• Wed, December 4, 2024

by: Bill Williamson

Hong Kong needs to nurture insurance talent to rival Singapore and Dubai, CEOs say

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PNB Housing Finance eyes 17-18% growth in retail loan book over next couple of years

Girish Kousgi, MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance also expects liquidity easing measures and a possible rate cut from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by February 2024, which could further support growth in the sector.

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3 Reasons Women Are Well-Positioned To Acquire And Lead Financial Practices

My tenure as a business owner who started and currently leads a wealth management firm tells me that women bring specific advantages to this space. Let's explore why.

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Stellantis board and Tavares disagreed on short term priorities, external relations, CFO says

Divergences between Carlos Tavares and Stellantis board members, which led to the CEO's abrupt resignation, were mainly over priorities for the next 15 months and on how the automaker relates to its stakeholders,

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VC Firm A16z Lists 14 Things To Expect From Crypto In 2025

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Arnault Son Is Tapped To Lift LVMH's Spirits Unit

Alexandre Arnault, one of French luxury goods titan Bernard Arnault's sons, will serve as deputy chief executive of LVMH's wines and spirits division, Moët Hennessy. The unit includes champagne houses Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, and Veuve Clicquot, as well as cognac brand Hennessy.

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StanChart sets $200 billion new wealth assets target, focuses on Chinese and Indian wealthy

Standard Chartered (StanChart) will target $200 billion in new assets and double-digit growth in income from its wealth business over the next five years, as part of its wider strategy to shift to higher fee-earning businesses.

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Can you get a business credit card without a business?

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Environmental Disclosures: The New Corporate Finance Frontier

No matter the sustainability measure, there is one common bond: A direct link from sustainability-related activities to balance sheet risk.

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Extra funding for NHS outlined in Scottish Budget

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Business news December 4 (Highlights): Mazagon Dock issues clarification on Project 75

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Accountancy people moves: November 2024

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Far from a bazooka, China's stimulus measures are just trickling through the economy

China's latest efforts to kickstart growth are just trickling through the economy, data and company earnings show. "While it will take some time for the positive effect to fully materialize and to further [expand] to more consumption categories,

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How South Korean leader botched bid to impose martial law

At his confirmation hearing three months ago, South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun rejected accusations from the opposition that he wanted to impose martial law. It was, the conservative hardliner said,

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Trump picks former SEC commissioner Paul Atkins to run agency

U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would nominate Paul Atkins to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, putting a prominent conservative Washington insider atop Wall Street's major regulator.

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Lawyers battle over which firm represents Eletson in New York courts

The battle between Reed Smith and New York firm Togut, Segal & Segal mirrors the scenario in which representatives of Toronto-based hedge fund Murchinson and Eletson's incumbent management separately issued competing press releases to assert control of the company.

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Meet the new Trump administration staffers who will shape key US policies starting in 2025

Trump's cabinet picks so far include Matt Gaetz, Elon Musk, and Pete Hegseth. See who else he's tapped in 2024 to be part of his administration.

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Pledge to scrap two-child benefit cap as Scottish Budget is unveiled

John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action group, welcomed the Scottish government's plan to scrap the two-child benefit cap. He told BBC's Politics Scotland programme that the policy was the single biggest driver of child poverty in the UK.

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Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Net Income and Strategic ...

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) reports robust financial performance with a focus on capital efficiency and client growth amid economic challenges.

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"Makes economic sense": Mount Zero Olives on its journey to sustainability

Mount Zero Olive's general manager says sustainable practices have been embedded in the company's identity ever since its launch in 1993.

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Welcome Steve Russolillo, Chief News Editor

I'm excited to announce that Steve Russolillo will be joining Business Insider in a new role, as Chief News Editor. Steve is an accomplished, enterprising, and versatile journalist who has worked for most of the last 17 years at The Wall Street Journal.

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AT&T CEO: If Trump slashes taxes, we will invest more in American infrastructure

In April 2022, AT&T closed on its deal to spin off its WarnerMedia business and merge it with Discovery. The business — which AT&T had purchased for a colossal $85 billion just three years earlier — combined WarnerMedia's HBO and CNN with Discovery's HGTV, Animal Planet, Food Network, and TLC.

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Rexas Finance Crypto Price Prediction: Is RXS Really the Next Dogecoin (DOGE)?

RXS distinguishes itself from other meme currencies with its useful application—just a click tokenizes real-world assets such as intellectual property and real estate.

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Donald Trump picks former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

Loeffler is a former finance executive who is currently the co-chair of Trump's inaugural committee. She represented Georgia in the Senate from 2020 to 2021.

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Scottish budget vows to scrap two-child benefits cap

SCOTTISH Finance Secretary Shona Robison announced that the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped in Scotland as she pledged record spending for both the NHS and councils in next year's Budget today. The moved to scrap the cap would lift 15,000 children out of poverty, Ms Robison said.

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News Highlights: Top Financial Services News of the Day - Wednesday at 11 AM ET

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Meet the Supercharged Growth Stock That Could Make You a Millionaire

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND 2024 RESULTS

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Central Bank of Kenya Announces New Monetary Policy Committee Members

Governor Kamau Thugge has appinted four new members of the Monetary Policy Committee charged with the duty to formulate policies.

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Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript December 3, 2024 Operator: Thank you for standing by. And welcome to the Donaldson Company First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.

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Compliant power cooperatives to be granted exemption from local taxes

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3 Ways Boeing Can Have a Great 2025

It's been an extremely challenging few years for Boeing (NYSE: BA), and its recovery under new CEO Kelly Ortberg isn't going to be a quick fix. The backlog is there, and Boeing continues to win orders,

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Why Shares of Johnson Controls Surged Again in November

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and building controls company Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) rose by 11% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The catalyst for the move comes from the company's fourth-quarter earnings report,

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Food inflation in policy formulation a complex issue, says EAC-PM member Shah

Shah, who is the managing director and chief executive of Kotak Mutual Fund, questioned if the computation takes into account free food to over 80 crore Indians under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) while arriving at the number.

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Fake CEOs swindle Rs 7 crore from Delhi firms: Modus operandi explained

CEO frauds or BEC scams have become a global threat, with fraudsters impersonating executives to steal billions

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Thai business group sees GDP growth at 2.8% this year, risks ahead

Thailand's economy is expected to grow 2.8% this year, the top end of a previous forecast range of 2.6% to 2.8%, helped by stronger exports and government spending, a leading joint business group said on Wednesday.

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Curious deals of billionaire Richard White and his wife Zena Nasser

The former boss of WiseTech Global and his new wife have been making many quiet changes to private investment companies and share trusts.

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Lloyds Boss Warns Car Finance Saga Making UK Banks Less Investable

The boss of Lloyds Banking Group Plc has warned the uncertainty around lawsuits and regulatory probes into motor finance mis-selling is making it difficult for investors to have confidence in British banking,

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For developing economies, the finance landscape has become a wasteland

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Oman: National Finance backs Sheida's solar panel project

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AI-driven, deepfake-enabled cyberattacks to increase in 2025: Report

AI-driven and deepfake-enabled cyberattacks are anticipated to become increasingly prevalent in 2025 with sectors like healthcare and finance most prone targets, according to a recent report.

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Fortune Best Cities in Europe For Business 2024

Whether you're expanding your enterprise or seeking new investment opportunities, these 50 cities are poised to be the epicenters of growth and success in the coming year.

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First Internet Bank Money Market Account Review 2024

Indiana-based First Internet Bank is an online-only bank with a full suite of personal and business banking accounts. The bank's Money Market Savings account has a low opening deposit requirement, but you need a seven-figure daily balance to earn the higher of its two advertised APYs.

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Bookkeeping Tips For 2025

Even though it may be costly and time-consuming, proper bookkeeping helps business owners drive profits faster and keep more money in their pockets longer.

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UK and Qatar pledge to grow investment ties

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Russian finance ministry to increase deferred daily FX purchases

Russia's finance ministry on Wednesday said it would increase the volume of its deferred foreign currency and gold purchases in the coming six weeks.

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Indosuez appoints new CEO for Asia

INDOSUEZ, the wealth management brand of Credit Agricole Group, on Wednesday (Dec 4) said it has appointed Laurent Proutiere as Asia chief executive officer and Singapore branch manager, effective Mar 1,

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Ecuador sets second debt-for-nature swap in motion

Ecuador sets second debt-for-nature swap in motion

Ecuador has started work on a deal to swap more of its existing debt and free up money for conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest, a stock exchange filing on Tuesday showed.
Ecuador has initiated its second debt-for-nature swap, aiming to restructure $1.6 billion of its commercial debt into a $1.13 billion loan, with the savings directed towards conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. This financial maneuver, announced on December 3, 2024, follows a similar deal in 2023 where Ecuador swapped $1.6 billion in bonds for a $656 million loan, saving $1.13 billion in debt payments. The new agreement, facilitated by Credit Suisse, now part of UBS, involves issuing a blue bond to fund marine conservation. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2025, pending necessary approvals, and will help Ecuador manage its debt while supporting environmental initiatives.

Read the Full Reuters Article at:
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/ecuador-sets-second-debt-for-nature-swap-motion-2024-12-03/