Tuesday 25 May 2021

Reuters Global Investor: EXCLUSIVE JX Nippon seeks $1.5 bln for UK North Sea oil, gas fields - sources

EXCLUSIVE JX Nippon seeks $1.5 bln for UK North Sea oil, gas fields - sources

Japan's JX Nippon wants to sell its British North Sea oil and gas assets including stakes in some of the basin's biggest fields in a deal that could fetch up to $1.5 billion, five banking sources said.

After M&A boom via Zoom, dealmakers hit the road as COVID-19 subsides

Investment bankers' business of putting together mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has never been stronger. Neither has their fear of missing out on meeting clients.

Blue-collar director vote gives U.S. labor another crack at Amazon.com

After a failed union-organizing effort at Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) last month, labor advocates are looking to the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, hoping for a chance to get a worker on the board of directors of the world's largest online retailer.

Wall Street bank CEOs to tout COVID relief push, diversity efforts before Congress

Wall Street bank chiefs will tout the role their institutions have played in getting the pandemic-hit U.S. economy back on track when they appear before Congress this week, but they are likely to face tough questions on hot-button social and economic issues.

China approves Goldman Sachs, ICBC joint wealth management venture

China's largest bank Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (601398.SS) (ICBC) said on Tuesday its unit had received approval to set up a foreign-controlled wealth management firm with Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Australia's Westpac breaks bond hiatus with first SOFR deal

Westpac Banking Group (WBC.AX) on Tuesday will reopen Australia's big banks bond-market taps for the first time in more than a year, in a deal marking the first use of a non-USD Libor benchmark rate to price the debt.

Former Aviva CFO Stoddard joins BofA as investment banking vice chair

Former Aviva Plc (AV.L) Chief Financial Officer Tom Stoddard joined Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) as vice chairman of investment banking, according to an internal memo, returning to his advisory roots after a stint in the insurance industry.

MOVES Wells Fargo names Ulrike Guigui as head of payments strategy

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said on Monday consumer finance veteran Ulrike Guigui will become the head of payments strategy at the bank, starting June 1.

Big banks look for post-pandemic rebound of credit card revenue

Big U.S. banks are prepared for credit-card balances to start ticking up again this year as pandemic restrictions ease and stimulus checks stop arriving, setting up the industry for a bump in one of its most profitable businesses.

JPMorgan's new CFO described as pensive Excel expert with a knack for mentoring

Jeremy Barnum is not the hard-charging, power-hungry type that people often associate with those in the top echelons of Wall Street.

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