Trian head of research Brian Baldwin appointed as non-executive director following profit warning at pest control group
Would a state pool of money by any other name smell as sweet?
Plus, regulators accuse Visa of monopolising debit payments and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault bans staff from speaking to certain media outlets
Stakeholder group calls for temporary suspension of penalties for failed trades when EU moves to one-day trade settlement
Hone Capital became one of the most prolific early investors in US tech start-ups
Owner of building at 70 St Mary Axe says ‘core capital’ is returning to office market
If new rules for ‘blank-cheque’ vehicles lead to a revival investors should tread carefully
Young Indians are racking up personal loan and credit card debts
Payments company had ‘web of exclusionary agreements’ to shore up $7bn-a-year debit business, justice department says
Current chief financial officer is sceptical about case for combining Italian and German lenders
UniCredit chief faces stiff opposition from German government and irritation within the ECB
Offices targeted in two countries as Brussels scrutinises derivatives market for potential anti-competitive practices
Banks unwittingly handled transactions for companies in Africa controlled by deceased Russian warlord
UK’s largest fund manager chooses US executive Eric Adler of Prudential Financial to take charge
Rhee Chang-yong calls for caps on university admissions from upmarket capital districts to check price growth
Consultancy forecasts strong growth in investor demand in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong over next 12 months
Plus, Murdoch vies for property listings group Rightmove and a private equity continuation fund’s collapse shows the vehicles’ pitfalls
A trend long associated with equity investing is now playing out in the bond markets
Blocking a richly priced offer purely on ideological grounds could be tricky
Italian lender raised its stake in German rival from about 9 per cent to 21 per cent through derivatives
After advising on the disastrous break-up of ABN Amro, the banker appears to be positioning UniCredit for a takeover of its German rival
Ashley Alder forwarded correspondence that included name and details of complainant
These not-for-profit lenders have more than tripled in the US since 2019
French lender accelerates expansion drive after selling assets in US while HSBC makes cost-cutting a priority
Private equity firms have been forced to sell slices of their businesses as higher interest rates have hit the IPO market