Nordea caps flows into $10 billion ESG fund as demand soars

Bloomberg Nordea Asset Management says it’s trying to slow the flow of cash into its global climate fund amid seemingly insatiable demand for clean assets. To “protect the interests of all shareholders and to ensure the continued efficient management of the fund,” Nordea plans to cap daily subscriptions and conversions at 1 million euros, effective June 25, it said on. ...

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Central banker favours June liftoff for Czech interest rates

Bloomberg The Czech Republic should kick off interest-rate increases this month to prevent the factors driving global inflation from sending consumer prices spiralling out of control, central banker Tomas Holub said. The country is among a handful of EU states taking a hawkish stance in debate over whether surging inflation is temporary and outside of central banks’ influence or a ...

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BofA reshuffles global natural resources team

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) has made a number of changes to the leadership of its natural resources unit in Europe and North America. The bank has named Maria Garijo del Cura and James Sleeman co-heads of Europe, Middle East and Africa natural resources investment banking, based in London, according to an internal memo from Ray Wood, the bank’s ...

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Nigeria taps StanChart to replace China loans for rail projects

Bloomberg Nigeria’s government is in talks with Standard Chartered Plc (StanChart) about arranging funding for two rail projects expected to cost as much as $14.4 billion, replacing earlier plans to source the loans from Chinese banks, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi said. President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the London-based lender are discussing financing for the upgrade of a narrow-gauge track in ...

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ECB officials warn of inflation risk

Bloomberg Some European Central Bank (ECB) officials issued warnings about higher rates of inflation, just a day after agreeing to keep monetary stimulus flowing at an accelerated pace through the summer. Austrian Governor Robert Holzmann went so far as to say that if euro-area price growth exceeds 3%, then policy makers would need to consider acting. He said the possibility ...

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Treasuries signal calm before FOMC; futures little changed

Bloomberg Treasuries climbed Tuesday while US equity futures were little changed, with markets appearing unruffled ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting. Contracts on the S&P 500 index pared an early gain after the underlying gauge hit another record. European equities were led higher by chemical firms, while Asian stocks were mixed. The 10-year Treasury yield pulled back under 1.5%, ...

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Evergrande slides after Caixin reports talks on lender stake

Bloomberg China Evergrande Group fall after Caixin’s WeNews reported that a local government discussed paring the property giant’s stake in a regional lender and a new policy could curb a key source of financing for developers. Authorities in the northeastern Liaoning province held discussions with Evergrande to inject state capital into Shengjing Bank Co to dilute Evergrande’s stake, according to ...

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Vaccine stocks decline

Bloomberg The world’s top makers of Covid-19 vaccines dropped after tests of Novavax Inc.’s shots showed they were 90% effective at preventing symptoms. Stocks tied to inoculations already cleared for emergency use fall in trading, led by Moderna Inc closed down 5.2% after dropping 9.5% intraday. Pfizer Inc. fell 1.3% and the drugmaker’s German partner BioNTech SE dropped 7.5%. Consumer ...

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UAE Food Bank to distribute 10mn meals to beneficiaries

Dubai / WAM The 100 Million Meals campaign, the biggest food drive in the region, announced that it entered into a partnership with the UAE Food Bank to distribute 10 million meals inside the country. In April, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched ‘100 ...

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Etisalat lists €1b bond issue on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) listed 1 billion euros of bonds issued by Emirates Telecommunications Group Company (Etisalat) in two equal tranches maturing in 2028 and 2033. The bonds were more than six times over-subscribed. Etisalat Group’s 500 million euro 7-year notes mature on May 17, 2028 and carry a 0.375 percent coupon, while the 12-year ...

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