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Investment manager Lansdowne Partners to buy $1.1 bln CRUX Asset Management – investor letter

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) – London-based investment manager Lansdowne Partners LLP said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire the $1.1 billion UK equities manager CRUX Asset Management, subject to regulatory approval, according to an investor letter seen by Reuters. Lansdowne’s purchase, the value of which remains undisclosed, serves as a succession plan for CRUX’s […]

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Investment

Singapore’s Temasek cuts compensation for staff responsible for FTX investment

No misconduct by Temasek’s investment team Team, senior management took “collective accountability” Temasek did not detail the amount of compensation cut May 29 (Reuters) – Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (TEM.UL) said on Monday it had cut compensation for the team that recommended its investment in the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, as well as for […]

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Investors

ANALYST VIEW Investors react to tentative US debt ceiling deal

NEW YORK, May 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate, two sources familiar with the negotiations said on Saturday. But the deal still faces a difficult path to pass through Congress […]

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Investors

Investors in UAE hospital chain Aster eye $300 million India stake sale

Aster investors eye selling 30% stake in India biz Company has appointed investment bank Moelis for the deal Talks come as investors attracted by India healthcare space MUMBAI, May 26 (Reuters) – Investors in Aster DM Healthcare (ATRD.NS) are in talks to sell a 30% stake in the company’s India business for about $300 million, […]

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Investment

Investing in AI: how to avoid the hype

AI boom brings fresh challenge for investors AI-themed stocks highly valued Stick with big tech not AI stocks – investors LONDON, May 26(Reuters) – Experienced tech investors are hunting for undervalued opportunities in an over-valued space. At stake is how best to invest in the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which took a leap forward […]

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Finance

Credit Suisse liquidity support from government should be soon repaid – minister

[1/2] The logo of Credit Suisse is pictured on a building in Zurich, Switzerland, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo ZURICH, May 26 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) should soon repay the emergency liquidity that the Swiss government gave the stricken bank to aid its rescue, Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in an interview published […]

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Investors

Gold firms as uncertainty on US debt ceiling keeps investors on edge

US GDP estimates, initial jobless claims due at 1230 GMT Dollar scales more than 2-month high May 25 (Reuters) – Gold prices edged up on Thursday, as investors awaited developments in the drawn-out debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, with gains in bullion capped by the U.S. dollar rising to an over two-month high. Spot gold […]

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Crypto

Crypto lender Celsius picks Fahrenheit’s bid for bankruptcy exit

May 25 (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network LLC said on Thursday it has chosen Fahrenheit’s proposal as the winning bid to manage a new entity to be owned by its creditors, directing itself out of bankruptcy. Fahrenheit, a consortium that includes blockchain-based venture capital firm Arrington Capital, will provide the capital, management team […]

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Investors

Oil stable as investors weigh US debt uncertainty, potential OPEC+ cuts

May 25 (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as uncertainty over whether the United States will avoid a debt default weighed against the prospect of further OPEC+ production cuts. Brent crude futures eased 1 cent to $78.35 a barrel by 04290 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell 11 cents, or […]

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Finance

Exclusive: HSBC puts global footprint under fresh scrutiny, considers dozen exits

Reviews smaller markets to chase bigger Asian growth Looking to add 2,000 Chinese wealth managers over 2 years LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) – HSBC is reviewing a possible exit from as many as a dozen countries, or one in five of the markets it operates in, to sharpen its focus on Asian expansion, Chief Financial […]

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