With dealmaking slowing, activist hedge funds target companies’ top brass
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist hedge funds that often push companies to sell themselves or divest divisions…
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Taking Fed’s lead, UK investors fully price in BoE hike in March
LONDON (Reuters) – British investors on Wednesday fully priced in a 0.25 percentage point increase in Bank of England interest…
Analysis-Investors revive inflation trades as 6% Fed rate risk grips Wall Street
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spooked by a flurry of hotter-than-expected U.S. economic and inflation data last month,…
Wall Street pushes back against SEC stock market reforms
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York Stock Exchange teamed up with retail broker Charles Schwab Corp and…
U.S. CFPB’s bid to curb late credit card fees faces strong opposition
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – A U.S. consumer watchdog’s proposal to slash late fees on credit cards is facing a…
Stock pickers reckon it’s time to move on from central banks
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Stock market investors are calling time on the idea that the Federal Reserve, and other…
Private equity firms lend less as demand cools
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Private equity firms that have for years capitalized on the regulatory woes of banks by…
Analysis-Sharp drop in equity premium may mark return of 60/40 portfolio
By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) – The reward for holding U.S. stocks over Treasury bonds has not been this unattractive since…
Elliott nominates slate of directors to Salesforce board – source
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) -Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has nominated a slate of directors to the board of cloud-based…
Hedge funds that did best in 2022 could fare worst in 2023 – BNP
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Trend following hedge funds that outperformed rivals in 2022 will likely underperform this year,…