Bunge to buy Glencore-backed Viterra in $8.2bn agribusiness deal
Combined group to rival largest global grain and oilseed handlers
Mergers & Acquisitions
UK watchdog bans Anglian Water advert over sewage spill record
Advert gave ‘misleading’ impression company was making ‘a positive overall environmental contribution’
Advertising
Bank of England: soaring gilt yields sharpen focus on forecasting errors
BoE’s forecasts are based on announced government policy, while everyone else can use their common sense
Central banks
UK sportswear group Frasers buys stake in AO World
Investment aims to drive growth following 2 years of talks
Mergers & Acquisitions
Five senior Credit Suisse executives leave in wake of UBS takeover
Chief financial officer Dixit Joshi and general counsel Markus Diethelm are among staff exiting
Investment Banking
EU carmakers warn of losses in post-Brexit electric vehicles trade
Industry could lose more than €4bn if Brussels does not agree postponement of tariffs to 2027
Electric vehicles
Glencore makes move for Teck Resources’ coal business
Commodities group proposes combining unit with its own operations but remains ‘willing’ to buy whole company
Mergers & Acquisitions
Schools boost efforts to encourage entrepreneurial mindset in finance
Students welcome progress but urge more teaching on business launches
Business education, Fintech
ESG backlash in the US: what implications for corporations and investors?
Republicans’ pushback against ethical investing is hitting sentiment elsewhere
Business education
French schools retain dominance in Masters in Finance teaching
Five of the highest-ranked 10 schools are French, including the top four
Business education