes from the Federal Res[...]
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U.S.-China friction stokes concern among some top finance bosses
LONDON (Reuters) – The bosses of global investor Fidelity International and accountancy giant EY have voiced concerns about a fracturing of relations between the U.S. and China, speaking at the[...]
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Goldman Sachs’ investment team bullish on equities -report
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group expects U.S. equities to generate positive returns for investors in 2023 even if the economy enters a recession, ac[...]
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Factbox-Activist investor Bluebell’s offensive against European giants heats up
(Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners shows no sign of halting its run of challenging the policies and executives of some of the world’s biggest companies. The group ha[...]
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Investment management firm AQR books best year in several strategies
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Investment management firm AQR’s Absolute Return Strategy in 2022 saw its best year since its inception since 1998, a source with knowledge of the matter said[...]
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Buyout funds rethink deal financing amid shortage of debt
By Andres Gonzalez and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Private equity funds are rethinking how they pull off large deals after a 40.4% contraction in global buyout activity amid a shorta[...]
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Turnover surges as funds rush to exit private equity stakes
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Private equity holdings are being sold at a record clip in an opaque secondary market, investors say, as asset managers cash out to cover losses elsewhere and re[...]
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