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Japan Megabanks’ Strategic Share Sale Marks Big Priority Shift

Global Finance

Significantly, Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara said the bank will either pass on the proceeds from its sales of equity holdings to investors as dividends or invest them in growth-directed activities, and Sumitomo Mitsui aims to reduce the market value of its equity holdings to less than 20% of the value of its consolidated net assets.

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Stars Of China 2024: Innovation Nation

Global Finance

At some institutions, even the front office offers clients guidance for portfolio management: Industrial Bank chief economist Lu Zhengwei recently recommended that clients practice dividend-focused stock picking. The post Stars Of China 2024: Innovation Nation appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

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Power & Utilities Investment Banking: How to Turn Yourself into an Electrified ESG Warrior

Brian DeChesare

Traditionally, the sector was viewed as a defensive play for investors who wanted stable dividends and no drama. Companies tend to offer high, stable dividend yields, and they finance their massive capital expenditures primarily with debt , with the highest leverage ratios of any industry outside of financial institutions.

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World’s Best Banks 2024—Asia-Pacific

Global Finance

rise in return on equity (ROE) to 14.2%; and gains in tier 1 equity capital and assets of 5% and 4%, respectively. This was primarily based on revenue growth, which registered a heady 30% rise, allowing the bank to distribute its highest full-year dividend since 2008. billion; a 2.3% billion after-tax profit versus $8.3

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World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2024: Regional Winners

Global Finance

DBS is the first Asian bank to offer custody for five asset classes: equities, bonds, funds, securities tokens, and cryptocurrencies. Citi Brazil continues to streamline workflows, with improved prematching of equity trades in real time by automating manual touch points, thereby reducing risk and accelerating transaction processing.

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World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2024: Regional Winners

Global Finance

DBS is the first Asian bank to offer custody for five asset classes: equities, bonds, funds, securities tokens, and cryptocurrencies. Citi Brazil continues to streamline workflows, with improved prematching of equity trades in real time by automating manual touch points, thereby reducing risk and accelerating transaction processing.

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Breaking up Big Tech: Cui Bono?

Musings on Markets

The regional phone companies continued to behave like the old Ma Bell, investing little in new technologies, and continuing with the high debt and high dividend policies of the original. In each case, that bundling was used to illustrate how dependent the US equity markets have become on just a few stocks, to deliver overall equity returns.