The $10.9 billion sale of Comerica to Fifth Third Bancorp, led by HoldCo Asset Management, is shaking up Wall Street’s regional banking landscape — signaling that activist investors are back to shaping deals in one of America’s most regulated sectors. HoldCo’s success in pressuring Comerica to sell has emboldened others. PL Capital recently urged Horizon...
Amundi (AMUN.PA) — Europe’s largest asset manager — reported €15.1 billion ($17.6B) in net inflows for Q3, surpassing analyst expectations amid continued ETF growth and robust performance from its Asian joint ventures. This pushed total assets under management (AUM) to a record €2.32 trillion ($2.71T), up 5.7% year-on-year, despite currency headwinds from the USD and...
A coalition of investors overseeing $11.5 trillion in assets is urging global food producers and retailers to diversify toward plant-based proteins to strengthen supply-chain resilience and reduce climate and health risks. The call, coordinated by the FAIRR Initiative, targets 20 major companies — including Nestlé, Danone, Kraft Heinz, Amazon, Carrefour, and Walmart — urging them...
Long-term investors in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) — including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway — are pinning their hopes on a leadership revival under Stephen Hemsley, the company’s returning CEO, following one of the toughest years for the healthcare giant in more than a decade. Hemsley, who previously led UnitedHealth through a period of sustained growth, returned...
Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, confirmed on Sunday that he has been holding direct talks with senior members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration during a visit to Washington. “We have been negotiating with representatives of the U.S. administration for the third consecutive day while in the...
The British government is preparing to halve the annual cash allowance for tax-free Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) as part of its upcoming November budget, according to The Telegraph. 💡 Key Changes Expected 📊 Market & Policy Context ⚠️ Pushback from Parliament The Treasury Committee warned the change could: The committee emphasized that the core issue...