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ECM are all going on a summer holiday
After a hectic second quarter, equity capital markets bankers and investor are now hoping for a traditional summer slowdown to allow market participants to take a break.
03 Jul 2020 -
Film director Richard Curtis: ‘the time for tinkering is coming to an end’
If UK pension savers knew how their money was invested, funds would be more inclined to invest exclusively in environmental, social and governance (ESG) assets. So argues Richard Curtis, the screenwriter, director and co-founder of Comic Relief. He has launched a public campaign, Make My Money Matter, to pressure UK pension funds to invest more sustainably.
03 Jul 2020 -
Luckin Coffee chairman survives ouster vote
Lu Zhengyao will remain chairman of Chinese chain Luckin Coffee after a vote to remove him went in his favour.
03 Jul 2020 -
Hasty UK insolvency law ‘gives with one hand, takes away with the other’
The biggest reform of UK insolvency law for more than a decade was rushed through Parliament and enacted on June 26, as the coronavirus lockdown is expected to cause a wave of defaults across the economy, reports Jon Hay. The law’s complexity and the haste of its preparation have left restructuring experts chewing over many aspects where they foresee risks of unintended consequences — but also eager to try out some of the law’s new powers.
02 Jul 2020 -
People moves in brief
Barclays appoints levfin and sponsors leaders — Créd Ag gives Goldfischer UK role — BTIG hires Huggins
02 Jul 2020 -
Structured products to remain under scrutiny at French banks
Société Générale and Natixis may face more questions over their equity derivatives businesses when they release their second-quarter results. The issue is whether their structured products are inherently problematic or simply suffered from freak events.
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Critical hedge fund sees better way to do ESG
Environmental, social and governance investors have been patting themselves on the back this year because their funds have tended to outperform during the coronavirus crisis. But a San Francisco hedge fund believes they are doing a poor job of shielding investors from the general risk of the stockmarket and more quantitative methods would improve the outcome.
02 Jul 2020 -
Deutsche sees investors’ interest in ESG fading
A survey by Deutsche Bank this week challenged the consensus that investors' interest in environmental, social and governance funds has been intensified by the coronavirus crisis. On the contrary, it argues: appetite has weakened.
02 Jul 2020 -
Three is the magic number for BofA
Bank of America hopes that a new management team built on a culture of intensity will enable it to meet its top three goal in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, writes David Rothnie.
02 Jul 2020 -
Cboe plans new derivs market within a year
Cboe Global Markets intends to launch a new equity futures and options exchange in the first half of next year, following the completion of its purchase of EuroCCP.
02 Jul 2020
