Actis Sees Investors 'Doubling Down' on ESG After Pandemic

More investors may look for the environmental, social and governance aspects of investments, particularly in emerging markets, Actis's Shami Nissan says. 


 
Lockdown Winners and Losers Shouldn't Both Be Rallying

The stock market is sending a contradictory signal about the global economy. Bulls ought to be wary. 


 
Investors Channel Over $150 Billion Into Coronavirus Bonds

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a new class of bonds, paving the way for fund managers to springboard from socially responsible investing to putting money toward the health crisis. 


 
Fed Promised to Buy Bonds but Is Finding Few Takers

The central bank thawed credit markets in March by promising a whatever-it-takes program to buy corporate bonds. Ten weeks later, the Fed has yet to buy a single bond. 


 
The Nearly Nihilistic Market Rally

It may seem like the market cares about none of the tumultuous events in the world. Right now, it cares about one thing, to the exclusion of almost everything else. 


 
How Payday Lenders Target Consumers Hurt by Coronavirus

Lenders that target struggling borrowers for loans with triple-digit interest rates have overcome yearslong efforts to restrict their lending and are pitching their products to consumers in need of cash during the coronavirus pandemic. 


 
AXA Slashes Dividend

AXA will halve its dividend for 2019 and said it expects the coronavirus pandemic to deal a roughly EUR1.5 billion blow to its earnings for this year. 


 
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering Financial Services 


 
Francisco Partners Raises Nearly $10 Billion for Tech Deals

Francisco Partners has raised nearly $10 billion across three funds to invest in technology companies, one of the largest pools of capital collected by a U.S. private-equity firm this year. 


 
Neiman Marcus Denies Breaching Terms of Deutsche Bank Loan

The department-store chain denied violating the terms of a loan from top-ranking lender Deutsche Bank, saying it has $100 million more cash on hand than projected because sales have been better than expected.