July, 2019

• 23 July

  Santander ready to fight Orcel over offer reversal

  Bloomberg Banco Santander SA is prepared to fight Andrea Orcel in court over its decision to drop an offer to hire the former UBS Group AG investment chief as its chief executive officer. Santander is convinced it made the right decision and is ready to defend its U-turn on Orcel in a dispute over deferred bonuses at UBS, Secretary General ...

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• 23 July

  Lloyds set to pay Standard Life $174m

  

  Bloomberg Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Standard Life Aberdeen Plc are set to settle a dispute over the bank’s decision to pull its 109 billion-pound ($136 billion) contract from the asset manager. Lloyds would pay Standard Life 140 million pounds in cash as compensation and leave 30 billion pounds of the total under their management for three years, according to ...

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• 23 July

  ‘Foreign funds can cure India’s credit crisis’

  

  Bloomberg One of the most senior bankers in India has an antidote for the nation’s yearlong credit crisis that is showing no signs of abating: seek monies from overseas investors. JPMorgan Chase &Co’s chairman for south and south-east Asia, Kalpana Morparia, is advising policy makers to tweak bankruptcy rules to let foreign portfolio managers throw a lifeline to the troubled ...

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• 23 July

  Danske CEO: ‘Email me’ as bank breaks with old norms

  

  Bloomberg The new chief executive officer of Danske Bank A/S says he wants anyone with good ideas about how to run his firm to contact him. About 1 1/2 years after Danske was slammed by its financial regulator for having a culture that discouraged staff from speaking up, the bank is embracing transparency. Chris Vogelzang, a former ABN Amro banker ...

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• 23 July

  Khazanah hires Morgan Stanley for Malaysia Airlines strategy

  

  Bloomberg Khazanah Nasional Bhd has hired Morgan Stanley to explore strategic options for Malaysia Airlines Bhd, the nation’s loss-making flagship carrier, according to people familiar with the matter. The investment bank will be responsible for looking at options for the airline, including a potential stake sale, said the people who asked not to be named as the discussions are private. ...

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• 23 July

  Catalyst offers to buy Hudson’s Bay shares to block takeover bid

  

  Bloomberg Private equity firm Catalyst Capital Group Inc is offering to purchase up to C$150 million ($114 million) worth of shares of Hudson’s Bay Co as it builds a stake in the Canadian retailer in an effort to thwart a proposed takeover of the company. The Toronto-based firm said in a statementit was prepared to pay C$10.11 per share in ...

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• 23 July

  Boeing credit rating at risk in 737 Max crisis, says report

  

  Bloomberg Boeing Co’s credit rating is at risk as the grounding of the company’s 737 Max jetliner drags into a fifth month, with Moody’s Investors Service joining Fitch Ratings in sounding a warning. The planemaker faces a $5 billion cash-flow drain this year as it continues to churn out aircraft it can’t deliver until regulators around the globe clear the ...

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• 23 July

  Lindt gains as Russell Stover on rebound track

  

  Bloomberg Lindt&Spruengli AG said its investments in the US market helped put sales of Russell Stover on track for their first annual rebound since the Swiss chocolate maker acquired the ailing brand five years ago. Russell Stover sales grew in the first half, the Kilchberg-based company said. New product introductions and demand for the label’s sugar-free stevia line boosted total ...

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• 23 July

  Airlines clash over CO2 as industry vilified in climate talk

  

  Bloomberg An uneasy alliance between airlines as they face down criticism over carbon emissions has collapsed into a high-profile dispute involving Europe’s biggest network carrier and largest discounter. Deutsche Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer CarstenSpohr lashed out at low-cost carriers including Ryanair Holdings in a Swiss newspaper, saying their loss-leading fares are stoking demand for needless flights that raise pollution and ...

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• 22 July

  Deals galore as Mohamed visits China

  

  BEIJING / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries, spanning a series of sectors including defence, trade ...

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