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Troubled Italian bank to cut 2,600 jobs, close branches

  MILAN / AP Troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena unveiled on Tuesday a restructuring plan that will include new management, thousands of job cuts, hundreds of branch closings and the disposal of soured loans in a bid to entice investors to inject up to 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in new capital. CEO Marco Morelli said the ...

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BOE optimism wilts in long-term debt as Brexit sparks rout

  Bloomberg Long-term sterling bonds suggest investors are quickly losing confidence in the Bank of England’s (BOE) ability to support debt markets through the UK’s departure from the European Union. Holders have lost about 10 percent in as little as seven weeks on long-dated notes issued by Vodafone Group Plc, British American Tobacco Plc and WPP Plc. The bond sales ...

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Investcorp to acquire 3i’s $271mn debt mgmt arm

  Bloomberg Bahrain-based alternative investor Investcorp Bank BSC agreed to buy the debt management arm of 3i Group Plc, more than doubling its assets under management. Investcorp has agreed to pay $271 million for the business, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The 3i unit will add $12 billion to the firm’s assets under management, bringing Investcorp’s total ...

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