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☆ UK’s Big Bang barely mitigates City’s Brexit pain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Liam Proud | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Hence Friday’s package, long trailed as a “Big Bang”, supposed to turbocharge the City. Eventually, he could end the regime if banks prove they can safely be wound down. Hunt’s broader push is to enlist the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority supervisors in his Big Bang, giving them a statutory responsibility for boosting the economy’s competitiveness. The only way to undo the damage would be to align with European rules indefinitely or to re-join the bloc, both of which are political no-gos. The government will also introduce new statutory objectives for the Financial Conduct Authority watchdog and the Prudential Regulation Authority, which supervises banks and insurers.

☆ UBS calls Ralph Lauren a 'turnaround stock,' sees fashion brand rallying 36%
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Changes in Ralph Lauren 's business make the clothing brand a good investment coming out of the pandemic, according to UBS. "We view RL as a strong turnaround stock," Sole said in a note to clients. "We think the market doesn't appreciate the transformational changes the company has made to its brand, distribution model, and cost structure." The stock has performed nearly in line with the S & P 500 , shedding 19.7% this year. Sole said Ralph Lauren could soon reach pre-pandemic levels by rolling back promotions, improving its supply chain and lowering expenses.

☆ Bill Gates' climate investment firm will put more money into adapting to climate change
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Eric Toone, one half of the investing committee at Breakthrough Energy, speaks to conference attendees at the breakthrough Energy Summit in Seattle on Wednesday October 19, 2022. Photo by Cat Clifford, CNBCSEATTLE — Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the climate technology investment firm started by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, will begin to invest more in companies that help people and businesses adapt to the consequences of climate change. "We're left with adaptation," Toone told the audience. But Breakthrough Energy Ventures is most certainly not a philanthropic organization. And in the past, the Gates Foundation has done a lot of work on adaptation," Toone told a group of reporters in a media briefing in Seattle.

"The MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) is likely to respond relatively promptly to news about fiscal policy," Broadbent said in the speech delivered at Imperial College in London. Despite falling in recent days, the expectations financial markets for the BoE's Bank Rate to peak at about 5.25% was "by some distance the largest rise in market interest rates between MPC forecasts since the Committee was founded," Broadbent said. Investors further reined in their expectations of a full percentage-point interest rate increase by the BoE next month and British government bond future prices rose as Broadbent spoke. Rate futures put a 17% chance on a 100 basis-point increase on Nov. 3, down from 25% earlier on Thursday. A whole percentage-point rate hike was seen as a near certainty before Truss was forced to backtrack on her unfunded tax cut plans.

When interest rates rise , bond prices go down in value. A bond's duration is the measure of its price sensitivity in relation to a change in interest rates. Before we get into it though, I need to provide some context about interest rates and how they correspond to bonds. With interest rates on the rise, bonds will pay higher coupons. Energy and materials have also done well due to the increase in prices (inflation) that comes along with rising interest rates.

☆ How to create a succession plan for when you step down as CEO, from 2 founders who did it
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-23 | by ( Jennifer Billock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Coming up with the idea before the business was bornRuss and Sky told Insider they actually put their succession plan in place before the business was even fully formed. To help create their succession plan, Russ and Sky brought in an outside coach who specialized in family businesses. That strategy is written right into APB's succession plan. Room for flexibilityAn important part of APB's succession plan is the ability to remain open to the future. "A lot of the times, in family business, it's the case of you're working for your future," Russ said.

See Insider's list of the best real estate investing apps»Channel-surfing these days will almost certainly lead you into some iteration of real estate, from realtors' million-dollar listings to DIY-ers house-flipping. Real estate crowdfundingReal estate crowdfunding is a strategy that allows enterprises to raise capital from large groups of individuals. Real estate investment trusts (REITs)If you want to wade into real estate, investing in a real estate investment trust (REIT) will provide exposure to the market without the time and cost commitment of buying your own property. Strategies for successful real estate investingWhatever form your real estate investment takes, certain strategies will stand you in good stead. Pure investment plays — which don't involve hands-on management from you — include real estate crowdfunding, investing in real estate limited partnerships, and buying into real estate investment trusts.

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