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Bloomberg Canada hired HSBC Holdings Plc and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) for its inaugural sale of green bonds, joining other nations including the UK and Germany in pursuing environmentally-friendly debt issuance. The banks will advise on the design of Canada’s green bond framework, assist in the development of an ongoing program and support the debut issuance, according to statements. The country …

Bloomberg US equity futures climbed with European stocks on Monday as markets regained a measure of calm following volatility spurred by the Federal Reserve’s surprise hawkishness. Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced after spending most of the Asia session in the red. The Stoxx 600 Index also rebounded from an earlier loss, with UK grocer Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc surging …

Bloomberg Japanese stocks declined by the most in almost four months, extending losses from late last week as hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve crushed the reflation trade that had driven the market earlier this year. The selloff briefly sent the Nikkei 225 Stock Average down as much as 4%, the most since April 2020, amid a global selloff …

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia gave a first glimpse of the ambition behind the merger of two of its pension and insurance funds with a plan to rival the world’s largest investors of its kind. The new entity will boast assets of over $250 billion, according to the chief executive officer of Hassana Investment Co, the investment management arm of the kingdom’s …

Abu Dhabi / WAM Wizz Air on Sunday launched its new electronic flight bag (EFB), a technical solution that will replace all printed onboard manuals and materials with iPads for pilots. The new system brings increased efficiency to all aspects of flight planning. It builds on the airline’s broader sustainability commitments by significantly reducing paper use and fuel consumption. Under …

Bloomberg The UK government signalled it will keep restrictions on overseas travel in place for now to control a surge in coronavirus infections and the risk of new variants of the virus taking hold. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said “normal” holidays were “never going to be the case” this year because of increasing Covid-19 cases. His comments indicate increasing concern …

Bloomberg The US government’s edict to both regulate and promote the rapidly growing commercial space industry is a conflict of interest and must end, a senior lawmaker said. Representative Peter DeFazio, the Oregon Democrat who is chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he would introduce legislation to alter the Federal Aviation Administration’s mandate. The committee heard comments on …

Bloomberg Air New Zealand expects to suffer at least three straight years of losses as the pandemic continues to keep international borders closed and severely restrict long-haul travel. The airline will post a loss before significant items and tax of as much as NZ$450 million ($315 million) for the year ended on June 30 and foresees a “comparable” result in …

Bloomberg Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc rejected as undervalued an unsolicited proposal from US buyout firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC that valued the UK grocery chain at about 5.5 billion pounds ($7.6 billion). Morrison received a proposed cash offer at 230 pence a share on June 14 and rejected it three days later after discussions with its adviser Rothschild & …

Bloomberg Ares Management was sued by a specialist credit fund co-founded by a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc partner over the sale of collateral on a loan to a struggling Norwegian airline. Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd claims that several Ares funds that held the notes directed that aircraft used as collateral be sold to an Ares affiliate, despite a …