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HSBC has trimmed front-line staff from its investment bank in the UK, as a dealmaking slump this year is set to prompt a fresh round of layoffs across the sector. The UK lender, which is in the midst of an ongoing cost-cutting exercise unveiled in February 2020, has axed a handful of roles within its global … Read more
Credit Suisse is set to extend retention bonuses to a select band of senior dealmakers in London in a bid to stem defections as it embarks on a fresh cost-cutting programme. The Swiss bank will pay dealmakers in Europe and the UK additional bonuses in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, after … Read more
Credit Suisse could split its struggling investment bank into three parts, a move that would involve thousands of job cuts as the Swiss bank reshapes its business. The bank has drawn up plans to split its beleaguered investment banking unit, including creating a so-called ‘bad bank’ to hive off unwanted assets, the Financial Times reported … Read more
Funds investing in the metaverse are now managing more than $2bn globally, as a flurry of launches from some of Europe’s biggest asset managers look to take advantage of a hot investment trend. Data from Morningstar, provided to Financial News, shows a sharp increase in assets managed by funds focused on immersive virtual worlds, as well as in the … Read more
Text size Japan has had to intervene to support the sliding yen for the first time since 1998, even as it tries to keep its interest rates low. Akio Kon/Bloomberg The world has been hooked on cheap money for years. Now we’re witnessing what withdrawal looks like. Lifting interest rates from nil has produced a … Read more
Ahead of Volkswagen’s IPO of Porsche AG in a few weeks, hedge fund Millennium International Management has built a large short position in Porsche SE. According to data from research firm Breakout Point, Millennium disclosed a position representing 0.6% of the company’s shares on 14 September. A rough estimate based on current market capitalisation would … Read more
There’s still too much bullishness on Wall Street, even after the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, -1.70% 500+ point drop Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting and rate hike. Consider all the attention given to a possible “double bottom.” By framing the market’s weakness in this way, the bulls are trying to put a … Read more
““I think there is more pain to come. I expect the market to bottom out around 3,300. As interest rates indicate today, the Fed still has quite a bit of work to do,”” — Thomas Peterffy, chairman and founder of Interactive Brokers Thomas Peterffy, the chairman and founder of Interactive Brokers, shared some thoughts about … Read more
Stock-market bears maintained the upper hand last week, with the S&P 500 finishing Friday below a crucial chart support level that has technical analysts warning of a potential test of its June lows. “Over the last three years, the level on the [S&P 500] with the most amount of volume traded has been 3,900. It … Read more
The Federal Reserve isn’t trying to slam the stock market as it rapidly raises interest rates in its bid to slow inflation still running red hot — but investors need to be prepared for more pain and volatility because policy makers aren’t going to be cowed by a deepening selloff, investors and strategists said. “I … Read more