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Reuters Global Investor: Investors shun tech, rush for inflation protection - BofA

Investors shun tech, rush for inflation protection - BofA

Investors pumped money into inflation protection and dumped some tech stocks, BofA's weekly fund flow data showed on Friday, as U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers hinted at discussing tapering of government bond purchases "at some point".

Robinhood to allow users to buy into IPOs, ahead of its own market debut

Robinhood Markets Inc on Thursday unveiled a new platform that will give retail investors the opportunity to buy shares in initial public offerings, something that has long been the exclusive domain of Wall Street funds.

Santander to pump up payments business in bid to boost valuation

Santander (SAN.MC) expects to triple revenues in its payments business PagoNxt to around 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in the next few years as it moves to compete with major players in the business such as Apple Pay and Stripe.

Morgan Stanley CEO shakes up leadership in search for successor

Morgan Stanley (MS.N) announced a slew of leadership changes on Thursday, firing the starting gun on the competition to replace Chief Executive Officer James Gorman in the coming years.

UBS says EU fine could cost $100 mln in Q2

UBS (UBSG.S) said a fine imposed on it by the European Commission for anti-competitive behaviour would have an impact of about $100 million on its second-quarter results, adding that it was considering an appeal.

EU fines UBS, Nomura, UniCredit $452 mln over bond cartel

European Union antitrust regulators fined UBS (UBSG.S), UniCredit (CRDI.MI) and Nomura (8604.T) 371 million euros ($452 million) on Thursday in connection with a European government bond trading cartel.

Ageing China boosts private sector role as pensions time bomb ticks

China is tweaking its $1.2 trillion pension system to increase private sector involvement as its population ages rapidly and underfunding looms, but experts say fundamental changes are needed to provide adequate safety nets.

Slide in cryptocurrencies, other high-fliers, comes amid looming U.S. inflation worries

A selloff in cryptocurrencies, high-growth stocks and other high-flying assets may be signalling a more cautious outlook among market participants after a stretch of rampant exuberance, investors and analysts said.

Wells Fargo to onboard active cryptocurrency strategy for rich clients

Wells Fargo & Co said on Wednesday its investment institute is planning to evaluate and onboard an actively managed cryptocurrency strategy for its wealthy clients, the latest move by a major U.S. bank toward accepting digital currencies.

JPMorgan hires UBS banker Novak for activism defense team

JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) has hired veteran banker Darren Novak from UBS to lead its shareholder activism defense efforts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, three people familiar with the matter said.

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