Bloomberg Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura &Co is assessing options to unlock value at its high-end brand Aesop as the company seeks to restore investor confidence following a 76% stock plunge over the past 15 months. The shares rebounded as much as 18%. The Sao Paulo-based company will start studies for a possible initial public offering of Aesop, or a …

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc has been reprimanded by a UK watchdog for violating environmental advertising rules, after it sought to depict itself as a green bank in a set of posters. In the latest sign that regulators are growing increasingly intolerant of all manifestations of greenwashing, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it has ordered HSBC to ensure the …

  Bloomberg The Bank of England (BOE) will start its delayed bond sales early next month, refocusing on the fight against record inflation after averting the threat of a market meltdown. The announcement of so-called quantitative tightening is a statement of intent from the central bank, which had been on the defensive for weeks after fallout from a government plan …