Wednesday 28 April 2021

Reuters Global Investor: DIY deals: How private equity firms buy assets from themselves

DIY deals: How private equity firms buy assets from themselves

What's a fair price when you are selling something to yourself? On Wall Street, that's not a trick question.

U.S. CFPB scrutinizes Texas mortgage firm's '100s of thousands' of duplicate payments

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Tuesday it was taking immediate action to understand and resolve how "hundreds of thousands" of mortgage borrowers' bank accounts were debited for duplicate payments after a mortgage servicer announced the error on Monday.

Goldman's digital hedge-fund matchmaking push boosted by lockdowns

Goldman Sachs' long-planned online migration of some lucrative prime-brokerage businesses picked up steam during the pandemic as hedge funds and investors working from home were unable to meet in person, while other Wall Street banks are taking more measured steps.

White House says capital gains tax would hit 0.3% of taxpayers

President Joe Biden's forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top economic aide said on Monday.

U.S. companies are beating profit estimates at record rate

While it's still early in the earnings period, a record percentage of first-quarter profit reports from major U.S. companies are coming in above analysts' expectations.

Fired fund manager Friess battles AMG over Brandywine portfolios

Mutual fund manager Friess Associates is challenging its firing by asset manager Affiliated Managers Group (AMG.N) and is asking investors to reject the proposed transfer of more than $1 billion in funds to its successors, according to a regulatory filing made on Thursday.

U.S. banks' bond bonanza driven by extraordinary market conditions, regulatory decisions

Record-breaking Wall Street bank bond offerings in recent days are being driven by a combination of extraordinary market conditions and regulatory decisions that can be traced to the government's pandemic relief efforts, said analysts.

Pandemic slips down list of market risks, Norway wealth fund says

The pandemic is becoming less dominant in the markets and other risks, such as inflation and a stock market correction, are rising, as vaccines fuel optimism and recovery, a top official at Norway's $1.3 trillion wealth fund said on Wednesday.

Investors turn to growth stocks' results after strong earnings start

On the heels of blockbuster earnings from major U.S. banks, investors are focused on whether an upcoming batch of earnings from major technology-related companies can sustain the season's early momentum.

Investor Einhorn says Palihapitiya, Musk poured 'jet fuel' on GameStop

Investor David Einhorn said on Thursday that prominent venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya and entrepreneur Elon Musk threw "jet fuel" on the GameStop Corp (GME.N) trading frenzy in January when the video retailer's shares rose by 2,000% and later prompted a hearing in U.S. Congress.

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