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Birla eyes top three slots in financial services business
17Apr By adminNo Comments
Business

Birla eyes top three slots in financial services business

MUMBAI: Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has set an ambitious target for the financial services arm of the conglomerate to be among the top three players in each of its primary businesses - lending, asset management, insurance, and payments. Birla said this during the launch of Aditya Birla Capital Digital's new direct-to-customer app platform.He said that the platform would add three crore new customers in three years, almost doubling the existing customer base from 3.5 crore.Birla said that the group is now focusing on consumer-facing businesses. "The launch of new consumer-facing ventures marks the group's commitment to constructing a growth platform characterised by a unique confluence of strength and breadth. Just last month, we launched our paints business, with an i...
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet
26Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz resigned from his position at the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the Jewish organization urged people not to buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Peltz, who is a board member at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, stepped down from the center on Dec. 12, according to people familiar with the matter. His firm, Trian Fund Management, is a Unilever shareholder.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet
24Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz resigned from his position at the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the Jewish organization urged people not to buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Peltz, who is a board member at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, stepped down from the center on Dec. 12, according to people familiar with the matter. His firm, Trian Fund Management, is a Unilever shareholder.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag
15Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag

A process to sell the venture-capital arm of bankrupt SVB Financial, the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank, has fallen flat and creditors are now gearing up for a potential takeover of the business. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Oklahoma Finds It Hard to Break Up With JPMorgan and BlackRock
14Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

Oklahoma Finds It Hard to Break Up With JPMorgan and BlackRock

Cutting ties with the largest U.S. banks and asset managers is easier said than done. In Oklahoma, where a new law requires the state to stop doing business with financial companies that “boycott” the oil-and-gas industry, officials and pension employees are running into hurdles while trying to comply.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Commodities Carriers Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping Agree to $2.1 Billion Merger
12Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Commodities Carriers Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping Agree to $2.1 Billion Merger

Star Bulk Carriers and Eagle Bulk Shipping said they agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that would create the world’s fourth-biggest commodities carrier and make it more attractive to large investors. Star Bulk, which is based in Athens, Greece, and Eagle Bulk shareholders will own 71% and 29% of the combined entity, respectively, the companies said Monday. The deal, which values the merged company at roughly $2.1 billion, is slated to close next year.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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FTC Investigates Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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FTC Investigates Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 12:49 pm ETU.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating Exxon Mobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, which would be the largest oil-and-gas deal in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information from the companies about the deal, a step it takes when reviewing whether a merger could be anticompetitive under U.S. law, Pioneer disclosed in a filing Tuesday. Merger investigations on average take about 10 months to complete, according to data compiled by law firm Dechert.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Brookfield-Led Consortium’s $11 Billion Bid for Origin Energy Fails
4Dec By adminNo Comments
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Brookfield-Led Consortium’s $11 Billion Bid for Origin Energy Fails

SYDNEY—An US$11 billion bid for Origin Energy, one of Australia’s largest power companies, was rejected by its shareholders on Monday in a stark illustration of how investors are adopting different strategies to bet on the energy transition.Origin said that shareholders owning about 69% of its stock voted for the takeover, meaning that the bid made by a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management fell short of the 75% approval threshold needed to secure a deal.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Brookfield Targets ‘Deglobalization’ Opportunities With $30 Billion to Spend
1Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Brookfield Targets ‘Deglobalization’ Opportunities With $30 Billion to Spend

Dec. 1, 2023 6:38 pm ET|WSJ ProBrookfield’s asset-management unit amassed $30 billion in fresh capital to invest in data centers, telecommunications towers, renewable-power plants and other infrastructure assets, wrapping up its largest fund ever and taking one more step toward its goal of collecting $150 billion in commitments this year.The Toronto-based firm closed its Brookfield Infrastructure Fund V with $28 billion, surpassing the amount raised for each of its other vehicles to date. The firm brought in 12% more than its $25 billion target for Fund V and 40% more than the $20 billion it collected for a predecessor vehicle in 2020.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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