September, 2017

• 23 September

  The IMF should stop torturing Greece and its banks

  

  “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts,” wrote the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the 21st century, it’s the Greeks who should have been more careful about accepting offerings—specifically from the International Monetary Fund, which is now torturing the country in a misguided effort to get its money back. Greek officials have worked hard to shore up their economy and finances. From ...

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• 23 September

  Electric cars ‘next disrupter’ since iPhone

  

  Bloomberg It’s been 10 years since Apple Inc. unleashed a surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry. Electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving technology, could be about to pull the same trick on Big Oil. The rise of Tesla Inc. and its rivals could be turbo charged by complementary services from Uber Technologies Inc. ...

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• 23 September

  Temasek leads $300mn investment in electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc

  

  Bloomberg Gogoro Inc., an electric scooter-maker backed by Panasonic Corp., raised $300 million from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte. and other investors to pay for expansion and research and development. Generation Investment Management LLP, co-founded by Al Gore, Japan’s Sumitomo Corp., and French utility Engie SA, also invested. The new funding brings the Taiwan-based startup’s valuation to about $800 million, including ...

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• 23 September

  Ubisoft bets on cloud, AI to stay ahead of Vivendi threat

  

  Bloomberg Ubisoft Entertainment SA, the French video-game company that’s racked up the fifth-best performance among Stoxx 600 members this year, has a plan to keep revenue and profit growing, if it can maintain its independence from French media giant Vivendi SA. The industry will expand at a rate of 15 percent to 20 percent over the next several years, Ubisoft ...

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• 23 September

  JPMorgan to hire ‘thousands’ for operations hub in Warsaw

  

  Bloomberg Poland’s government expects JPMorgan Chase & Co. to open an operational center in Warsaw, swelling the ranks of banks attracted by Poland’s lower costs amid competition by European cities for jobs set to move away from London. The US bank, which is poised to hire ‘several thousand people,’ according to Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, adds to list ...

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• 23 September

  UBS tells wealthy clients to ‘take some profit’ on global stocks

  

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG, the world’s largest wealth manager, told clients worldwide to take some profit on their stocks as rising values make it more difficult to generate “significant” further gains. “Although we continue to believe that global stocks can grind higher, underpinned by robust economic growth and increasing earnings, rising valuations are reducing the possibility of significant further upside,” ...

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• 23 September

  Australian ‘officials’ to have pay deferred

  

  Bloomberg Australia’s top bankers including Andrew Thorburn, Shayne Elliott and Brian Hartzer would have almost half of their pay deferred for four years under proposed laws to clean up the country’s scandal-ridden financial services industry. Executives and board members earning A$500,000 ($400,000) or more will have to defer a portion of their remuneration under the Banking Executive Accountability Regime Bill ...

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• 23 September

  Draghi urges youth jobs focus to guard Europe’s future

  

  Bloomberg Mario Draghi said Europe must address youth unemployment by creating a more open, vibrant labor market if it wants its democratic values to live on. “In several countries the weight of the crisis has fallen disproportionately on the young people, leaving a legacy of failed hopes, anger and ultimately mistrust in the values of our society and in the ...

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• 23 September

  ECB’s Constancio says bitcoin isn’t a currency, it’s a tulip

  Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Vitor Constancio laughed off any concern that bitcoin might challenge his institution’s control of euro-area money. Speaking on a panel that included Dutchmen Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, and Lex Hoogduin, chairman of LCH Clearnet, the ECB official jokingly drew a parallel with a 17th-century bubble.“I’m surrounded by ...

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• 23 September

  From ugly duckling to en vogue: Commerzbank lures suitors

  

  Bloomberg Commerzbank AG may not be your first pick if you’re looking to expand in European banking. Bailed out by the government in 2009, it’s still struggling to make money in Germany’s notoriously cut-throat consumer market. Yet the Frankfurt-based company, weighed down by bad shipping loans and in the process of cutting thousands of jobs, is suddenly attracting suitors from ...

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