Analysis: Odey scandal prompts Wall Street rethink on how to vet hedge funds

[ad_1] Banks could have severed Odey ties earlier -sources Tighter vetting on conduct is on the way -sources LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) – Wall Street firms are poised to reassess…

Japan’s Shinsei Bank poison pill defence backed by proxy advisory firm

[ad_1] TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – U.S. proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co on Friday recommended shareholders of Japan’s Shinsei Bank Ltd (8303.T) vote for the lender’s plan for…

HSBC quashes Ping An-backed protest vote at annual meeting

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, England, May 5 (Reuters) – HSBC (HSBA.L) soundly defeated a bid to break-up the bank and spin-out its lucrative Asian business at its annual investor meeting in Birmingham…

Goldman shareholders nearly approve proposal requiring mandatory arbitration report

[ad_1] NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) – Nearly half of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) shareholders voted in favor of examining how the bank uses mandatory arbitration in employee complaint…

Shareholder support for U.S. climate measures hits nearly 50% -report

[ad_1] BOSTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Support for climate-related shareholder resolutions at U.S. companies rose significantly this year, according to a report released on Wednesday, as investors focused on economic…

Qatar fund’s stake in Credit Suisse rises to 6% due to convertibles

[ad_1] DUBAI/LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) – Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has raised its stake in Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) to 6%, in a move seen as underlining its long-term commitment to…

Analysis: Vaccine bond sales to soar to fund COVID-19 shots for poor countries

[ad_1] LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Socially conscious bond investors will be targeted in a coming wave of vaccine bond deals that will seek to provide billions of dollars for…

Austrian banks unaffected by banking turmoil, finance minister tells Neue Zuercher Zeitung

[ad_1] ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) – Austria’s government is monitoring the global banking turmoil although there are so far no signs of it spreading to the country’s financial sector, Finance…

Swiss finance minister sees no ‘stumbling blocks’ to UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

[ad_1] ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) – UBS’s (UBSG.S) multi-billion state-sponsored takeover of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) should proceed smoothly without political obstructions, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in an interview…

Nestle to examine banking relationships following Credit Suisse downfall

[ad_1] ZURICH, March 28 (Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) will examine its banking relationships following the planned takeover of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) by UBS (UBSG.S), the food group’s Chief Executive Mark…