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☆ Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, where a jury convicted Hwang in July on 10 criminal charges including wire fraud, securities fraud and market manipulation. Before sentencing Hwang, Hellerstein asked the defendant’s lawyer, Dani James, how she thought Hwang compared to Sam Bankman-Fried, who was sentenced in March to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion from users of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange. While Archegos eventually managed $36 billion, Hwang’s borrowing helped him amass $160 billion of exposure to stocks. Hwang’s co-defendant, former Archegos Chief Financial Officer Patrick Halligan, was convicted at the same trial on three criminal charges.

Persons: Sung Kook, Bill ” Hwang, Hwang, Alvin Hellerstein, ” Hellerstein, Archegos ’, Hwang —, Andrew Thomas, Hellerstein, Dani James, Sam Bankman, Mr, Fried, ” James, “, ” Hwang, James, it’s, Julian Robertson, Archegos, Grace, ”, Hwang’s, Patrick Halligan Organizations: Archegos Capital Management, U.S, AS FAMILY, Tiger Asia Management, Paramount, Credit Suisse, Nomura Holdings, UBS, Mercy Foundation Locations: Manhattan, U.S, New York

☆ Global debt is a 'looming risk,' says Mike O'Sullivan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGlobal debt is a 'looming risk,' says Mike O'SullivanMike O'Sullivan, author and former chief investment officer for Credit Suisse UK & EMEA, joins CNBC to discuss markets and the global economy.

Persons: Mike O'Sullivan Mike O'Sullivan Organizations: Credit Suisse UK, EMEA, CNBC

☆ Don't ignore the European market, Jim Cramer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday told investors not to write off the power of European markets, pointing out economic growth across the region. But he pointed out a number of developments in the European economy, including three rate cuts from the European Central Bank. Cramer suggested there's been growth across the continent, especially in southern rim countries like Portugal, Italy and Greece. Cramer added that he was impressed by growth in European markets that tech giants Amazon and Apple reported when they posted earnings last week. "Sooner or later, Wall Street's going to wake up to the fact that Europe is back," Cramer said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, there's, Donald Trump, Wall Organizations: European Central Bank, Credit Suisse, Banco Santander, Apple Locations: Europe, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain, China

☆ Swiss bank UBS smashes third-quarter expectations with $1.4 billion in profit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Swiss banking titan UBS on Wednesday posted a large profit beat, after completing its first wave of client migrations following its integration of collapsed domestic rival Credit Suisse. Net profit attributable to shareholders came in at $1.43 billion, compared with a mean forecast of $667.5 million in a LSEG poll of analysts. UBS defends it is not "too big to fail." UBS still faces the lofty tasks of integrating its IT system with that of Credit Suisse, along with migrating clients — with the latter transition set to take around 18 months, Reuters reported earlier this month. The UBS results come after the profit beat of Germany's largest lender Deutsche Bank last Wednesday and join this week's spate of third-quarter reports from European lenders, including from BNP Paribas and Santander.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Organizations: UBS, Wednesday, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse —, Reuters, Swiss National Bank —, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Santander

☆ The pros and cons for investors of nonstop trading as NYSE looks to go 22 hours a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Core" trading hours for both the NYSE floor and NYSE Arca are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nasdaq , which has current trading hours similar to the NYSE, declined to comment on the NYSE announcement and declined to say whether it would match the NYSE's proposal to expand trading hours. Is there demand for after hours trading? "In addition, there are retail traders in the U.S. who want to trade at night. Many retail traders work during the day, they come home and want to trade beyond the 8 p.m. cutoff for trading."

Persons: Michael M, NYSA, Kevin Tyrrell, Tyrrell, Jim, Dmitri Galinov, Galinov, Spencer Platt, Dennis Kelleher, Kelleher, Benjamin L, Schiffrin, Jay Woods, Woods Organizations: ICE, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty, York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, Big, NYSA Arca, NYSE, NYSE Arca, Nasdaq, CNBC, Security Traders Association, Exchange, SEC, Traders, Blue Ocean Technologies, Better, 24X, Freedom Capital Locations: New York City, U.S, South Korea, Japan, Europe

☆ UBS sells its 50% stake in Swisscard to American Express
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

UBS is offloading part of the Credit Suisse business it acquired last year with a deal to sell the fallen bank's 50% stake in credit card provider Swisscard. UBS will sell its 50% holding in the company to its joint venture partner American Express , Swisscard said in a statement. After the deal, Amex will become the sole owner of Swisscard, with Credit Suisse customers transferring to the existing UBS credit card platform. Swisscard said it would continue to issue all other cards it issues under the American Express, Mastercard and Visa licenses and will continue to operate the American Express business in Switzerland. Following its emergency takeover last year, UBS is now divesting parts of the Credit Suisse business.

Persons: Swisscard, Amex Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Credit Suisse Securities Locations: Krakow, Poland, Switzerland, China, Swisscard

☆ UBS launches its experiential "House of Craft" campaign in New York as Credit Suisse integration continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

UBS launched its global "House of Craft" initiative at an event in New York City in October. AdvertisementIn a SoHo townhouse in New York City, UBS launched its global "House of Craft" initiative, an experiential campaign that honors the tradition of craftsmanship. AdvertisementConvening around craftNew York City's legacy of fine craftsmanship made it the choice destination for UBS's first "House of Craft" event. James Miller, who said he collects micro-brand timepieces, wore a Henry Archer watch to the "House of Craft" event. "This is a brand campaign, but it's one very clearly associated with making sure more people are positively thinking about us," he said.

Persons: —, Carmelo Anthony, Daniel Dae Kim, Ginny Wright, Audemars Piguet, Jean, Claude Biver, John McDonald, McDonald, Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, Prophet, James Miller, Henry Archer, Julia Hood Miller, Nathan Desloover, Todd Snyder, Julia Hood, I've, Desloover, I'm Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Service, NBA, Audemars, TAG, Suisse, Swiss, Publicis Groupe, Suisse hasn't, Horological Society of New Locations: New York City, Swiss, Americas, UBS's, Asia, Latin America, New York, York, Horological Society of New York, Detroit

☆ The Archegos disaster isn't over yet for banks as the feds reportedly revive criminal antitrust probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFederal prosecutors are reexamining Wall Street banks that lost billions in the 2021 Archegos collapse, anonymous sources told Bloomberg. The revived probe follows just months after Archegos' founder Bill Hwang was convicted of fraud, racketeering, and market manipulation in July. AdvertisementHowever, this plot fell apart when the stocks fell in March 2021, sending Archegos's $150 billion in bets fell into freefall. After an agreement failed to materialize, banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley unleashed their shares onto the market. Sources told Bloomberg that the department has begun making inquiries, with special attention paid to the 2021 banks' emergency discussions.

Persons: —, Archegos, Bill Hwang, Hwang, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, US Department of Justice, Business, Credit Suisse, Nomura, UBS, DOJ Locations: freefall

☆ Top banking analyst Mayo says Citi shares can double over the next 2-and-a-half years
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wells Fargo bank analyst Mike Mayo highlighted Citigroup stock as his favorite bank name on Tuesday while speaking on CNBC's " Squawk on the Street ." Shares of Citigroup could double over the next two-and-a-half years "simply by going back to tangible book value," Mayo said. Citigroup sold for 73% of tangible book at the end of June, up from 60% at the end of last December, according to FactSet data. "Even after running this model, banks still have plenty of excess capital to support the economy," Mayo noted. "Recession or no recession; higher rates or lower rates … whatever hits you, I think banks are able to weather it quite well now."

Persons: Mike Mayo, Mayo, Jane Fraser Organizations: Citigroup, Federal Reserve, UBS, Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, Prudential, Deutsche Bank, Federal Locations: Wells Fargo, . U.S

☆ UBS chief Ermotti says resilient inflows and cost-cutting drove second-quarter profit beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUBS chief Ermotti says resilient inflows and cost-cutting drove second-quarter profit beatUBS CEO Sergio Ermotti discusses the Swiss bank's second-quarter results, including wealth management growth, asset derisking, the Credit Suisse integration and the macro outlook.

Persons: Ermotti, Sergio Ermotti Organizations: UBS, Swiss, Credit Suisse

☆ UBS posts $1.14 billion profit in second quarter, smashing expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

General view of the UBS building in Manhattan, New York City, on June 5, 2023. Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday smashed net profit expectations for the second quarter, as revenue came in higher than expected. Net profit attributable to shareholders came in at $1.136 billion for the period, versus a company-compiled consensus forecast of $528 million. UBS had swung back to profit in the first quarter after two quarterly losses, but it warned that its net interest income would fall in both its global wealth management and its personal and corporate banking divisions. It has now been over a year since UBS completed the legal takeover of Credit Suisse, triggering a huge integration process and forming a wealth management juggernaut.

Organizations: UBS, Wednesday, Credit Suisse Locations: Manhattan , New York City, Swiss

☆ How the hedge fund superstar went extinct
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But for now, we're examining how the hedge fund superstar has gone extinct . The big storySo long, superstarGetty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIWhere have all the hedge fund superstars gone? AdvertisementIn years past, even rubbing shoulders with a legendary hedge fund manager was enough for aspiring fund managers to raise capital. Meanwhile, the hedge fund industry has also evolved. Aaron Weiner, a 31-year-old from Coatue, got a multibillion-dollar check from Millennium for his to-be-launched hedge fund .

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Harris, Alyssa Powell, Insider's Linette Lopez, Julian Robertson, Griffin's, Izzy Englander's, Goldman Sachs, Jared Siskin, Bobby Jain, it's, Aaron Weiner, Jonathan Xiong's, Maja Hitij, Carl Godfrey, Apple, Sam Altman's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Democratic, Democratic Party Convention, Business, Getty, Management, Goldman, Madison, Park Conservancy, Citadel, Credit Suisse, Jain, ExodusPoint, Investment Partners, Blackstone, Elon Musk's, Big Tech, Bank of America, BI Founders, Forge, Apple, Google, General Motors Locations: Venture, Wall, Park, Coatue, Miami, London, New York

☆ Death of Hedge Fund Stars: Wall Street, Stock Market Titans Are Gone
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Take activist hedge funds, which buy up a percentage of a company's stock (or an asset) and then use their weight to push for operational changes. Or there would be a fun, splashy war between the hedge fund and the C-suite. Hedge funds rely on outperforming the market when times are hard and it's easier to find pockets of outperformance and exploit them. Of course, hedge funds are having a hard time coming up with a crew because the clients have changed too. Advertisement"At the end of the 1960s, the bubble burst, and everyone thought, 'That's the end of hedge funds,'" Mallaby said.

Persons: David Tepper, Anthony Scaramucci, Lenny Kravitz, lanyards, Bobby Jain, Goldman Sachs, Denise Shull, Charles Lemonides, ValueWorks, Saba Capital's Boaz Weinstein, BlackRock, Nelson Peltz, Bob Iger, Paul Singer's Elliott, —, Elliott, Meir Statman, Statman, I'm, That's, Paris, Marc Jacobs, they've, they're, Sebastian Mallaby, Julian Robertson, Julian, Mallaby, Lemonides, wonky quants, Keith Gill, David Einhorn, Andrew Left, bro Organizations: Appaloosa Management, Carolina Panthers, Bellagio, Millennium Management, Credit Suisse, Jain, Disney, Paul Singer's Elliott Management, Santa Clara University, Behavioral Finance, New, Tiger Management, Met, rockstar, Ferrari, Greenlight, Harvard, Princeton grad, Research Locations: Vegas , New York City, Singapore, Argentine

☆ Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at criminal trial over fund's collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of the private investment firm Archegos, arrives at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City, U.S., July 9, 2024. The jury, which began deliberations on Tuesday, found Hwang guilty on 10 of 11 criminal counts and Patrick Halligan, his Archegos deputy and co-defendant, guilty on all three counts he faced. Hwang and Halligan sat flanked by their lawyers as the verdict was read by a soft-spoken foreperson. Hwang, 60, had pleaded not guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, three counts of fraud and seven counts of market manipulation. At its peak, prosecutors said Archegos had $36 billion in assets and $160 billion of exposure to equities.

Persons: Sung Kook, Bill, Hwang, Patrick Halligan, Halligan, Prosecutors, Andrew Thomas, Barry Berke, William Tomita, Scott Becker, Archegos Organizations: Archegos Capital Management, Prosecutors, U.S . Justice Department, U.S, Attorney's, Southern, of, Credit Suisse, UBS, Nomura Holdings Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, of New York

☆ Brevan Howard has transformed since Alan Howard gave up the reins. Meet the five portfolio managers with the most capital at the $35 billion hedge fund.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThere is perhaps no better example of the hedge fund industry's maturation than Brevan Howard. The $35 billion firm has changed considerably since 60-year-old Alan Howard stepped back from running its day-to-day operations in 2019. Now, Howard — the firm's majority owner — no longer manages money at Brevan. The firm's two biggest funds — the long-running, $11.9 billion Master Fund and the younger, $12.2 billion Alpha Fund — each manage more money now than the entire firm did five years ago. Advertisement"The real challenge is keeping the trading talent," said Nagi Kawkabani, a former Brevan Howard co-CEO told Institutional Investor in 2019.

Persons: —, Brevan Howard, Alan Howard, Howard, Howard —, Rishi Shah, Fash, Minal Bathwal, Trifon Natsis, Aron Landry, James Vernon, Jean, Philippe Blochet, Chris Rokos —, Natsis, Landry, Brevan, Nagi Kawkabani, Shah, Shaw, He's, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Fund, Alpha, Credit Suisse, Alpha Fund, Citadel, Bloomberg, Investor, United Arab, Winton Group Locations: Brevan, Ville, Natsis, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

☆ US judge’s financial conflict leads to revived lawsuit against big banks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A US appeals court threw out the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit accusing 10 large banks of overcharging investors on corporate bonds, saying the trial judge should have been recused because his wife owned stock in one of the banks. Liman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, was assigned the lawsuit in April 2020 and dismissed it with prejudice in October 2021, three months after his wife sold $15,000 of Bank of America stock. The banks said Liman’s failure to uncover his conflict didn’t require recusal or reviving the case. But the appeals court found a “legitimate risk” that similar violations could undermine public confidence in the judicial process. US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts highlighted in his 2021 annual report on the judiciary a need for judges to be vigilant about financial conflicts.

Persons: Judge Lewis Liman “, ”, Liman, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Donald Trump, Valerie Caproni, John Roberts, George Zelcs, Judge Caproni Organizations: US, Bank of America, Street Journal, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, NatWest, ” Bank of America Locations: Manhattan, overcharging

☆ Banks Could Weather Even Extreme Economic Tumult, Fed Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Rob Copeland | More About Rob Copeland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A severe spike in inflation. A plummet in the value of the dollar. The collapse of their biggest clients. The largest banks in America could survive even those dire economic scenarios, according to analysis released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The industry cleared the higher bars, with as close to a clean bill of health as its leaders might have hoped.

Organizations: Federal Reserve, Credit Suisse Locations: America

☆ Jain Global, the most anticipated new hedge fund in years, is about to make its debut. An architect of the manager explains how it will be different.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The launch of Jain Global has dominated industry gossip since its founder left Millennium Management, where the 53-year-old Jain was Izzy Englander's right-hand man, in late 2022. And more specifically, scalability without incremental cost," Jonathan Barton, the firm's chief operating officer, said in an interview with BI. Starting from a clean sheet of paper gave Jain Global certain advantages, said one senior banker who worked closely with the new manager as it built out its teams and systems. 3Forge, a specialty-software provider, worked with Jain Global to build the interface that connects all the systems for PMs, the risk team, and management. In five to 10 years, Jain Global hopes it won't need a sprawling business-development function because a strong talent pipeline will have developed inside the firm.

Persons: —, Bobby Jain's, Jain, Izzy Englander's, It's, Morgan Stanley, Griffin's, Steve Cohen's Point72, Michael Gelband's, redemptions, Jonathan Barton, Barton, — Barton, it's, Bobby, Paul Enright, Sam Kellie, Smith, David Hochberg, Enright, Hochberg, there's, Jon Caplis, Caplis, they're Organizations: Service, Jain Global, Millennium Management, Business, UBS, Citadel, Bank of America, Meru Capital Group, Jain, Credit Suisse, Viking Global, Macquarie, Investors, Bloomberg Locations: Singapore, Balyasny, New York, Houston, London, Hong Kong, York, Lane, Meru, Asia, PivotalPath

☆ A 28-year market vet shares 2 similarities between the dot-com bubble and today's stock market environment — and 4 threats to the AI trade that could spoil the rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThere are two major similarities between today's stock market environment and the dot-com bubble era, says RIA Advisors CIO Lance Roberts. RIA Advisors/AccentureAnd two, there is a small group of firms leading the overall stock market rally, just as it was in 2000. He's a bit more optimistic this time around because of the robust earnings performance fueling the few stocks leading the market. Advertisement"We are again experiencing another of these speculative 'booms,' as anything related to artificial intelligence grips investors' imaginations," Roberts said.

Persons: —, Lance Roberts, Roberts, Jonathan Golub Organizations: Service, RIA, Business, Accenture, Nvidia, UBS, Investors, Federal Reserve

☆ Swiss regulator rules out UBS antitrust action over Credit Suisse deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Switzerland's financial regulator ruled on Wednesday that the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse did not create any competition concerns, despite recommendations from the country's antitrust watchdog that it merited further scrutiny. "The merger of UBS and Credit Suisse will not eliminate effective competition in any market segment," Swiss financial regulator FINMA said in a statement. UBS said it will continue to implement its integration of Credit Suisse after FINMA's report. It also narrowed the financing options for the country's high-cost, export-orientated companies, especially with Credit Suisse seen as the bank which supported entrepreneurs. "When I look at the discussion after Credit Suisse's rescue by UBS, I see more fear than courage," he said in Lucerne.

Persons: FINMA, Sergio Ermotti Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse Locations: Switzerland, Swiss, Lucerne

☆ The luxury conglomerate behind Cartier is beating LVMH at its own game
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But there's another corporation beating LVMH at its own game, and you probably haven't even heard of it: Richemont. Switzerland-based Richemont, behind brands like Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Piaget, is having a moment. "All of this favors the most established brands: Cartier and Van Cleef." Driven by Richemont's top brands, Cartier and Van Cleef, sales gained 7% in the country, including Hong Kong and Macau, in Richemont's 2024 fiscal year. "If you're in a bar or restaurant, you're sitting at a distance, you can recognize the Labra pendant from Van Cleef.

Persons: —, Louis Vuitton, Bernard Arnault's, Van Cleef, Piaget, outperforming LVMH, Saint Laurent, It's, Cartier, Chiara Battistini, it's, Gucci, Arnault, Johann Rupert, Rupert, Richemont, Fflur Roberts, HSBC's Rambourg, Diana —, Tim Graham, Jelena Sokolova, Morningstar, Rambourg, Euromonitor's Roberts, Van, Keith Tsuji, Sokolova, Cleef, Nicolas Bos, — Bos, Nicholas Bos, Jared Siskin, I've, What's, JPMorgan's Battistini, Bos, Porter Organizations: Service, LVMH, Business, Cartier, Gucci, HSBC, Google, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Local, Art Basel, McKinsey, Prada Locations: Switzerland, China, Euromonitor, Hong Kong, Macau, Art Basel Hong Kong, Asia

☆ I retired in my 30s with a net worth of $2.5 million over a decade ago. Now, I'm going back to work at 46.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sam Dogen, a 46-year-old in San Francisco. It was easy to save money because I was working so muchI started saving only a month after starting at Goldman Sachs. A promotion and move to San Francisco got me on the property ladderIn June 2001, I was recruited to join Credit Suisse and moved to San Francisco. In 2005, I bought a house for $1,520,000 in San Francisco and rented my condo until I sold it in 2017. Having kids took up a lot of our passive income budgetOnce our son was born in 2017, we began spending more of our passive income.

Persons: —, Sam Dogen, I'd, Mary, Goldman Sachs, San Francisco, I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, College of William, San, Credit Suisse Locations: San Francisco, Virginia, USA, Manhattan

☆ Oil giant Saudi Aramco begins massive share sale to raise around $12 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Saudi state oil giant Aramco commenced its secondary public offering on Sunday as the company looks to raise in the region of $12 billion. At the midpoint of that range, the sale would total around $11.5 billion but could eventually reach up to $13.1 billion. Four more banks were added to the share offering, Reuters reported on Sunday, including Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia and BNP Paribas. The share sale is the company's second, after Aramco first entered public markets in 2019 and offered 1.5% of the company to investors. Aramco is the world's largest oil company in terms of both daily crude production and market cap.

Organizations: Aramco, Saudi Arabian Oil Group, World Petroleum Congress, Saudi, Reuters, Credit Suisse Saudi, BNP Locations: Saudi, Stampede, Calgary, Canada, Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia

☆ Rare Hermès Birkin Bags Are up for Auction and May Fetch Over $100,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIf you're in the market for a Hermès bag that doubles as a doll house, you're in luck — as long as you have $100,000 or so to spare. A new Birkin bag starts at about $10,000 and can cost well into the six figures depending on material, size, and rarity. Since 2022, Hermès bags sold at Christie's auctions have gone for an average of 141% of the lowest estimated price, Christie's said. "Hermès Birkin and Kelly bags, especially the Faubourg bag, for example, are iconic symbols of luxury and status, coveted by collectors worldwide." Courtesy of Christie'sAs the auction demonstrates, luxury handbags — particularly those made by tightly controlled brands like Hermès — are increasingly worthy investments.

Persons: —, Christie's, Birkin —, handmake, Hitha Herzog, Hermès, Faubourg Birkin, Birkin, Nicole Pollard Bayme, Hermès Birkin, Kelly, Chanel, Alexis Clarbour, Louis Vuitton, Yayoi, Dior, Loewe, Roger Vivier Organizations: Service, Business, Rue du Faubourg Saint, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Madison Avenue Couture Locations: Birkins, Rue, Paris, retails

☆ UBS overhauls wealth management leadership in wider board shake-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The three keys USB logo is seen outside the London office of Swiss bank UBS in central London, on March 20, 2023. LONDON — UBS on Thursday announced a shake-up of its executive board in the latest phase of a radical overhaul of the Swiss banking giant, following its takeover of fallen rival Credit Suisse. It marks the first time a divisional UBS president has been based in Asia-Pacific, the bank said. George Athanasopoulos and Marco Valla also join the executive board as co-presidents of the investment bank, alongside Damian Vogel, incoming global chief risk officer. The trio replace outgoing board members Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Korner, UBS Asia-Pacific President Edmund Koh, and UBS Americas Regional President Naureen Hassan.

Persons: Iqbal Khan, Rob Karofsky, Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, George Athanasopoulos, Marco Valla, Damian Vogel, Ulrich Korner, Edmund Koh, Naureen Hassan Organizations: UBS, LONDON, Credit Suisse, Group, Credit, UBS Americas, Swiss Locations: London, Swiss, Asia, Pacific, U.S, Americas, UBS Asia

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