Bloomberg Hang Seng Bank Ltd, a Hong Kong-based lender majority owned by HSBC Holdings Plc, is seeking an insurance partner after its existing agreement with Australia’s QBE Insurance group Ltd. expired. Hang Seng Bank is working with a financial adviser as it explores a so-called bancassurance partnership, which could be valued at more than $100 million, the people said, …

Bloomberg Nomura Holdings Inc may use hedges to limit further hits from its ownership of a stake in a US mutual fund manager after booking losses on the investment for two straight quarters. Japan’s largest brokerage will “consider mitigating measures, including hedges” to reduce the earnings impact of its holding in American Century Investments (ACI), spokesman Yoshitaka Otsu said, declining …

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures fall with Treasuries after a chorus of Federal Reserve officials reiterated their resolve to continue rate hikes and traders raised tightening wagers for other major central banks. September contracts on the S&P 500 Index fall 0.8% after the gains put the equity benchmark on course for the longest streak of weekly gains since November. Technology …