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China’s plans to bring its technology firms home through China Depositary Receipts (CDR) have stoked fears that Hong Kong will lose out on some coveted IPOs. But the move is really a win for Hong Kong, as it cements the city's status as the main gateway for Chinese issuers looking to raise funds internationally. -
The UK's political and financial classes are battered and tossed by Brexit. All the more reason why they should keep their sights on what will ultimately be a bigger issue: how to make finance sustainable.
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The Portuguese state and its other lenders remain exposed to Novo Banco’s losses, even after the bank's sale. Investors might complain about their own losses, but the real scandal is the public money that's still pouring into the country's banks.
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The FANGs, the catchy grouping of high growth tech disruptors, may have made sense in the past but the unique pressures being faced by each business as it matures and the economic cycle turns should lead investors to differentiate more between the technology-enabled stars of the US equities market.
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Industrial conglomerate Melrose has prevailed in its £8bn hostile bid for UK engineering firm GKN, after weeks of sabre-rattling rhetoric on both sides. Looking at GKN’s shaky defence, it is hard to see how there could have been any other outcome.
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Even if Napoleon probably didn’t say that he’d rather have lucky generals than good ones, it's a solid point and one that works just as well for bank chief executives. By that metric, Deutsche Bank’s John Cryan does not measure up. Still, he deserves longer to prove himself.
