June, 2018

• 18 June

  AirAsia doesn’t need a doctorate in the house

  

  Samsonite International SA Chief Executive Officer Ramesh Tainwala resigned this month after a short seller highlighted issues with how he’d presented his educational history. Investors in AirAsia Bhd. should take notice. After all, co-founder Tony Fernandes is another notable Asian CEO who’s not been shy of boasting academic credentials that are less than they first appear. At a time when ...

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• 18 June

  US stocks pare losses as oil rally gives a lift; dollar steady

  

  Bloomberg US stocks shook off the worst of their losses as oil rose before a key OPEC meeting this week. Equities declined in Europe and Asia amid concern over the escalating protectionist standoff between China and the US. The S&P 500 came off its lows of the day as energy shares advanced along with software makers. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...

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• 18 June

  SGX, India stock futures to continue as dispute drags on

  

  Bloomberg Singapore Exchange (SGX) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. will remain partners for a little longer than both anticipated. An arbitrator deciding on a quarrel between the exchanges over Indian stock futures contracts ordered them to extend their licensing agreement beyond August, and for at least two months after the end of arbitration. It ordered SGX to refrain ...

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• 18 June

  HDFC Bank mulls relying on India in $2.3bn share sale

  

  Bloomberg HDFC Bank Ltd, the world’s most expensive major lender, is considering relying entirely on the Indian market for a share sale that could raise as much as 155 billion rupees ($2.3 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said. The Mumbai-based bank is weighing seeking all the capital through a qualified institutional placement in India, rather than its usual ...

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• 18 June

  Moody’s upgrades UBS wealth management business credit rating

  

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG had the credit rating for its main operations raised by Moody’s Investors Service, which said the restructured investment bank and wealth management business should help the lender weather a market downturn. The long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings of UBS AG, which comprises the main banking and wealth management businesses of UBS, were raised one ...

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• 18 June

  Credit Suisse to tap leveraged loan market

  

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is betting that the leveraged loan market can continue its explosive growth over recent years, as buyout firms sitting on unprecedented levels of capital look to maximise their firepower over the next few years. “There is over a trillion dollars of capital committed to private equity firms that has yet to be deployed,” David Miller, ...

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• 18 June

  BOE’s next guv should not be from overseas, says ex-policy maker

  

  Bloomberg Former Bank of England (BoE) policy maker Andrew Sentance said the UK shouldn’t look overseas for the institution’s next governor, criticising incumbent Mark Carney for not knowing enough about Britain. Sentance, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee from 2006 to 2011, told the Press Association that Carney’s “lack of confidence with raising interest rates has been due to ...

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• 18 June

  Easy money era endures even as central banks unwind stimulus

  

  Bloomberg Don’t declare the end of easy money just yet. Major central banks took significant steps last week towards dismantling the emergency stimulus they’d used to lubricate financial markets and escape recession in the decade since the financial crisis. But most are clear that they’re not ready to get out of the business of supporting their economies. After raising interest ...

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• 18 June

  Lufthansa in contact with Norwegian Air, says CEO

  

  Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA surged as much as 12 percent after Deutsche Lufthansa AG Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr said his company was in takeover discussions with the Scandinavian discount specialist, raising the possibility of a bidding war. Lufthansa has been in contact with Norwegian and whether an agreement is reached will depend on the price on offer and ...

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• 18 June

  Google invests $550mn in China e-comm site JD

  

  Bloomberg Google is investing $550 million in cash in China’s JD.com Inc. as the US search giant pushes deeper into online commerce. Alphabet Inc.’s Google will buy newly issued Class A shares at $20.29 per share, equivalent to $40.58 per ADS, the companies said in a joint statement. The pair plan to explore joint development of retail solutions in regions, ...

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