EOS Hermes says yet to decide on MUFG climate shareholder resolution
EOS at Federated Hermes has yet to decide if it will back a shareholders’ resolution sponsored by activists seeking to push Mitsubishi UFJ Group (8306.T) (MUFG) to align itself with global climate change goals, the asset manager said.
Deutsche Bank moves forward sustainability goals to ease criticism
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) on Thursday brought forward to 2023 the goal of facilitating more than 200 billion euros ($244 billion) in sustainable financing and investments, as the top German lender tries to counter criticism over fighting climate change.
Austria’s S Immo says rival Immofinanz’s 1.1 bln euro bid is too low
Vienna-based real estate group S Immo (SIAG.VI) said on Wednesday that rival Immofinanz’s 1.14 billion euro ($1.39 billion) offer to buy the company is too low.
Nomura, UBS, UniCredit fined 371 mln euros over bonds trading cartel
Italy’s UniCredit (CRDI.MI) said it would appeal to the European Courts and UBS (UBSG.S) said it was considering doing so after EU antitrust regulators handed out fines totalling 371 million euros ($452 million) in connection with a European government bonds trading cartel.
Tesla’s bitcoin value dives; Musk signals hold with ‘diamond hands’ tweet
The market value of Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O)bitcoin holdings have fallen by half to $1.26 billion, close to the electric car maker’s purchase cost, as the cryptocurrency’s value plunged following a crackdown by the Chinese government.
Wall Street closes lower after Fed minutes, crypto fall
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Wednesday after minutes from an April Federal Reserve meeting showed participants agreed the U.S. economy remained far from the central bank’s goals, with some eyeing a future discussion of tapering its bond buying program.
New global carbon exchange to launch in Singapore by year-end
Singapore bank DBS (DBSM.SI), Standard Chartered (STAN.L), Singapore Exchange (SGXL.SI), and state investor Temasek Holdings said on Thursday they are teaming up to develop a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality carbon credits.
Private equity’s falling out of love with plastic packaging
A decade ago, private equity couldn’t get enough of plastic packaging. They snapped up companies making bags, films and trays to contain everything from food and fashion to drink to drugs, drawn by reliable cash flows and consolidation prospects.
Bitcoin’s star backers, dip buyers help cryptos recover
Bitcoin regained some lost ground to trade near $40,000 on Thursday, a day aftera brutal selloff on concerns over tighter regulation in China and unease over the extent of leveraged positions in the cryptocurrency world.
Stocks struggle as taper talk, crypto crash put markets on edge
Stock markets struggled for traction on Thursday after a jittery session on Wall Street where cryptocurrencies crashed and a hint of tapering talk from the U.S. Federal Reserve drove selling in the bond market and lifted the safe-haven dollar.
