Bloomberg Morgan Stanley has hired Umi Mehta, an investment banker focussed on internet companies, from Bank of America (BofA) Corp in Silicon Valley, according to people familiar with the matter. Mehta has started work as a managing director of global internet at Morgan Stanley’s office in Menlo Park, California, working alongside Kate Claassen as co-head of the group, said the ...

Bloomberg The World Bank projects Indonesia’s economic growth will slide to below 5% next year and warned of “severe” outflows if global risks worsen. The forecasts were made in a presentation to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, who didn’t want to be identified because the discussions were private. The presentation slides — ...

Bloomberg Lloyds Banking Group Plc suspended its share buyback after a last-minute rush of compensation claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance, taking its total costs for the scandal to 21.8 billion pounds ($26.7 billion). Lloyds shares fell as much as 2.5 percent in London. The bank is making a further provision of between 1.2 billion pounds and 1.8 billion pounds ...