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Credit Suisse offers higher rates to rebuild assets

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG bankers are trying to entice rich clients with higher-yield notes and bonus deposit rates in a bid to quickly recoup as much as possible of the almost $90 billion recently pulled from the bank. The head of the Swiss lender’s wealth unit, Francesco de Ferrari, is mobilising his 1,800 relationship managers in a mass ...

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Deutsche Bank investment boss wants to ‘tone down’ ESG hype

Bloomberg The chief executive of Deutsche Bank’s investment unit, DWS Group, said it’s time to dial back the “exuberant” language used in ESG sales pitches. Stefan Hoops, who took over as CEO after allegations of greenwashing expedited the departure of his predecessor earlier this year, acknowledged there’s been a need to rethink how DWS markets environmental, social and governance investing ...

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SMFG faces $670m tax on Fullerton India deal

  Bloomberg Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Inc is facing a 55 billion rupee ($670 million) tax bill from India on its roughly $2 billion acquisition of Fullerton India Credit Co, far outweighing what the Japanese lender has set aside, according to people familiar with the matter. The South Asian government’s tax department has asked the bank to pay the ...

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Swiss banks probed for likely collusion on junior salaries

  Bloomberg Dozens of Swiss banks are facing a preliminary investigation by the nation’s competition watchdog on suspicion lenders colluded to limit the pay of junior recruits in one of Europe’s biggest financial centers. “It concerns the market for young talent,” Patrik Ducrey, the director of Switzerland’s Competition Commission said in a telephone interview. “We have indications employers are talking ...

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Wall Street chorus grows louder warning that 2023 will be ugly

  Bloomberg In the Federal Reserve’s quiet period before its officials meet to decide their final actions this year, Wall Street watchers are filling the void, loudly warning that next year’s outlook for the US economy and stocks is grim. From Goldman Sachs group’s David Solomon caution that the economy faces “bumpy times ahead,” to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie ...

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Stocks drop as short sellers reap benefits of market slump

  Bloomberg Order has been restored to the world for bearish traders, with their favorite targets under pressure again after surging during the recent equity rally. Stocks with the heaviest short interest dropped 3.5%, more than double the losses in the S&P 500, going by thematic baskets compiled by Goldman Sachs In what may be a sign bears are reloading, ...

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Adnoc accelerates delivery of low carbon growth strategy

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is accelerating operationalisation of its board mandated low carbon growth strategy, by establishing a new Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth vertical that will focus on renewable energy, clean hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, as well as international expansion in gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and chemicals. Musabbeh ...

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UAE welcomes political agreement in Sudan

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has welcomed the agreement of an initial political framework reached by Sudanese parties to complete the transitional period in a way that enhances the stability and prosperity of the Republic of Sudan. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the agreement is an essential step towards ...

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DIFC-based FinTech firms secure AED2 bn of funding

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Tuesday announced that during the first nine months of 2022, the number of FinTech and innovation firms joining DIFC exceeded the total that established operations during the whole of 2021. Between January and September 2022, DIFC-based FinTech firms secured more than AED2 billion ($559 million) of funding, according to DIFC ...

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