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Germany’s Uniper cuts dividend by 95% to help weather volatility

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Siemens Energy top-10 investor urges management to buy Siemens Gamesa

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Britain to raise Nigerian renewable, climate change investments

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EU investment funds need overhaul to exploit single market, says report

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Nordea aims for 4% growth in lending volume by end of 2025

Date: February 18, 2022

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nordea is aiming for 4% growth in lending volume and 4-6% growth in savings assets by the end of 2025 by improving its digital services, the bank said on Thursday ahead of its capital markets day. “Now we will invest further in digital leadership. Our 2025 target is to have at least 25% more...

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Retailer Carrefour’s shares rise after confident outlook and record 2021 cash generation

Date: February 18, 2022

PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour shares opened 2.8% higher on Thursday as investors cheered record cash generation in 2021 and a confident outlook for 2022, reflected in a new share buyback plan of 750 million euros ($852 million). “Carrefour’s finals confirmed the group’s newfound resilience, ongoing progress in French recovery and impressive free cash flow. Prospects for...

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Allianz books $4.2 billion hit in investment fund case, says more may come

Date: February 18, 2022

By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German insurer and asset manager Allianz on Thursday said it would set aside 3.7 billion euros ($4.20 billion) to deal with investigations and lawsuits resulting from the collapse of a multi-billion-euro set of investment funds. The provision resulted in a net loss attributable to shareholders of 292...

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Carry On My Wayward Fed

Date: February 18, 2022

By Caleb Thibodeau, Associate – Global Capital Markets at Validus Risk Management It’s no surprise that rates have been on the move lately as investors digest geopolitical risks, record CPI prints, and constantly shifting central bank rhetoric. In fact, the Bank of America’s MOVE index, which measures implied volatility of the US yield curve, has spiked...

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Risk Management: A balanced approach

Date: February 17, 2022

Social media can be both a friend and a foe during a crisis, and identifying the line between them is harder than it sounds, says Shane Henry, CEO and Founder of Reconnaissance Group Can you give an overview of what the Reconnaissance Group is? At Reconnaissance, we specialize in the provision of security risk management...

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How to Roll an Existing Retirement Account into Your 401k

Date: February 17, 2022

The number of retirees was double what was expected in America these past two years, affecting the labor market and leading to the “great resignation.” Interestingly, the trend has not led to an increase in social security applications; for now. According to data from this Federal Reserve survey of consumer finances, 54.5% of Americans between...