Wednesday, 10 August 2022

Investment manager convicted over $121 Cayman fund

Investment manager convicted over $121 Cayman fund

An investment manager of a collapsed 100-million-pound ($121 million) Cayman Islands-based legal financing fund was on Wednesday convicted by a London jury of fraudulent trading, fraud by abuse of position and money laundering.

New credit rating rules could see 100 Indian firms downgraded - Moody's ICRA

The Indian unit of credit rating agency Moody's, ICRA, said on Wednesday that nearly 100 companies with debt totalling 350 billion rupees ($4.40 billion) are likely to be downgraded after the central bank tightened rating methodologies.

Commerzbank resolves brief online and mobile banking outage

Germany's Commerzbank has resolved a brief network problem that resulted in a temporary shutdown of its online and mobile banking services, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Australia's CBA posts 11% profit jump but warns of housing headwinds

Commonwealth Bank of Australia rode the end of a pandemic-powered property boom to its best annual profit in four years, but warned that spiralling cost-of-living pressures had started to hit consumer confidence.

Votorantim and Temasek launch $700 mln fund to invest in Brazil

Brazil's Votorantim group and Singapore's Temasek Holdings teamed up to launch a $700 million fund to invest in Brazilian companies, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Brazilian broker XP's profit gains from higher assets under custody

XP Inc posted a marginal jump in second-quarter adjusted profit as the Brazilian broker gained from a surge in assets under custody that offset a slowdown in inflows due to higher interest rates.

Brazilian pop singer Anitta leaves Nubank's board of directors

Latin American financial start-up Nubank said on Tuesday that Brazilian pop singer Anitta has left its board of directors, some 14 months after joining it, and will now become a global brand ambassador for the digital bank.

Mexican leasing firm Unifin to miss debt payments, seek restructuring deal

Mexican leasing firm Unifin will miss principal and interest payments on its debt because of limited sources of financing, the company said in a filing to Mexico's main stock exchange.

Deutsche Bank hires ex-Goldman Sachs exec to Americas wealth management unit

Deutsche Bank has hired former Goldman Sachs executive Rod Colburn to their Wealth Management Americas business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Bridgewater pushes back against Chinese 'All Weather' copycats

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio's huge popularity in China has not only drawn local investors flocking to his funds but also spawned home-grown challengers using his "All Weather" strategy and brand to try to beat him at his own game.

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