BREAKINGVIEWS-Scor investors’ bad year can still get worse The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, July 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Scor SCOR.PA investors must be wishing they had access to a time machine. It’s six years since the 3.5 billion euro French reinsurer fought off a hostile takeover from its domestic rival Covéa, which valued the company at 43 euros per share.

AXA IM arm raises $2.5 bln to invest in bank risk transfer trades By Sinead Cruise LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - AXA IM Alts, the alternative investment arm of French insurer AXA AXAF.PA , has raised $2.5 billion to pursue deals in the fast-growing market for bank risk transfers, as more lenders look to cash in on rising investor interest in their loan books.

RPT-COLUMN-Labour faces low bar in re-attracting foreign funds: Mike Dolan Repeats column first published earlier on Wednesday By Mike Dolan LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - The remarkable thing about investor reaction to the UK's new Labour government is how much just a modicum of stability, consistency and competence is being richly applauded. With exposure to British assets at such a low ebb after a decade of Brexit upheaval, seemingly endless leadership switches and 2022's almost farcical budget

COLUMN-Labour faces low bar in re-attracting foreign funds: Mike Dolan By Mike Dolan LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - The remarkable thing about investor reaction to the UK's new Labour government is how much just a modicum of stability, consistency and competence is being richly applauded. With exposure to British assets at such a low ebb after a decade of Brexit upheaval, seemingly endless leadership switches and 2022's almost farcical budget flub, it's a low bar to jump to please the financial cro

BUZZ-French lenders risk higher cost of equity post elections, says JPM ** With the prospect of hung parliament after a surprise left-wing surge in French elections , J.P.Morgan says domestic lenders could see higher cost of equity ** "With a left lead government, markets will likely assume slightly higher risk of fiscal slippage with more pressure

BRIEF-AXA And BNP Paribas Said To Explore Asset Management Tie-Up - Bloomberg News July 4 (Reuters) - AXA AND BNP PARIBAS SAID TO EXPLORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TIE-UP - BLOOMBERG NEWS Source text: https://tinyurl.com/29j9hzmq

ANALYSIS-French vote, China trade row cast cloud over European earnings By Louis van Boxel-Woolf and Samuel Indyk LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - French political uncertainty and an EU trade spat with China are casting a shadow over European corporate earnings, investors say, despite forecasts that companies are set to deliver better results. Second-quarter earnings for companies in the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX are seen rising 2% and revenues increasing by 1.7%, LSEG I/B/E/S data shows, in what

MOVES-Generali appoints Coface exec Cecile Paillard as group chief transformation officer MILAN, June 17 (Reuters) - Generali GASI.MI has appointed Coface COFA.PA executive Cecile Paillard as group chief transformation officer from Sept. 2, Italy's top insurer said on Monday. Paillard will be tasked with accelerating the group's transformation towards a greater digitalisation and innovation in terms of customer experience and distribution networks, the company said in a statement.

INSTANT VIEW-Investors react to BOJ decision to keep policy unchanged, trim bonds in future Adds more analyst reaction June 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Friday but said it would trim bond buying in the future to allow long-term interest rates to move more freely. At the end of its two-day policy meeting, the central bank said it would continue to buy government bonds at the current pace for now .

UPDATE 1-World Bank to issue bond to boost Amazon reforestation Adds details about bond model, quote in paragraphs 2, 7 By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO, June 13 (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it will issue a new bond expected to raise some $200 million to support its sustainability activities and reforestation in Brazil's Amazon, and has chosen HSBC HSBA.L to structure the transaction.

World Bank to issue $200 million bond to boost Amazon reforestation By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO, June 13 (Reuters) - The World Bank will issue a new bond expected to raise some $200 million to support reforestation efforts in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, it said on Thursday, choosing banking giant HSBC HSBA.L to structure the transaction. The principal-protected bond will provide financing for reforestation initiatives selected by Brazilian startup Mombak, which buys degraded land from farmers an

GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe skids as China tariffs threat rattles car makers World stocks index dips after hitting record high Fed pushes rate cut bets back to Dec but inflation cools European shares lower as tariffs and politics weighs Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Marc Jones LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - World stocks retreated from record highs on Thursday as the feelgood factor of slowing U.S.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Bulls on comedown after record highs, car makers skid on tariffs war World stocks index dips after hitting record high Fed pushes rate cut bets back to Dec but inflation cools European shares lower as tariffs and politics weighs Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Marc Jones LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - World stocks retreated from record highs on Thursday, as the feel-good factor of slowing U.S.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Credit Agricole, Hermes, Whitbread June 12 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Credit Agricole, Hermes and Whitbread, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Credit Agricole CAGR.PA : Jefferies raises to buy from hold * Flutter Entertainment Plc FLTRF.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 20,700p from 21,300p * Hermes HRMS.PA : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 2320 from EUR 2410 * Renew Holdings Plc RNWH.L : Ber

RPT-COLUMN-The wiggle room around 2% inflation targets: Mike Dolan Repeats with no changes to text By Mike Dolan LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - This week's milestone G7 interest rate cuts dispel any notion that hitting 2% inflation targets spot on is a precondition for central bank moves or indeed sensible - and may guide thinking on the Federal Reserve and Bank of England too.

Italy - Factors to watch on June 6 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS Italy's contested migrant reception centre being built in Albania will be operational from August , Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday, presenting the "tool of deterrence" during a visit to the

UPDATE 2-Spirit Aero CFO to depart amid cash flow struggles, Boeing talks Rewrites with details, background June 5 (Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems SPR.N said on Wednesday that finance chief Mark Suchinski would depart the aerospace supplier amid cash flow struggles and ongoing talks to merge with its former owner Boeing BA.N . Suchinski, a longtime Spirit executive, will be replaced immediately by board member and former Time Warner Cable executive Irene Esteves.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Allianz, Carnival, Future June 4 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Allianz, Carnival and Future, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Allianz SE ALVG.DE : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy * Carnival CCL.L : Peel Hunt raises to buy from add * Future Plc FUTR.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold * Liontrust Asset Management Plc LIO.L : Deutsche Bank cuts to sell from hold * Nibe NIBEB.ST : Barclays cuts t

BUZZ-Citi downgrades Allianz, prefers Generali and AXA among insurers ** Western European insurers are managing their capital bases to enhance shareholder returns, Citigroup says, as it picks Generali GASI.MI and AXA AXAF.PA over Zurich Insurance ZURN.S and Allianz ALVG.DE ** It says analysis suggests Allianz's capital options are mostly met through debt issuance, and cuts the stock to "neutral" from "buy" ** Generali is Citi's top pick; it predicts 12% EPS CAGR for 2024-2026 ** It also expects

TIMELINE-How Credit Suisse evolved until its merger with UBS ZURICH, May 31 (Reuters) - Following is a timeline outlining the 168-year history of Credit Suisse Group, the Zurich-based bank that was formally absorbed on Friday by Swiss rival UBS UBSG.S after a 3 billion franc takeover last year. 1856 Politician and business leader Alfred Escher founds Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA) to finance the expansion of the railroad network and promote Swiss industrialisation.