Markets – Page 135
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Chart of the Week: Sterling struggles as Brexit deal teeters on the brink
The UK currency has fallen versus the dollar and the euro in the immediate aftermath of a draft agreement emerging
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UK asset management body calls for bond market data boosts
Proposals formulated in light of best execution requirement under MiFID II
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AnalysisAnalysis: European Commission rejects Italian budget plan
Italy’s government is intent on keeping its budget promises after the European Commission rejected its draft plan, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Unilever abandons restructure under pressure from shareholders
RLAM and other major shareholders had opposed “forced divestment of Unilever under a single listing”
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EU watchdog spearheads preparations for ‘no deal’ Brexit
ESMA, EU27 regulators should have memoranda of understanding with FCA, says Steven Maijoor
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MSCI proposes to quadruple China A-shares weight in EM benchmarks
ChiNext and mid-cap companies could be added in phases throughout 2019 and 2020
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News10 years on from Lehman: seven trends that have shaped the industry
Pension funds and asset managers – what’s changed since 2008?
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NewsEuropean pension fund trio backs climate risk investment project
Also: Sampension becomes 5th Danish pension fund to adopt TCFD guidelines
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is it time to scrap quarterly reporting for listed companies?
A tweet from the US president has renewed a discussion about the pros and cons of three-month updates
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‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
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Joseph Mariathasan: America first – or America last?
Policies meant to protect US interests could end up causing more damage to the country’s economy
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Private equity funds paying out more than they spend, study shows
Distributions have ‘significantly and durably’ outstripped capital calls for several years, according to eFront report
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Regulator hits out at Commission’s bid for powers to alter IFRS rules
Carve-ins would negatively affect mutual comparability of companies’ annual accounts, corporate governance body argues
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Joseph Mariathasan: Finding a narrow path to prosperity
US president Donald Trump seems ready to instigate a trade war that could have a calamitous impact on global prosperity
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Wider stakeholders and trust at heart of revised UK corp gov code
New provision aims to enable board engagement with the workforce; FRC says formulaic pay systems should be rejected
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Sovereign wealth funds develop climate change framework
Framework underpinned by principles of ‘alignment’, ‘ownership’, and ‘integration’
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NewsUK regulator accused of cutting governance standards in listing rules
Regulation designed to allow sovereign-backed companies – such as Saudi Aramco – to list have been criticised by trade bodies
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NewsTop 400: Passive growth slowing – but still beating active
BlackRock maintains its position as world’s biggest asset manager in IPE’s annual survey
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Joseph Mariathasan: India is on the verge of success
There are more ways than just equities to access India’s growth story
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Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
