August, 2021

• 10 August

  HSBC lures $9.3 billion in private banking inflows

  

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc attracted $9.3 billion in net new money for its private banking business in Asia during the first half, with client assets rising 25% from a year ago. Its Asia wealth balances — which include its Premier & Jade deposits and global private banking client assets — reached a record of about $810 billion, accounting for nearly ...

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• 10 August

  JPMorgan boosts pay for more staff as talent battle deepens

  

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co raised the stakes in Wall Street’s intensifying battle for talent, expanding a previously announced pay increase to a broader range of staff as rivals across the industry pay up to hold on to their lowest-level analysts. Junior sales, trading and research analysts across JPMorgan’s corporate and investment-banking unit are now in line for raises, a ...

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• 10 August

  Jefferies to offer $110,000 pay for junior bankers

  Bloomberg Jefferies Financial Group Inc is boosting the salaries of its first-year analysts in the US by more than a quarter, the latest bank to bump pay as they seek to stem defections amid intense workloads. The Wall Street firm will now pay its junior bankers $110,000, up from $85,000 previously, according to a person familiar with the matter. Second-year ...

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• 10 August

  Outgunned crypto lobbyists falter in bid to fix broad tax rules

  Bloomberg Cryptocurrency lobbyists were caught ill-equipped in one of the first legislative battles for their nascent industry, despite a Herculean push that impressed Washington insiders with its intensity. The industry failed to win a change to crypto tax reporting rules in the infrastructure bill, leaving intact language for broad oversight of virtual currencies in the legislation that’s poised to pass ...

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• 10 August

  Wells Fargo names Steven Black chairman

  

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co said Charles Noski stepped down as chairman and is being replaced by board member and former JPMorgan Chase & Co Vice Chairman Steven Black. Noski, 68, a director for more than two years and chairman since March 2020, will remain on the board until his retirement on September 30 to help with the transition, the ...

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• 10 August

  Europe stocks advance as futures drift; oil rebounds

  

  Bloomberg European stocks rose to a record on strong earnings, while US futures drifted as investors continued to monitor comments from Federal Reserve officials on scaling back stimulus measures. The Stoxx 600 Index climbed for a seventh day, with Flutter Entertainment Plc leading gains after the gambling company beat profit estimates. US equity futures were little changed, while stocks rose ...

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• 10 August

  China tech stocks rise as analysts turn positive after selloff

  

  Bloomberg Chinese internet stocks rallied in Hong Kong on Tuesday after some brokers started to turn optimistic on the sector and said investors were making an attempt to find a bottom in prices after the recent selloff. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 2.5%, the most in nearly two weeks, to snap a three-day losing streak. The sector bellwether Tencent ...

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• 10 August

  Deal signed on measuring quality of life for workers in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi (DCD) and Statistics Centre — Abu Dhabi (SCAD) signed a cooperation agreement that will allow the two entities to accurately measure the quality of life for workers in Abu Dhabi. The aim is to activate their role within a set of future programmes that will help them to ...

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• 10 August

  Oil tumbles to 11-week low as virus spread hits outlook

  

  Bloomberg Oil plunged to an 11-week low, extending losses after the worst week since October, as new waves of Covid-19 threatened fuel demand. Futures fell below $66 a barrel in New York, while wilting timespreads showed the market is faltering. Goldman Sachs Group Inc downgraded its economic growth forecast for China as the country imposed measures to contain virus flare-ups, ...

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• 10 August

  UAE leaders wish Arab, Islamic leaders on new Hijri year

  ABU DHABI / WAM President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent congratulatory messages to kings, presidents and emirs of the Arab and Islamic countries on the advent of new Hijri year 1443. President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed wished them good health and happiness, further progress and prosperity for their people and dignity and glory for the ...

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