Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is cutting dozens of employees and consolidating space at its Chicago office as part of a broader plan to shrink its US operations, according to people briefed on the matter. The German lender’s Chicago office — which houses units including front-office trading, operations and treasury — will be reducing headcount, said the people, who asked not …

Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) new monetary policy committee with external members could begin deciding on interest rates in the second quarter of next year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said. Legislation to enact the government’s RBNZ reforms should pass into law by April, which could allow the enlarged policy committee to begin deliberations as soon as May, …

Bloomberg Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, has picked banks for India’s first real estate investment trust (REIT) listing, people with knowledge of the matter said. The US company and local partner Embassy Group selected firms including Bank of America Corp., Morgan Stanley, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., said the people. The REIT …