It’s campaign season, and not just for presidential candidates. It’s also proxy season, when shareholders get to vote on proposals to change policies at the companies they invest in. Mutual funds are no exception, and the world of closed-end funds is often home to some epic battles. Case in point: In dueling statements, Saba Capital
Egypt, the Middle Eastern giant with a population of 114 million, is too big to fail, particularly at this moment. The United Arab Emirates, International Monetary Fund, and European Union forcefully underlined this point over the past week, pledging some $40 billion in investments and loans. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s government responded with drama
A month after shaking the regional bank industry with a surprise provision for loan losses, New York Community Bancorp rattled nerves again by announcing a $2.4 billion December quarter earnings hit. At the same time, it said it identified “material weaknesses” in its loan review process and abruptly changed CEOs, causing its stock to tumble. The bank
SYDNEY–Australian mortgage stress and delinquencies will start to rise, even as the country’s cash rate is tipped to decline by the end of the year, Helia’s chief executive said. The lenders mortgage insurer expects the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate to fall to 3.85% by the end of 2024 from 4.35% currently, it said
Legal and General Investment Management is set to overhaul its UK property fund amid pushback from investors and the regulator around liquidity issues plaguing the sector. Under the new structure, LGIM will adopt a “hybrid” approach: 45% of the portfolio will be held in direct property, with 45% reallocated into shares of globally listed real estate investment trusts.
Last Updated: Feb. 14, 2024 at 6:24 a.m. ET First Published: Feb. 14, 2024 at 4:29 a.m. ET One of the big concerns for investors in Coinbase Global is that the launch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds would hurt its main crypto brokerage. At one competitor, that’s not been the case. Robinhood Markets HOOD CFO
A pair of activist investors have pulled their request for shareholder votes on climate-related proposals after ExxonMobil sued to keep them off the ballot at the company’s upcoming meeting. But while Arjuna Capital and the environmental group Follow This say they will not refile the proposals, Exxon still wants a U.S. court in Texas to
Published: Jan. 26, 2024 at 6:05 p.m. ET By Dean Seal The chief financial officer of Edible Garden has retired and will be succeeded on an interim basis by a company consultant. The controlled environment agriculture produce grower disclosed Friday that Michael James retired from his positions as CFO as well as treasurer, secretary and
Google-parent Alphabet is set to cut more jobs in order to make space for investment in artificial intelligence. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said some teams would need to eliminate roles in order to “create the capacity” for investment in promising areas such as artificial-intelligence, CNBC reported, citing an internal memo. That could be… Google-parent Alphabet
Leading figures in the financial sector are shunning Davos this year, as the World Economic Forum fights to compete with a growing number of rival conferences around the world. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, Dame Anne Richards of Fidelity International, John Studzinski of Pimco and Hendrik du Toit of Ninety One have all opted