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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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Bhutan: The Happiness Economy

Global Finance

Bhutan now allows foreign investors to repatriate dividends, and the limit on leases of state land was extended this year from 30 years to 99. The post Bhutan: The Happiness Economy appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. In our thirteenth five-year plan, we have targeted $6 billion of FDI.”

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Corporate Treasurers Proceeding With Caution

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Corporates are hoarding cash, and that has meant a return to dividends and distributions but also more conservative cash management. The post Corporate Treasurers Proceeding With Caution appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. “So we saw a lot of activity in terms of drawing down and moving monies around. Now it’s 13%.

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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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World’s Best Banks 2024—Asia-Pacific

Global Finance

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. Still, shareholders had reason to smile: In August, it announced an AU$1 billion share buyback and paid a final dividend of AU$2.40 billion after-tax profit versus $8.3

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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 Sub-Custodian Banks 2024: Regional Winners

Global Finance

Citibanamex actively participates in market associations to represent client interests in the Mexican market on initiatives including tax withholding on dividend payments, and with the new shortened settlement cycle, as Mexico, Canada, and the US moved from T+2 to T+1 in late May.

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