Italy’s special powers on strategic assets could affect M&A deals

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government’s special powers to shield key industries from unwanted foreign interest that were strengthened during the coronavirus emergency could interfere with or slow down…

Italy – Factors to watch on May 20

[ad_1] The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For…

London expects only half of bankers back at their desks this year

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – London’s normally buzzing financial districts will still be a pale shadow by the end of the year, as banks plan for no more than half their…

Danish pension funds back ‘green transition’ with $50 billion

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish private pension funds on Monday pledged to invest more than $50 billion in green assets over the next decade to fight climate change, as part…

UniCredit buys 32.5% of Italy’s Esselunga real estate unit: sources

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s biggest lender UniCredit CRDI.MI has invested 435 million euros ($469 million) to buy a 32.5% stake in the company that owns the real estate assets…

British insurer Admiral pulls special dividend

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British insurer Admiral ADML.L has suspended plans to pay a special dividend of 20.7 pence per ordinary share, although it will continue to pay its planned…

Italy’s Del Vecchio eyes up to 14% stake in Mediobanca: reports

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Italian eyewear tycoon Leonardo Del Vecchio is planning to raise his stake in financial group Mediobanca MDBI.MI to 13%-14% after he receives approval from the European…

FACTBOX-The Benettons: Italian magnates who went from sweaters to roads

[ad_1] MILAN, July 15 (Reuters) – The Benetton family started building its fortune in the 1960s with a small Italian knitwear factory and ended up at the head of an…

From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave

[ad_1] By Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March…

Vaccine promise stirs European dividend payout hopes

[ad_1] By Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) – European dividend futures are stirring from their months-long slumber, reflecting investor expectations that positive COVID-19 vaccine updates on top of trillions…