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Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Nomura’s CEO is considering global acquisitions to expand the asset management business of Japan’s largest securities firm and investment bank.In an interview with the Financial Times, Kentaro Okuda said the bank is making a strategic shift towards asset management and adopting a consulting “mindset.”As part of his push into private equity and private credit markets, Okuda wants to expand Nomura’s global asset management capabilities to prepare for a generational shift in Japanese investment habits.”One of our M&A targets is overseas asset management companies…

Board of directors Heng Feng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300605) announced that it will pay a dividend on July 3. Investors will receive 0.04 yuan per share, which means the annual payout will be 0.4% of the current share price, lower than the industry average. View our latest analysis for Hengfeng Information Technology Hengfeng Information Technology is not making enough profits to cover the payments The dividend yield is a bit low, but dividend sustainability is also an important factor when evaluating an income stock. Based on the last dividend, earnings were actually less than the dividend, and the company…

Nearly half of Chinese companies trade at a price-to-earnings ratio (or “P/E”) of 29 or more. SUPCON Technology Co., Ltd. (SHSE:688777) is an attractive investment with a P/E ratio of 25.7x, however it would be unwise to take the P/E at face value as this could explain why the P/E is limited. SUPCON Technology has certainly been doing well recently, with earnings growing faster than most other companies. Many are expecting this strong earnings performance to deteriorate significantly, which may be keeping the P/E in check. If not, existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction…

The SALF did not publish a manifesto before the Brexit vote, instead Mr Pérez held an impromptu rally in the town square where he laid out his policies, prioritizing fighting corruption and cracking down on immigration and crime. “I want to be the next prime minister of Spain who has taken concrete steps to reform the country,” he told Politico. “What I want is to change our democratic system and make our country a top-tier country like the UK and the US.” Born in Seville, Pérez spent seven years in his 20s in Leeds, northern England, after volunteering with the…

Skip to next section Polling stations open for unusual parliamentary electionsJune 30, 2024June 30, 2024Polling stations open for unusual parliamentary electionsVoters across mainland France have begun casting their ballots in the country’s early elections, with polling stations opening at 8am (6am GMT/UTC). The first results are expected at 8pm (18:00 GMT/UTC), when the final polling station is scheduled to close. Provisional official results are expected to be released late Sunday night. Voters in France’s overseas territories cast their ballots earlier this weekend.The election was called by President Emmanuel Macron following his party’s crushing defeat to the far-right National Rally in…

Story continues below. Advertisement Stockology is a weekly column by futurist Mahesh Gowande, founder and director of Ayan Analytics, developer of ZodiacAnalyst, a research software with time and price charting tools. Previous columns are here Story continues below. Advertisement review: The price moments in the market are expected to rise and form a bell curve pattern. As expected, private banks attracted huge investments, Reliance also got a sizeable investment flow, finally chemical companies attracted pretty good investments, defense and especially shipping companies have become unstoppable. We are at new highs and quite a few stocks are trading below 3 week…

In January 2000, when Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, then led by Jörg Haider, sought to join the coalition of parties to form a new government in Vienna, Israel’s reaction was clear. “A government with Haidar in it would invite a diplomatic boycott from civilized countries,” Shimon Peres, then Minister of Regional Development, said at the time.At the time, a young Likud member, Dani Naveh, spearheaded the petition, which was signed by 14 party leaders and called for the recall of the Israeli ambassador if the Liberal Party were to join a coalition government. Finally, Foreign Minister David Levy declared,…

Mr Sunak shared a personal anecdote and spoke out about racist comments made by campaigners. A while back, Rishi Sunak delivered a speech at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, also known as Neasden Temple, a traditional Hindu temple in London.Rishi Sunak, who is Hindu, told the audience: “Like all of you, I draw inspiration and comfort from my faith.””I am proud to take oath as a Member of Parliament on the Bhagavad Gita. [one of Hinduism’s most prominent sacred texts].”Our faith teaches us to do our duty and not to worry about the consequences as long as we perform our duty…

Recently, I have been asked whether diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging still matter in the current climate, especially in light of the unprecedented rise in anti-Semitism we have seen in the U.S. since October 7. The answer is simple: One in seven Jewish adults identify as a person of color, and we become more racially and culturally diverse every day.The answer is yes, because having communities and workplaces where all people can be their true selves, feel a sense of belonging, and want to live their Jewish lives is paramount for our community to thrive. More personally, the reason…

SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won and other executives attend a meeting to discuss future investment plans at a research facility in Icheon, 58 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on June 29. Photo provided by the company. Yonhap NewsSK Group, the South Korean conglomerate whose businesses range from semiconductors to construction, said on Sunday it would set aside 80 trillion won ($58 billion) through 2026 for investments mainly in artificial intelligence and semiconductors.SK Group said in a statement that about 20 CEOs of the group’s major affiliates met at a research institute in Icheon, 58 kilometers southeast of Seoul, from Friday to…