Bloomberg Sydney Airport shareholders overwhelmingly approved a A$23.6 billion ($17 billion) deal to sell the company to a consortium of funds, transferring Australia’s main international gateway to private ownership after the pandemic hammered earnings. Some 96% of votes cast at a shareholder meeting on Thursday backed the sale to a group led by IFM Investors Pty for A$8.75 a …

  Bloomberg A wild start to the year for global equity markets hasn’t deterred investors, with data showing ever-increasing inflows in stock funds while bonds and cash are being dumped. Equity funds attracted $21.8 billion in the week to February 2, bringing the year-to-date total to $106 billion, according to Bank of America Corp (BofA) strategists tracking EPFR Global data. …

  Bloomberg Hong Kong stocks posted their biggest post-Lunar New Year holiday advance since 2009, as traders played catch-up to gains in global equities and a rally in financials outweighed the impact of an overnight tech rout in the US. The Hang Seng Index closed up 3.2% on Friday. AIA Group Ltd. and HSBC Holdings Plc were among those leading …