Tuesday, January 31, 2017

BRIEF-Aeon Reit Investment to issue new units and take out loans to fund acquisition

* Says the proceeds to be used to fund acquisition and loan

repayment

Read more

TABLE-Aeon Reit Investment -6 MTH forecast

Feb 1 (Reuters)

Aeon Reit Investment Corporation

EARNINGS ESTIMATES

(in billions of yen unless specified)

6 months to 6 months to

Jul 31, 2017 Jul 31, 2017

LATEST PRIOR

FORECAST FORECAST

Revenues 14.60 12.23

Net 4.68 3.55

Div 2,855 yen 2,7

Read more

Saudi's Mobily signs 7.9 bln riyals refinancing with banks

DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Etihad Etisalat (Mobily),

Saudi Arabia's second largest mobile telephone operator, said on

Wednesday it had signed a 7.9 billion riyals ($2.11 bln)

refinancing facility with a group of banks.

Read more

MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf may move sideways; UAE earnings in line with expectations

DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf may move

sideways on Wednesday as oil prices have stalled near $55 a

barrel and sluggish global shares offer little positive impetus,

while fourth-quarter earnings from large caps in the United Arab

Emirates came broadly in line with expectations.

Read more

BRIEF-Security Bank Corp says 2016 net profit up 11 pct

* 2016 net interest income increased 28% to 15.9 billion

pesos

Read more

BRIEF-Kuwait's Al Aman Investment to merge with Securities House

* Board approves to merge with Securities House

Source:(http://bit.ly/2koZVZa)

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-Pacific Current Group says as at Dec 2016 total FUM A$51.7 bln

* As at 31 December 2016 total FUM of A$51.7 bln, up 1.5%

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

Bridgewater's Dalio says Trump's populist policies could hurt world economy

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest

hedge fund Bridgewater Associates LP, said he is increasingly

concerned about the Trump administration's "populist" policies

that could hurt the world economy.

Read more

BRIEF-Megaworld Corp expects rental income to reach 20 bln pesos by 2020

* Rental income is expected to reach 20-billion pesos by

2020

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

UPDATE 1-China Jan factory activity expands for 6th month at modest pace-official PMI

* Jan factory PMI 51.3 (Dec 51.4), services PMI 54.6 (Dec

54.5)

Read more

UPDATE 1-Acting SEC chair seeks to scale back 'conflict minerals' rule

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The top Republican at the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday took the

first step toward scaling back the controversial "conflict

minerals" rule, which requires companies to trace whether their

products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.

Read more

China services sector growth picks up in Jan-offical PMI

BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Growth in China's services sector

accelerated in January compared with the previous month, an

official survey showed on Wednesday.

Read more

UK's 2017 growth outlook raised after Brexit resilience - NIESR

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Britain's economy now looks set to

slow only slightly in 2017 after its resilient response to last

year's Brexit vote, but growth is still likely to be a lot

weaker than if the country had decided to stay in the European

Union, a think tank said.

Read more

Acting SEC chair seeks to scale back 'conflict minerals' rule

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The top Republican at the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday took the

first step toward scaling back the controversial "conflict

minerals" rule, which requires companies to trace whether their

products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.

Read more

Brazil fund Verde says Trump win accelerates possible China clash

SAO PAULO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's

policies could accelerate the arrival of a possible trade war

with China bringing serious impacts to financial markets, the

head of Brazil's largest hedge fund said on Tuesday.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Roche said to consider options for Diabetes unit- Bloomberg

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG is considering

options for its diabetes-care business including a sale,

Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Gold becomes one of investors' favorite safe havens with Trump uncertainty

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Some of Wall Street's largest

fund managers have taken a contrarian bet on gold, wagering that

U.S. President Donald Trump's governing style and upcoming

elections in Europe will combine to create more stock market

volatility and boost the prices of a metal long seen as a safe

haven.

Read more

LATAM CLOSE-No deals price in LatAm primary market

* Fitch says default at Venezuela's PDVSA probable

* Argentina-focused energy operator to start roadshows

* Mexico's economy grew 2.3% in 2016, FinMin economist says

* Emerging markets in near-record January global bond rush

By Mike Gambale and Paul Kilby

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (IFR) - There were no new deals priced in the LatAm primary

market on Tuesday.



Below is a snapshot of sovereign credit spreads across the region.

SOVEREIGN 1/30 1/27 1/26 1D 10D Y

Read more

BRIEF-Peoples Financial Services Q4 EPS $0.64

* Peoples Financial Services Corp Q4 earnings per share

$0.64

Read more

BRIEF-Leviticus Partners reports 6.17 pct passive stake in Luna Innovations - SEC filing

* Leviticus Partners, L.P. reports 6.17 percent passive

stake in Luna Innovations Inc as of Jan 26 - SEC filing

Source text: (http://bit.ly/2kRpzSN)

Further company coverage:

(Bengaluru Newsroom: +91 806 749 1136)

Read more

Deutsche Bank plans new bonus system for senior staff- Handelsblatt

FRANKFURT, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is

working on a new, more transparent bonus system for its top

executives, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday,

citing sources.

Read more

Inflows into Egypt banks at $9 bln since pound float -c.bank official

CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Total inflows into the Egyptian

banking system have reached $9 billion since the Egyptian pound

was floated in November, assistant central bank sub-governor

Rami Aboulnaga said on Tuesday.

Read more

Chinese billionaire whereabouts a mystery, but denies abduction from Hong Kong - media

HONG KONG, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A missing China-born

billionaire was quoted by state media on Tuesday as saying he

had not been abducted from Hong Kong by mainland Chinese agents

as some news outlets had reported, but was receiving medical

treatment.

Read more

UPDATE 3-Trump pushes drugmakers for lower prices, more U.S. production

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President

Donald Trump on Tuesday met with top executives from some of the

biggest drugmakers, calling on them to boost U.S. production and

lower prices, while he also promised to speed up approval times

for new medicines.

Read more

Fitch Revises Lagos' Outlook to Negative; Affirms IDRs at 'B+'

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Lagos State - Rating Action

Report

https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/893865

MILAN/LONDON, January 31 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has revised Lagos

State's Outlook

to Negative from Stable while affirming the Long-Term Foreign

and Local Currency

Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B+'. The issue ratings on

Lagos' senior

unsecured bonds have also been affirmed at 'B+/AA+(nga)'. The

National Long-Term

Rating h

Read more

BRIEF-Valartis Group CEO Stephan Häberle to leave the group

* CEO Stephan Häberle to leave the group

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

(Gdynia Newsroom)

Read more

UPDATE 1-Conversion fear hits Popolare di Vicenza, Veneto Banca junior debt

* Junior debt risk conversion into shares under rescue plan

(Recasts with comment)

Read more

BRIEF-M&C shareholders approve capital increase for total EUR 30.6 mln

* Shareholders approve a capital increase for total 30.6 million euros ($33.00 million)

Read more

MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets exposed to foreign funds underperform in reaction to Trump

DUBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Middle East

fell on Tuesday as the travel curbs ordered by U.S. President

Donald Trump hit sentiment towards equities globally. Middle

Eastern bourses most exposed to foreign fund flows

underperformed the region.

Read more

EU must seek other trade partners if U.S. adopts protectionism - Eurogroup president

AMSTERDAM, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The European Union will have

to establish new global trading partnerships if its traditional

economic and political ally the United States heads down a path

of protectionism, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said

on Tuesday.

Read more

BRIEF-Manulife to settle related securities class action litigation

* Manulife announces agreement to settle related securities

class action litigation

Read more

BRIEF-Camden National Corp reports Q4 EPS $2.57

* Camden national corporation reports 2016 net income of

$40.1 million and earnings per share of $2.57

Read more

UPDATE 2-Turkish central bank signals no end to unorthodox lira defence

* GRAPHIC: Tourism in Turkey: http://tmsnrt.rs/2aMNSxo

(Adds quotes, market reaction, tourism data)

Read more

Sri Lankan shares fall on foreign selling amid political uncertainties

COLOMBO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on

Tuesday to end near a 10-month low as foreign investors sold

equities amid political instability and on worries of further

interest rate hikes, brokers said.

Read more

Philippines' Duterte asks China to patrol piracy-plagued waters

MANILA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo

Duterte on Tuesday said he had asked China to help in the fight

against Islamic State-linked militants by sending ships to

patrol southern waters plagued by raids on commercial vessels.

Read more

BRIEF-Waddell & Reed Financial posts Q4 EPS of $0.27

* Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc reports fourth quarter

results

Read more

BRIEF-Bajaj Holdings & Investment Dec-qtr profit rises

* Consol Dec quarter income from operations 2.77 billion

rupees

Read more

Oddo & Cie and M&A boutique Messier, Maris et Associes form joint venture

PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - French private bank Oddo & Cie and

mergers and acquisitions boutique Messier, Maris et Associes

announced a joint venture on Tuesday, aimed at taking advantage

of an anticipated pick-up in activity on equity capital markets.

Read more

BRIEF-IFCI Ltd says no negotiations taking place for mulling IFCI and IIFCL merger

* IFCI Ltd - clarifies on news item " IFCI mulling IFCI and

IIFCL merger. IFCI sought 500cr. Capital infusion"

Read more

UPDATE 1-Bad loans at Slovenian banks up to 6.5 pct in November

LJUBLJANA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Bad loans at Slovenian banks,

with repayment delayed by 90 days or more, rose to 2.2 billion

euros ($2.4 billion) or 6.5 percent of all loans in November

from 6.3 percent a month before, the Bank of Slovenia said in a

report on Tuesday.

Read more

TABLE-Indonesia sells 22 trln rupiah bonds at auction, above target

JAKARTA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Indonesia's finance ministry

sold 22 trillion rupiah ($1.65 billion) of bonds at an auction

on Tuesday, above the indicative target of 15 trillion rupiah.



Total incoming bids were 49.44 trillion rupiah, lower than

the 53.69 trillion rupiah received in the previous auction on

Jan. 17.

The highest bid-to-cover ratio was 3.51 for the T-bills

maturing in May 2017.

Following are results of the auction. Bids are in trillions

of rupiah, yields are in percent.

Read more

Sweden should ease national bank capital rules after Basel III-cbanker

STOCKHOLM, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Sweden should ease national

rules that see its lenders facing additional capital

requirements on top of international minimum levels when new

Basel III regulations are introduced, Riksbank First Deputy

Governor Kerstin af Jochnick said on Tuesday.

Read more

BRIEF-India could reduce income tax rates, real estate stamp duties - report

Jan 31 (Reuters) - India could reduce individual income tax

rates and real estate stamp duties, a key government report said

on Tuesday.

Read more

BRIEF-India finmin report: Rising oil prices could dampen India's economic growth

Jan 31 (Reuters) - India's economy should grow between 6.75

percent and 7.5 percent in the financial year beginning on April

1, a government report forecast on Tuesday.

Read more

Monday, January 30, 2017

BRIEF-Promsvyazbank decreases its stake in PIK Group

* Says decreases its stake in PIK Group to 9.1618

pct from 13.0706 pct

Source text: http://bit.ly/2jOvCtB

Read more

BRIEF-Soho Development to merge with its unit Soho Factory

* Said on Monday that it plans to merge with its unit, Soho

Factory Sp. z o.o. (Soho Factory)

Read more

BRIEF-SK No.2 Special Purpose Acquisition changes CEO to Jung Dong Jin

Jan 31 (Reuters) - SK No.2 Special Purpose Acquisition Co

Ltd :

Read more

Australia, NZ shares slip as Trump immigration policy dents confidence

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended lower for a

second straight session on Tuesday, joining a global selloff in

equity markets after United States immigration curbs imposed by

President Donald Trump dented investor confidence.

Read more

Turkey's Aktif Bank gets nod to raise $120 mln via sukuk

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Aktif Bank, Turkey's largest

privately-owned investment bank, has received regulatory

approval to sell up to $120 million via Islamic bonds, or sukuk,

in what could be a rare deal in the international sukuk market.

Read more

BRIEF-B-Lot fully buys capsule hotel firm, takes out 750 mln yen loan

* Says it completed full acquisition of Tokyo-based capsule

hotel firm as planned on Jan. 16

Read more

BRIEF-Doha Insurance FY profit falls

* FY net profit 72.2 million riyals versus 111 million

riyals year ago

Read more

BRIEF-Daiwa House Reit Investment buys property at 5.62 bln yen

* Says it acquired trust beneficial rights of property at

5.62 billion yen

Read more

Fitch: Demonetisation May Delay Indian Bank Asset-Quality Recovery

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

MUMBAI/SINGAPORE, January 30 (Fitch) Demonetisation is likely to

push back the

recovery in Indian banks' asset quality, given the disruptive

impact that cash

shortages have had on the country's large informal economy,

Fitch Ratings says.

Cash shortages caused by the demonetisation of

large-denomination currency notes

have affected the income of many borrowers - by holding back

economic activity -

and reduced their short-term repaym

Read more

BRIEF-Fitch says demonetisation may delay Indian bank asset-quality recovery

* Fitch - demonetisation may delay indian bank asset-quality

recovery

Read more

Fitch: Thai Banks' Buffers Can Withstand Weak Environment

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

BANGKOK/SINGAPORE, January 30 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings expects a

further

deterioration in Thai banks' performance in 2017, after the

full-year results

for 2016 showed a rise in impaired loans and a slight decline in

profitability.

These trends are consistent with our negative outlook on the

sector. However,

capital and loan-loss buffers continue to rise, and are healthy

enough to absorb

pressures from the weak operating environment.

Read more

UPDATE 1-BOJ set to hold fire, seek to dispel tapering fears

TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to

maintain its massive monetary stimulus on Tuesday and reassure

markets any reversal of its ultra-loose policies is some time

off, as recent global bond yield gains test its policy of

controlling the yield curve.

Read more

UPDATE 2-Brazil's Cielo misses profit estimates as costs, expenses rise

SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Cielo SA, Brazil's largest

payments solutions firm, missed fourth-quarter profit estimates

after costs and expenses rose faster than revenue and

transaction volumes faltered in the face of the country's

harshest recession on record.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Deutsche to pay $425 mln to N.Y. regulator over Russian 'mirror trades'

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG

has agreed to pay $425 million to New York's banking

regulator over a "mirror trading" scheme that moved $10 billion

out of Russia between 2011 and 2015, the regulator said on

Monday.

Read more

UPDATE 2-U.S. lawmakers move to scrap SEC's 'resource extraction' rule

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. lawmakers

unveiled legislative plans on Monday to scrap a rule devised

under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring

publicly-traded mining, oil and gas companies to disclose

payments they make to foreign governments.

Read more

RPT-UPDATE 2-U.S. lawmakers move to scrap SEC's 'resource extraction' rule

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. lawmakers

unveiled legislative plans on Monday to scrap a rule devised

under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring

publicly-traded mining, oil and gas companies to disclose

payments they make to foreign governments.

Read more

U.S. medical students, faculty rally to try to save Obamacare

CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hundreds of medical students and

faculty members gathered at Northwestern University's school of

medicine in Chicago on Monday to voice their opposition to the

dismantling of Obamacare.

Read more

UPDATE 1-British lender CYBG says Q1 trading in line with expectations

Jan 30 (Reuters) - British lender CYBG Plc, home

of Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank, said on Monday its

first-quarter net interest margin was unchanged from a year

earlier, in line with its expectations, as asset yields came

under pressure.

Read more

Bankruptcy filings for big Brazil firms seen hitting another record

SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A growing number of large

Brazilian companies will seek protection from creditors in 2017,

hitting a record for a third straight year due to a harsh

recession and tight credit conditions, bankers and lawyers said

on Monday.

Read more

Brazil's Cielo misses profit estimates as costs, expenses climb

SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Cielo SA, Brazil's largest

payments solutions firm, missed fourth-quarter profit estimates

after costs and expenses rose faster than revenue and

transaction volumes faltered in the face of the country's

longest recession on record.

Read more

BRIEF-Pine River Capital Management LP reports 6.2 pct passive stake in Jakks Pacific

* Pine River Capital Management LP reports 6.2 percent

passive stake in Jakks Pacific Inc as of January 26 - sec filing

Source text : http://bit.ly/2jMigy3

Further company coverage:

Read more

UPDATE 1-Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Lilly named in patients' price fixing suit

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Three of the biggest makers of

diabetes treatments, Sanofi SA, Novo Nordisk

and Eli Lilly & Co, were named in a class

action lawsuit about price fixing filed by a group of patients.

Read more

WRAPUP 1-Ford, Goldman CEOs criticize Trump travel curbs

Jan 30 (Reuters) - The chief executives of Goldman Sachs

Group and Ford Motor Co joined the criticism of

President Donald Trump's order to halt arrivals from several

Muslim-majority countries, as equity markets fell and the dollar

slipped on Monday.

Read more

UPDATE 2-Keysight Technologies to buy Ixia for $1.6 billion

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Keysight Technologies Inc, a

provider of software and equipment to the electronics industry,

said on Monday it would buy U.S. data technology company Ixia

for about $1.6 billion in cash in a bid to increase its

software and security portfolio.

Read more

U.S. can withhold some documents in Fannie, Freddie case -court

Jan 30 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday

narrowed the range of documents that the U.S. government must

turn over to investors suing over its August 2012 decision to

seize the profits of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and

Freddie Mac.

Read more

Wells Fargo replaces asset-based lending head

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co's asset-based

lending head Guy Fuchs will resign, according to a bank

spokesman.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Central banks should revert to conventional tools, new BIS head says

FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Central banks should gradually

remove stimulus, shedding unconventional measures after testing

their limits during the crisis years, the incoming head of the

Bank for International Settlements told a German newspaper on

Monday.

Read more

BRIEF-Fiducial Real Estate FY net income group share rises to 24.0 million euros

* FY net income group share EUR 24.0 million ($25.64

million) versus EUR 21.7 million year ago

Read more

UPDATE 3-Goldman Sachs CEO says bank does not support Trump travel ban

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief

Executive Lloyd Blankfein became the first major Wall Street

leader to speak out against President Donald Trump's order to

halt arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries.

Read more

BRIEF-Snap Inc to choose NYSE for its IPO - CNBC, citing source

* Snap Inc to choose NYSE for its IPO - CNBC, citing source

Source text: http://cnb.cx/2jvbIjS

Read more

BRIEF-Insurer Aviva extends cover for customers impacted by U.S. travel ban

* Extends cover for customers impacted by U.S. travel ban

for people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Read more

WRAPUP 2-From north to south, euro zone economy steams into 2017

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The euro zone economy has kicked

off the year robustly, data from the Baltic to the Mediterranean

showed on Monday, evidence for the European Central Bank that

its massive cash stimulus is working but also posing questions

about what comes next.

Read more

U.S. pending home sales jump in December

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Contracts to buy previously

owned U.S. homes rebounded in December following a drop a month

earlier, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday.

Read more

BRIEF-Commerce Union Bancshares Inc announces planned retirement of William R. DeBerry as chairman and CEO

* Commerce Union Bancshares Inc announces planned retirement

of William R. (Ron) DeBerry as chairman and CEO

Read more

Osram says gets German government approval for Lamps sale

FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Lighting group Osram

has received approval from the German government for the 400

million euro ($425 million) sale of its Lamps unit to a

consortium of Chinese bidders, a spokesman said on Monday.

Read more

Intesa's bold gamble stuns cosy club of Italian finance

* Complex deal would reshape Italian finance but faces

hurdles

Read more

BRIEF-Capital Nomura Securities says FY net profit 412.2 mln baht

* fy total revenue 1.69 billion baht versus 1.69 billion

baht

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-Comparably Inc files to say it raised about $7.2 million in equity financing - SEC filing

* Comparably Inc files to say it raised about $7.2 million

in equity financing - SEC filing

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage: [Comparably Inc]

Read more

India's affordable housing plan won't fix homelessness, say campaigners

MUMBAI, Jan 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Indian

government is doling out incentives to people to buy affordable

homes as officials race to meet a 2022 deadline of providing

housing for all, but campaigners say the measures won't fix the

problem of homelessness.

Read more

Bosnia's Serb region seeks to raise $5.5 mln in 6-mo T-bills on Feb. 6

SARAJEVO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Bosnia's autonomous Serb

Republic said on Monday it would seek to raise 10 million marka

($5.5 million) in an auction of six-month treasury bills on Feb.

6 to help finance maturing debt.

Read more

BRIEF-ALAFCO Avaiation Lease and Finance Q1 profit rises

Jan 30 (Reuters) - ALAFCO Avaiation Lease and Finance

Company

Read more

Fitch: Co-op Bank Capital News Shows UK Bank Turnaround Troubles

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

LONDON, January 30 (Fitch) The Co-operative Bank PLC's

announcement that it is

unlikely to achieve capital guidance set by the UK regulator

until at least 2020

highlights the difficulty of turning around troubled UK banks,

particularly

while interest rates remain low and the economic outlook remains

uncertain,

Fitch Ratings says.

Low rates combined with often high restructuring costs are a

particular threat

to banks that are trying

Read more

SE Asia Stocks-Muted; Trump's policies cause concern

By Sindhu Chandrasekaran

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets were

sluggish in lacklustre trade on Monday as U.S. President Donald

Trump's travel ban increased concerns about the impact of the

new administration's policies on trade and the economy.

Trump on Friday barred refugees for four months, with an

indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar on

citizens from seven other nations.

Philippine shares ended 0.04 percent higher, posting

a third session of gai

Read more

BRIEF-UniCredit sees CET1 ratio at end 2016 at around 8 pct

Jan 30 (Reuters) - UniCredit says in its share issue

registration document:

Read more

BRIEF-Mahindra Lifespace Developers Dec-qtr consol profit rises

* Dec quarter consol income from operations 2.13 billion

rupees

Read more

BRIEF-Estate agent Purplebricks Group says has had a good start to the calendar year

* Expected with start to calendar year, company has seen

record monthly valuations and instructions activity in January

Read more

HgCapital to sell auto leasing firm Zenith to Bridgepoint for 750 mln stg

Jan 30 (Reuters) - London-based private equity firm

HgCapital Trust Plc has agreed to sell Zenith, a British

vehicle leasing business, to peer Bridgepoint in a deal valued

at 750 million pounds ($942.08 million), its manager HgCapital

said on Monday.

Read more

Sunday, January 29, 2017

UPDATE 1-Daiwa Securities Q3 profit edges up, names company veteran Nakata CEO

* Names 33-year company veteran Nakata CEO, effective April

1

(Adds Q3 results, comment)

Read more

Italy has done too little on banks' soured loans-ECB's Nouy tells paper

MILAN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Italy has done too little in the

last three years to reduce non-performing loans weighing on its

banks, the European Central Bank's top bank supervisor told

Italian daily la Repubblica on Monday.

Read more

BRIEF-Swan Energy says Indian Farmers Fertiliser agree to invest up to 10 pct in co

* Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperatives Limited (IFFCO) are

willing to invest upto 10% of the equity in the Swan Energy

Limited

Source text: http://bit.ly/2k7D5Co

Further company coverage:

Read more

SE Asia Stocks-Flat on lacklustre trade; U.S. travel curbs hurt

By Sindhu Chandrasekaran

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets edged up on

Monday as trading remained subdued with some markets shut for

Lunar new year, while concerns over U.S. President Donald

Trump's immigration curbs hurt the sentiment.

Trump on Friday barred refugees for four months, with an

indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar on

citizens from seven other nations.

"Last week Trump made good on promises towards immigration

and withdrawing from trade

Read more

Morning News Call - India, January 30

To access the newsletter, click on the link:



http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_01302017.pdf





If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please register at: https://forms.thomsonreuters.com/india-morning/





FACTORS TO WATCH

1:15 pm: Housing Development Finance Corp. briefs media on fiscal

third-quarter earnings at Mumbai.



LIVECHAT- FX WEEK AHEAD

FX Buzz analyst Jeremy Boulton analyses G7 currencies at 4:30

Read more

BRIEF-Sta Lucia Land clarifies on news article

* Clarifies and confirms news article entitled "developer

bets big in the year of the rooster" published in The Inquirer

on 28 Jan

Read more

BRIEF-360 Capital Group expects operating profit for HY ending Dec 31 2016 to be about $9.7 mln

* Expects operating profit for half year ending 31 december

2016 to be approximately $9.7 million

Read more

BRIEF-HSBC Bank Oman appoints Sherard Cowper-Coles as chairman

* Appoints Sherard Cowper-Coles as director and chairman

Source:(http://bit.ly/2kJwEVB)

Further company coverage:

(Reporting by Bangalore.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com)

Read more

BRIEF-Union Bank Of The Philippines says FY net interest income 14.83 bln pesos

* FY net interest income 14.83 billion pesos versus 12.15

billion pesos

Read more

Australia shares lower on Trump migration row; NZ down

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australia shares saw broad-based losses

on Monday after three sessions of gains as news of U.S.

President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from several

predominantly Muslim countries put investors on the back foot.

Read more

BRIEF-Spotless notes announcement by IMF Bentham about funding of class action against co

* Notes announcement by IMF Bentham that it proposes to fund

on a "conditional" basis a shareholder class action against

Spotless

Read more

HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Jan 29 at 8:32 P.M. EST/0132 GMT

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Jan 29 (Reuters) - Highlights

of the day for U.S. President

Donald Trump's administration on Sunday:

Read more

UPDATE 4-Allianz considers takeover of Australia's QBE - source

* Offer could value QBE at A$20 bln - Handelsblatt

(Adds statement from QBE)

Read more

UPDATE 2-Canada's Saputo seeks to mop up Australia's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter

SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Canadian diary company Saputo Inc

said on Monday it will make an all-cash takeover offer

for the 12 percent of Australia's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter

it does not already own, valuing the company at A$682

million ($515 million).

Read more

BRIEF-IMF Bentham to fund class action against Spotless Group

* Proposes to fund on a conditional basis claims of certain

current and former shareholders of Spotless Group ACN 154 229

562 against Spotless

Read more

BRIEF-IOOF Holdings achieved positive net flows of $528 mln in FUMA for Q2

* Achieved positive net flows of $528 million in funds under

management, administration and advice for Q2 of 2017 financial

year

Read more

BRIEF-Skyfii signs contract with Aliansce Shopping Centre Group

* Asx alert-Skyfii signs new major shopping centre

contract-skf.ax

Read more

BRIEF-Bank of Queensland total capital ratio has decreases to 12.2 pct as at Nov 2016 from 12.3 pct as at Aug 2016

* Bank's total capital ratio has decreased to 12.2 pct as at

November 2016 from 12.3 pct as at August 2016

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

Australia shares to open subdued following Wall St; NZ lower

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open

lower on Monday tracking a weaker Wall Street after soft

economic data.

U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth

quarter, with GDP rising at a 1.9 percent annual rate, below the

2.2 percent rise expected by economists.

The local share price index futures dipped 0.2

percent, or 11 points, to 5,650, a 64-point discount to the

underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close.

The benchmark gained 1 percent last week.

Read more

BRIEF-Standard Chartered appoints Tracey Mcdermott as group head corporate, public and regulatory affairs

* Says has appointed Tracey Mcdermott to group's management

team as group head corporate, public and regulatory affairs

Read more

Box Office: "Split' Tops 'Dog's Purpose' With $26 Million

LOS ANGELES, Jan 29 (Variety.com) - Despite the TMZ videos

and boycott threats, "A Dog's Purpose" still managed to pull in

family audiences, who apparently were not convinced of the

significance of footage of a cowering German Shepherd being

forced into rushing water.

Read more

New Socialist presidential candidate Hamon calls on left to unite

PARIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Hard-left Socialist Benoit Hamon,

who won his party's ticket for this spring's French presidential

election on Sunday, called on the Socialist party, independent

leftwinger Jean-Luc Melenchon, and a Green candidate to unite.

Read more

Allianz eyes Australia's QBE Insurance -Handelsblatt

FRANKFURT, Jan 29 (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz

is in informal talks about the potential acquisition

of Australian peer QBE Insurance, German newspaper

Handelsblatt reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Read more

Keysight Technologies nears acquisition of Ixia -sources

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Keysight Technologies Inc, a

provider of software and equipment to the electronics industry,

is nearing a deal to acquire U.S. data technology company Ixia

for more than $1.6 billion, according to people

familiar with the matter.

Read more

Saudi money supply growth picks up as economy strengthens

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian money supply growth

picked up in December in a sign that the economy is regaining

strength after a slump last year caused by low oil prices and

government austerity measures, central bank data showed on

Sunday.

Read more

Egypt says considers Yen, Yuan bond issuance

CAIRO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Egypt is considering issuing

international bonds in currencies such as the Japanese Yen and

the Chinese Yuan, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy said on Sunday.

Read more

Market permitting, Dubai Investments plans IPOs in 6-9 months -CEO

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Dubai Investments, a diversified

Dubai-based investment group, will press ahead with floating

shares in subsidiary companies if a market rally extends over

the next six to nine months, its chief executive said on Sunday.

Read more

British Olympian Mo Farah slams Trump ban, says makes him "alien" in U.S.

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Olympic champion Mo Farah condemned U.S. President Trump's curbs on immigrants and visitors as coming "from a place of ignorance and prejudice" and said they would make him an "alien" in the United States, where he trains and lives with his family.

Read more

UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate finance committee to vote on Rep. Price on Tuesday

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Republican-majority U.S.

Senate Finance Committee will vote on Tuesday on the nomination

of Representative Tom Price to head the Department of Health and

Human Services, the panel's chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch, said

on Sunday.

Read more

BRIEF-Arab Jordan Investment Bank posts FY net profit before tax 33.5 mln dinars

* board recommends FY cash dividend of 12 percent

Source:(http://bit.ly/2jETeB0)

Further company coverage:

Read more

US Senate finance committee to vote on Rep. Price on Tuesday

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Republican-majority U.S.

Senate Finance Committee will vote on Tuesday on the nomination

of Representative Tom Price to head the Department of Health and

Human Services, the panel's chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch,

announced on Sunday.

Read more

UAE credit demand eased slightly but seems to have stabilised -c.bank

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Total demand for business and

personal loans in the United Arab Emirates eased slightly in the

October-December quarter but demand now seems to have

stabilised, reflecting higher oil prices, a central bank survey

showed on Sunday.

Read more

Czech finance minister to transfer his businesses to trust fund, complain to EU

PRAGUE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Czech Finance Minister Andrej

Babis said on Sunday he would transfer his assets a trust fund

to comply with new conflict-of- interest legislation, but would

also challenge the rules with the European Commission.

Read more

BRIEF-Jordan's Comprehensive Leasing board proposes 18 PCT dividend for 2016

* FY net profit 2.3 million dinars versus 2.1 million dinars

year ago

Source: (http://bit.ly/2kfQESA)

Further company coverage:

)

Read more

BRIEF-Bank Muscat proposes 25 pct cash dividend, 5 pct bonus shares for 2016

* Board proposes 5 percent bonus shares for year 2016

Source: (http://bit.ly/2jiGi57)

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-Jordan Mortgage Refinance FY profit falls

* FY net profit 1 million dinars versus 1.1 million dinars

year ago

Read more

BRIEF-Jordan Commercial Bank FY net profit falls

* FY net profit 9.3 million dinars versus 15.8 million

dinars year ago

Read more

UPDATE 2-Bangladesh central bank keeps policy rate unchanged, sees inflation below target

DHAKA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's central bank kept its

key policy interest rates unchanged on Sunday, the bank's

governor said, citing overall macroeconomic stability and a

steady inflation outlook.

Read more

BRIEF-Jordan's Housing Bank FY profit rises

* FY net profit 123.8 million dinars versus 121.8 million

dinars year ago

Read more

MIDEAST STOCKS-Most of Gulf moves little, Kuwait rises

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Most Gulf stock markets moved

little in early trade on Sunday, although Kuwait continued this

month's bull run in heavy trade.

Read more

Bangladesh central bank keeps policy rate unchanged, sees inflation below target

DHAKA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's central bank kept its

key policy interest rates unchanged on Sunday, citing overall

macroeconomic stability and a steady inflation outlook.

Read more

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Saudi's National Commercial Bank proposes higher H2 dividend

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The board of Saudi Arabia's

National Commercial Bank is recommending a dividend of

1 riyal per share for the second half of 2016, the kingdom's

largest lender said in a bourse filing on Sunday.

Read more

Australia's banks announce reforms amid consumer backlash

SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Australia's biggest banks

announced on Sunday a $1 billion ($754.6 million) investment in

a new system to allow real-time transfers and payments as part

of reforms aimed at appeasing public dissatisfaction with the

financial system.

Read more

BRIEF-Oman's Bank Sohar FY profit falls

* FY net profit 19.1 million rials versus 27.7 million rials

year ago

Read more

MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf to consolidate; few positive cues

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Gulf stock markets look set to

move sideways on Sunday in the absence of fresh positive factors

and with the global market environment lacklustre.

Read more

UPDATE 2-Under fire, UK's May criticises Trump curb on refugees

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said

on Saturday Britain did not agree with U.S. President Donald

Trump's curbs on immigration after facing criticism from

lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive

order.

Read more

Greek privatisation revenues hinge on swift bailout review -official

ATHENS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Greece's privatisation revenue

targets hinge on the swift conclusion of a crucial review of the

country's bailout progress, a senior official at Greece's

privatisation fund said on Saturday.

Read more

Mozambique's president says wants to resume ties with lenders

MAPUTO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi

said his government was committed to winning back the trust of

international financial institutions and investors after a debt

scandal that came to light last year.

Read more

U.S. responsible for its policies on refugees, UK's May says

ANKARA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Washington is responsible for its

policy on refugees, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on

Saturday, when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on

people from certain countries seeking refuge in the United

States.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Puerto Rico board extends key deadlines on turnaround plan

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's federal oversight board

voted on Saturday to give the debt-laden U.S. territory more

time to submit a fiscal turnaround plan and to restructure $70

billion in debt without fear of lawsuits.

Read more

Sudan calls Trump ban unfortunate in light of sanctions progress

KHARTOUM, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Sudan called President Donald

Trump's decision to ban entry of its citizens "very unfortunate"

in light of "historic steps" taken just weeks earlier to lift

sanctions for cooperation on combating terrorism, its foreign

ministry said on Saturday.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Jordan's Arab Bank group says 2016 net profit rose 20 percent

AMMAN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Jordan's largest lender, Arab Bank

Group, said on Saturday its 2016 net profit rose 20

percent to $533 million, saying the results were due to

diversified operations and growth in revenue from core banking

activities.

Read more

ECB inspection of Monte dei Paschi still ongoing-BOI official

MODENA, Italy, Jan 28 (Reuters) - An inspection by the

European Central Bank of Monte dei Paschi di Siena's

loan portfolio that had been due to conclude at the end of last

year is still under way, a top official at the Bank of Italy

told Reuters on Saturday.

Read more

Any deal between Intesa, Generali would need many authorisations-BOI

MODENA, Italy, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A possible tie-up between

Italy's top retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo and insurer

Generali would need "many authorisations" from

regulators, a top official at the Bank of Italy said on

Saturday.

Read more

Puerto Rico oversight board taps Citigroup as financial adviser

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's federal oversight board

announced at a public meeting on Saturday that it has selected

Citigroup Global Markets as its financial adviser, and Ramon

Ruiz-Comas as interim executive director.

Read more

Trump's trade approach could harm world growth -ECB's Visco

MODENA, Italy, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald

Trump's approach to trade issues could trigger retaliation in

other countries and harm global economic growth, European

Central Bank policy maker Ignazio Visco said on Saturday.

Read more

Italy govt fund has room to recapitalise other banks after Monte Paschi-BOI

MODENA, Italy, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Twenty billion euros

earmarked by the Italian government will be enough to help

recapitalise other weak banks after Monte dei Paschi di Siena

, the Bank of Italy governor said on Saturday.

Read more

BRIEF-India's Larsen & Toubro Dec-qtr consol profit up about 39 pct

* Dec-quarter consol net profit 9.72 billion rupees vs 7

billion rupees a year ago.

Read more

Intesa chairman says nothing will happen at weekend over Generali deal

MODENA, Italy, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo

will not unveil its plans for a possible deal with

insurer Generali over the weekend, the bank's chairman

said on Saturday.

Read more

Azeri govt raises stake in top bank after capital injection

BAKU, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Azeri government has increased

its stake in the country's largest bank to over 76 percent after

injecting 600 million manats ($309 million) of additional

capital, the finance ministry said in a move to shore up the

lender.

Read more

Friday, January 27, 2017

BRIEF-SIGNALPATH RAISES $5 MLN IN EQUITY FINANCING

* SAYS IT HAS RAISED $5 MILLION IN EQUITY FINANCING - SEC

FILING

Source text (http://bit.ly/2jFNO6d)

Read more

Trump cabinet's First World problem: omitting a few million here and there

NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's

cabinet is worth a combined $14 billion, and they are catching

flack in recent weeks for confessing an inability to keep track

of their vast sums of wealth.

Read more

History of music

History of music

(EN) SteamBroker

What is "SteamBroker"?

SteamBroker service provides marketplace to trade items from digital distribution platform Steam™. Using our marketplace you can buy goods from other users or sell any items from your inventory yourself, which can be exchanged with Steam™ trade offers. For example, items from such games as Dota 2™, Counter Strike: Global Offensive™ (CS:GO), Team Fortress™, Unturned™ and so on. Also it's possible to buy and sell Steam Trading Cards and any games, presented as a Steam gifts if you already can exchange it. You will pay a price set by other users for it, so will guarantee you lowest possible prices. You can even get discounts in case of constant use of our service.

SteamBroker guarantees the absolute security for all deals. All items will be exchanged through our service Steam accounts, these accounts will be your automatic MiddleMan and will guarantee an accuracy of transferring the items to the buyer and money paid to seller.

Go to SteamBroker

SteamBroker

Что такое "SteamBroker"?

Сервис SteamBroker предоставляет площадку для торговли вещами из сервиса цифровой дистрибуции Steam. На нашей площадке вы можете купить у других пользователей или продать сами любые предметы из Вашего инвентаря, которые возможно передать через торговое предложение Steam. Например, вещи из таких игр как Dota™ 2, Counter Strike: Global Offensive™ (CS:GO), Team Fortress™ 2, H1Z1 и прочих. А так же возможна продажа коллекционных карточек Steam и даже игр, в виде подарков в инвентаре, которые так же возможно передавать. Вы можете купить вещи за ту цену, которую указывают другие пользователи, что гарантирует отличные цены без лишних наценок.

Так же Вы можете использовать наш сайт как магазин для своих предметов. Вы получите персональную ссылку которая будет отображать только Ваши предметы.

Наш сервис гарантирует абсолютную безопасность всех сделок. Товары передаются через наши сервисные аккаунты Steam, которые выступают в качестве гаранта и контролируют точность получения вещей покупателем и выплату денег продавцу.

Перейти на SteamBroker

(EN) Steam-Trader

Steam-trader.com - Trade platform Dota2, CS:GO, TF2, Gifts.

It is a unique traiding platform, allowing you to buy and sell cosmetic items of Dota 2, CS:GO, Team Fortress2 or Games (Gifts) for real money, at the best prices! Trading platform consists of four sections, which are interlinked by a shared wallet that will allow you to sell things in one section and buy them in another. Deposit and withdrawal funds available with the help of multiple payment systems. Earn - resting! Successful auction!

Go to Steam-trader

Steam-Trader

Steam-trader - Торговая площадка Dota2, CS:GO, TF2, Gifts.

Это уникальная торговая площадка, позволяющая покупать и продавать Игры или Гифты (Gift) Steam, а так же вещи Dota 2, CS:GO, Team Fortress2 за реальные деньги, без комиссии! Торговая площадка состоит из четырех разделов, которые связанны между собой общим кошельком, что позволит вам продавать вещи в одном разделе и покупать их в другом. Пополнение счета и вывод средств доступно при помощи множества платежных систем.

Выводи деньги из Steam! Зарабатывай - отдыхая!

Перейти на Steam-trader

BRIEF-Lavendon says notes TVH statement saying offer is final

* Note announcement issued today by TVH Group N.V.

confirming that its revised offer of 261 pence per share of

Lavendon is final and will not be increased

Read more

Ghana 91-day bill yield rises to 15.9376 pct

ACCRA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana said the yield

on its weekly 91-day bill rose to 15.9376 percent at an auction

on Friday from 15.7952 percent at the last sale, on Jan. 20.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Senator says U.S. Labor Dept dismantled website for Wells Fargo workers

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Elizabeth

Warren on Friday accused the U.S. Labor Department of

dismantling a website designed to help Wells Fargo

workers file whistleblower retaliation and other complaints

against the bank after Donald Trump became president, an

accusation denied by the department.

Read more

BRIEF-Dundee Acquisition Ltd. shareholders approve qualifying acquisition

* Dundee Acquisition Ltd. shareholders approve qualifying

acquisition

Read more

UPDATE 1-Ex-Jefferies trader guilty on one fraud count, acquitted on nine

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan 27 (Reuters) - A federal jury on

Friday found former Jefferies Group bond trader Jesse

Litvak guilty on one count of securities fraud for cheating his

customers on bond prices, but acquitted him on nine other

counts.

Read more

CORRECTED-Greek bond yields leap, stocks tumble after no progress in bailout talks

ATHENS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Greek 10-year bond yields shot up

and stocks tumbled on Friday, a day after euro zone finance

ministers acknowledged the country's fiscal progress but failed

to break an impasse with the International Monetary Fund over

its future bailout targets.

Read more

BRIEF-TVH says third raised offer of 261 p/shr of Lavendon is final

* Announces that third increased offer of 261 pence per

share of Lavendon Group Plc is final and offer price will not be

increased

Source text for Eikon:

(Bengaluru Newsroom)

Read more

BRIEF-Garanti Faktoring FY 2016 net profit shrinks to 19.7 million lira

* FY 2016 net profit of 19.7 million lira ($5.09 million)

versus 25.4 million lira year ago

Read more

BRIEF-KWG Property enters dual currency term loan facility

* Kwg Property-facility Agreement With Specific Performance

Covenants

Read more

BRIEF-Capitol Federal Financial Inc posts Q1 earnings $0.15/pct

* Capitol Federal Financial Inc reports first quarter fiscal

year 2017 results

Read more

BRIEF-Bridge Bancorp Inc reports fourth quarter results

* Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Reports fourth quarter and year end

2016 results

Read more

BRIEF-Endurance's shareholders in favor of proposed merger with Volcano International Limited

* Endurance announces results of special general meeting of

shareholders in connection with acquisition by SOMPO

Read more

UPDATE 1-VW ex-CEO may have known of cheating sooner - prosecutors

* Former CEO has denied earlier knowledge of cheating

(Recasts, adds prosecution quote, background)

Read more

Neptune trains crosshairs on buyside as MiFID II looms

LONDON, Jan 27 (IFR) - Corporate bond utility Neptune

anticipates that looming best execution requirements under MiFID

II will help it increase the number of buyside participants on

its fixed income pricing platform in 2017.

Read more

Sri Lankan shares end higher; investors pick diversified stocks

COLOMBO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks ended firmer

on Friday, moving further away from a near 10-month low, as

investors picked up beaten down shares, including beverages and

diversified counters.

Read more

German prosecutors widen VW emissions probe

BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - German prosecutors have expanded

an investigation into Volkswagen's emissions

test-cheating scandal and said the carmaker's former chief

executive may have known about the manipulation sooner than he

has so far said publicly.

Read more

Russian security service says hackers attacked major banks in 2016 - Ifax

MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russia's major commercial banks

came under cyber attacks in November last year, the country's

Federal Security Service said on Friday, Interfax news agency

reported.

Read more

Mainland Chinese firms expand property footprint in Hong Kong, set to fuel price rises

* Chinese companies snap up 29 pct of new land in past 2

years

Read more

Turkey's Halk Bank says does not expect capital ratios deterioration if sovereign rating changes

ISTANBUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Turkish lender Halk Bank

does not foresee a deterioration in its capital

adequacy ratios if there are changes in Turkey's sovereign

credit rating, the bank said on Friday.

Read more

GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar recoups losses, shares lower as banks weigh

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The dollar extended its recovery

against a basket of other currencies on Friday, while banks

dragged European shares slightly lower following underwhelming

results from Swiss major UBS.

Read more

Toshiba to sell less than 20 pct of chip unit, but may opt for IPO later

TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is currently

looking to sell less than 20 percent of its memory chip business

as it looks to raise capital to offset an upcoming multi-billion

dollar charge, but may eventually list it, executives said on

Friday.

Read more

MOVES-Insurer Lancashire appoints chief for Cathedral Underwriting

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Property and casualty insurer Lancashire

Holdings Ltd said it had appointed Andrew McKee as chief

of its Cathedral Underwriting business with effect from June 26.

Read more

Thursday, January 26, 2017

BRIEF-Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings to sell part of stake in securities unit to Tochigi Bank

* Says the co plans to sell part of stake in its

Tochigi-based securities unit to Tochigi Bank Ltd

Read more

BRIEF-Hong Kong Monetary Authority says to increase Countercyclical Capital Buffer for the city

* Says to increase countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) for

Hong Kong to 1.875 percent from 1.25 percent, with effect from

Jan. 1, 2018

Read more

UPDATE 1-UBS turns more optimistic after tough 2016

* Net outflows at both wealth management units

(Recasts with outlook, adds detail)

Read more

BRIEF-Good Com Asset to set up unit in China

* Says it to set up a wholly owned business consulting unit

in China in March

Read more

Hong Kong Dec home prices extend record run

HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong home prices

shattered records for the second consecutive month, reaching

yet another life-time high in December, the latest government

data released on Friday showed.

Read more

SE Asia Stocks-Steady tracking strong global markets; S'pore hits 15-mth high

By Hanna Paul

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks were steady on

Friday in thin trading, tracking a rally in broader global peers

on strong U.S. corporate earnings and an overnight surge in oil

prices.

MSCI's world index, which tracks shares in

46 countries, hovered near record highs, cheered by a 2 percent

rise in oil prices and a rebound of the greenback from a

seven-week low.

U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-growth initiatives also

boosted sentiments.

"Everybody was a

Read more

Hong Kong stocks ease off 3-month high ahead of holiday weekend

HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks slipped on

Friday, ending four straight days of gains but only easing

slightly from three-month highs as investors took profit ahead

of the holiday weekend.

Read more

BRIEF-Fitch - Japan mega banks face challenges from unconventional policies

* Japan's mega banks face challenges from unconventional

policies, market volatility

Read more

BRIEF-Fund Creation Group says change of corporate auditor

* Says it appoints Grant Thornton Taiyo LLC as corporate

auditor to replace BDO Toyo & Co.

Read more

Toshiba decides to split off core chip business, sell stake

TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's board on

Friday approved plans to make its core chip business a separate

company and seek outside investment in it, aiming to avoid being

crippled by an upcoming multi-billion dollar writedown for its

U.S. nuclear business.

Read more

Digital Bridge to acquire Vantage Data Centers for $1 bln -sources

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Digital Bridge Holdings LLC, a firm that

invests in data centers, has agreed to acquire Vantage Data

Centers Management Co LLC from buyout firm Silver Lake Partners

for well over $1 billion, including debt, people familiar with

the matter said on Thursday.

Read more

UPDATE 2-Toshiba reckoning looms with chip decision, nuclear hole unresolved

* Expected to offer estimate of charge on US nuclear

business Friday

Read more

RPT-COLUMN-Aluminium's dangerous dependency on China's smelter sector: Andy Home

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China produced 31.6 million

tonnes of aluminium last year.

Read more

UPDATE 2-PayPal outlook muted on mobile competition, currency trends

Jan 26 (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc offered a

subdued outlook on Thursday, as it faced unpredictable currency

fluctuations and an increasingly competitive digital payments

market.

Read more

BRIEF-Charles Schwab increases quarterly dividend by 14 percent

* Increase quarterly cash dividend to $0.08 per common share

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

UPDATE 3-Trump tells Republican lawmakers: Enough talk. Time to deliver.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump

pushed Republican lawmakers on Thursday for swift action on a

sweeping agenda including his planned U.S.-Mexican border wall,

tax cuts and repealing the Obamacare law, despite tensions over

timetables and priorities.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Jagged Peak Energy prices $474 mln IPO below range -source

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Jagged Peak Energy LLC raised

$474 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday,

significantly below the roughly $650 million it was targeting, a

source familiar with the situation said.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Ackman's fund mum on names of latest investments

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager

William Ackman, who has long courted publicity with his

multibillion-dollar stock investments, took a new tack on

Thursday when he shrouded his most recent bets in mystery.

Read more

Investors pull $5.7 bln from U.S. stock funds in latest week -Lipper

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Investors pulled $5.7 billion

from U.S.-based stock funds during the week through Jan. 25,

unraveling a move into equities following the presidential

election last year Lipper data showed on Thursday.

Read more

BRIEF-First South Bancorp reports Q4 earnings per share $0.21

* Quarterly net interest income $8.42 million versus $7.73

million

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-Hometrust Bancshares Q2 earnings per share $0.17

* Hometrust bancshares, inc. Reports financial results for

the second fiscal quarter of 2017

Read more

BRIEF-First Business reports Q4 2016 profit of $4.0 million

* First Business reports fourth quarter 2016 profit of $4.0

million

Read more

Borrowers hesitate even as buyside eyes Mexico

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (IFR) - While cheap valuations have put

Mexico back on bond investors' radar, the country's borrowers

are far from ready to jump in, due to unease over US trade

policies and soaring funding costs.

Read more

Credit China invests $30 mln in U.S. blockchain firm Bitfury

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bitfury, a U.S. infrastructure

provider of bitcoin and private blockchains, announced on

Thursday that Credit China FinTech Holdings Ltd has

invested $30 million in the company.

Read more

Intesa CEO says insurers need integration with banking network

TURIN, Italy, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Insurers make sense when

they are integrated into a banking network, the head of Intesa

Sanpaolo said on Thursday, after the Italian bank said this week

it was studying possible "industrial combinations" with insurer

Assicurazioni Generali.

Read more

Italy's Banco BPM explores sale of asset manager Aletti -sources

LONDON/MILAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Newly-fomed Banco BPM

is considering a sale of its asset manager Aletti

Gestielle SGR as it seeks to "optimise" the Italian bank's

assets, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Read more

Moody's puts Novartis on notice over debt-funded buyback plan

ZURICH, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Moody's cut Novartis's

debt rating outlook on Thursday to negative from stable, saying

the Swiss drugmaker's borrowing capacity would be weakened by

its debt-financed share buyback at a time of stagnating sales.

Read more

BRIEF-Seizert Capital Partners LLC reports 5.96 pct passive stake in Liberty Media Corp as of Dec 31

* Seizert Capital Partners LLC reports a 5.96 percent

passive stake in Liberty Media Corp as of December 31, 2016 -

SEC filing

Source text (http://bit.ly/2jVQkWY)

Read more

UPDATE 2-Blackstone's 4th-quarter profit beats forecasts

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP, the

world's biggest alternative asset manager, said on Thursday it

was hopeful it can cope with any U.S. tax reforms after posting

better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on the back of a

stronger stock market.

Read more

BRIEF-Altur Investissement NAV at Dec end up at EUR 8.80/share

* Nav at Dec 31 up 5.6 percent at 8.80 euros ($9.40) per

share

Read more

REFILE-DERIVATIVES-MiFID reforms could accelerate ETF growth

LONDON, Jan 26 (IFR) - Sweeping reforms set to take effect

in 2018 could accelerate growth in European exchange-traded

funds as reporting rules amalgamate fragmented exchange

liquidity and cast light on an "invisible" portion of the market

that currently trades over the counter.

Read more

SEC charges two former Och-Ziff executives in corruption case

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission said on Thursday it charged two former

executives at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group with

masterminding a far-reaching bribery scheme that violated the

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Read more

EFG International CEO says BSI integration entirely on schedule

ZURICH, Jan 26 (Reuters) - EFG International's

integration of BSI Bank, the private bank it bought last year

from BTG Pactual, is "entirely on schedule", Chief

Executive Joe Straehle said on Thursday.

Read more

Tie-up between Intesa and Generali would be "market operation"-minister

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Italian Economy Minister Pier

Carlo Padoan said on Thursday that a possible tie-up between the

country's biggest retail lender Intesa Sanpaolo and its

largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali would be a

market affair.

Read more

BRIEF-Artis REIT announces redemption of Series G convertible debentures effective Feb. 28

* Artis Real Estate Investment Trust announces redemption of

Series G convertible debentures effective February 28, 2017

Read more

BRIEF-Prime Living and Cara Cove establish a unit in Ireland

* Establishes unit, Prime Living Ireland Ltd, in Ireland

together with Cara Cove Holding

Read more

BRIEF-ITC Corp was informed by vendor that vendor and Ace Pride Holdings entered into sale and purchase agreement

* Co was informed by vendor that on 23 January 2017 that

vendor and offeror entered into sale and purchase agreement

Read more

BRIEF-Columbia Banking System reports Q4 earnings per share of $0.53

* Columbia Banking System announces record fourth quarter

and full year 2016 results

Read more

Turkey gives Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ permission for local advisory services

ISTANBUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Turkey's banking regulator has

granted the local arm of Japanese lender Mitsubishi UFJ

Financial Group permission to give support and advisory

services for some credit transactions, the government said in

its Official Gazette on Thursday.

Read more

BRIEF-Russia's Polyus says Sukhoi Log is a unique asset

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Russia's largest gold producer Polyus

said on Thursday, after its joint venture with Rostec

won a state auction to develop the Sukhoi Log gold deposit:

Read more

Uganda negotiating $2.3 bln loan with China to fund rail line

KAMPALA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Uganda is negotiating a $2.3

billion loan with China's Exim Bank to fund an initial 273 km

stretch of rail line the east African country is planning to

build for faster and cheaper transportation, an official said on

Thursday.

Read more

Buyside dominant price makers on MarketAxess

LONDON, Jan 26 (IFR) - Investors have become the dominant

liquidity providers on MarketAxess's Open Trading platform,

though rapid growth in participant firms appeared to level off

in 2016.

Read more

Pareto Bank tightens credit policy for shipping and offshore firms

OSLO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Pareto Bank said in its

fourth-quarter results report on Thursday:

Read more

BRIEF-Smiths Group sells Interconnect's power business for 162 mln stg

* Smiths group divests Interconnect's power business for 162

million stg

Read more

Qatar investment in Russia to bolster OPEC, non-OPEC ties - Barkindo

MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Qatar's investments in Russia

will further strengthen ties between the Organization of the

Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-member oil producers, OPEC

Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo told Reuters.

Read more

Singapore's Keppel posts smallest annual profit in a decade

SINGAPORE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Singapore's Keppel Corporation

Ltd said on Thursday fourth-quarter net profit fell 65

percent and 2016 profits tumbled to a decade low due to a dearth

of orders at its rig-building business and provisions for

impairments.

Read more

UPDATE 2-St. James's Place gets boost to assets from strong investor inflows, market gains

* Shares up 1 pct in flat FTSE 100

(Adds comments by CEO, analysts, share price reaction,)

Read more

European shares hit 1-year high on M&A deal, Actelion soars

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - European shares climbed to a

one-year high on Thursday after news that Johnson & Johnson

will buy the Swiss biotech firm Actelion in a

$30 billion deal.

Read more

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

BRIEF-Property firm Great Portland sees "healthy" interest despite economic uncertainty

* 16 new lettings (86,600 sq ft) signed generating annual

rent of 7.2 million stg (our share: 6.4 million stg); 2 pct

above march 2016 ERV

Read more

Britain's 3i Group posts 24 pct Q3 return on assets

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Investment company 3i Group's

total return on assets reached 24.1 percent in its third

quarter to Dec 31, it said on Thursday, helped by strong

performance in its private equity division.

Read more

BRIEF-R&I affirms Hachijuni Bank Ltd's rating at "A+" and announces stable outlook -R&I

* Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) affirmed the

company's rating at "A+" -R&I

Read more

UPDATE 2-TransCanada has not yet broached Keystone XL with shippers-CEO

WHISTLER, British Columbia, Jan 25 (Reuters) - TransCanada

Corp has yet to discuss the Keystone XL oil pipeline with

shippers and is not certain if all were still in support of it,

the company's CEO said on Wednesday in his first public comments

since President Donald Trump revived the project.

Read more

BRIEF-HMN Financial Inc fourth quarter earnings per share $0.35

* Says qtrly net interest income of $6.3 million, up $0.6

million from $5.7 million for q4 of 2015

Read more

Dubai's Mashreq board proposes cash dividend of 40 pct for 2016

DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Mashreq, Dubai's

third-biggest bank by assets, said on Thursday its board had

proposed a cash dividend of 40 percent of the bank's paid up

capital for 2016.

Read more

BRIEF-National Finance Co board recommneds cash and stock dividend for 2016

* Board recommneds cash dividend of 14 percent and stock

dividend of 3 percent for 2016

Source text for Eikon ID:

Further company coverage:

Read more

Qatar International Islamic Bank Q4 net profit slips 7.2 pct

DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Qatar International Islamic Bank

, the Gulf state's third-largest listed Islamic bank by

assets, reported a 7.2 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit

on Thursday, according to Reuters calculations.

Read more

China keeps 3 pct budget deficit goal for 2017 as debt risks grow -sources

* 2017 Deficit/GDP ratio to be same as previous year

-sources

Read more

TransCanada to find out if shippers still behind Keystone XL -report

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 25 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp

does not know definitively if shippers are still behind

the recently revived Keystone XL pipeline project and will be

reaching out to them to find out, chief executive Russ Girling

said on Wednesday, according to the Canadian Press.

Read more

BRIEF-Yango Group signs agreement to buy Smooth Ever Investments for 3.18 bln yuan

* Says the company enters into framework agreement to fully

acquire 100 percent stake in Smooth Ever Investments Limited,

with provisional price of 3.18 billion yuan

Read more

Mexican official widens tax-dodge complaint against Trump

MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A Mexican official widened a

tax evasion complaint against U.S. President Donald Trump on

Wednesday, the same day the new American leader signed a decree

to speed up construction of a border wall between the two

countries.

Read more

Fitch: China's One Belt, One Road Initiative Brings Risks

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: China's One Belt, One Road

Initiative Brings

Risks

https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/893605

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, January 25 (Fitch) China's One Belt, One

Road (OBOR)

programme will support domestic demand in some of the economies

involved, and

may help to resolve some infrastructure inadequacies. However,

OBOR is driven

primarily by China's efforts to extend its global influence and

relieve domestic

Read more

Singapore Q4 private home prices fall 0.5 pct q/q, down 3.1 pct in 2016

SINGAPORE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Singapore's Urban

Redevelopment Authority released detailed estimates for the

change in private home prices in the fourth quarter of 2016:



Quarter-on-quarter, percentage price change:

Quarter Q4/2016 Q3/2016

Singapore -0.5 -1.5

private

home prices



- For the whole of 2016, private residential property prices

fell 3.1 percent, after a 3.7 percent decline in 2015.

- For the whole of 2016, rentals of private re

Read more

UPDATE 3-U.S. Republicans lay out plans for Obamacare repeal

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican leaders on

Wednesday laid out plans for repealing Obamacare by spring,

followed by funding the building of a border wall and reforming

the tax code by late summer, as lawmakers launched an effort to

unify behind a legislative strategy.

Read more

BRIEF-Bankwell Financial Group Inc says Q1 earnings per share $0.43

* Bankwell Financial Group Inc says Q1 earnings per share

$0.43

Read more

BRIEF-Perennial Real Estate Holdings proposes disposal of 20.2 pct equity stake

* Proposed disposal of a 20.2 per cent. equity stake in

Tripleone Somerset

Read more

BRIEF-Raymond James Q1 adjusted earnings per share $1.07

* Raymond James Financial Inc - quarterly net revenues of

$1.49 billion, up 17 percent

Read more

UPDATE 1-Redefining a 'special relationship': Trump and May to talk trade

* Factbox on the 'special relationship':

(Adds excerpts from May's speech)

Read more

BRIEF-TriState Capital reports Q4 earnings per share $0.27

* TriState Capital reports fourth quarter and full year 2016

financial results

Read more

BRIEF-FCB Financial Holdings Q4 core earnings per share $0.62

* FCB Financial Holdings Inc surpasses $9 billion in assets

and reports record fourth quarter 2016 financial results

Read more

UPDATE 1-Generali finance chief to leave, takeover talk mounts

MILAN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Italy's Assicurazioni Generali

said on Wednesday its chief financial officer Alberto

Minali would be leaving at the end of the month, at a time of

uncertainty for the country's biggest insurer.

Read more

U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 3 pct in Dec - ELFA

Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. companies' borrowing to spend on

capital investment fell 3 percent in December, compared with a

year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

(ELFA) said.

Read more

UPDATE 1-Greece, lenders must show "realism, flexibility" in bailout review - central banker

ATHENS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Greece and its foreign lenders

must both show "realism and flexibility" to swiftly complete a

review of the country's bailout programme, Greek Central Bank

Governor Yannis Stournaras said on Wednesday.

Read more

BRIEF-RBS takes multibillion pound charge as U.S. mis-selling fine looms- Sky News

* Royal Bank Of Scotland to announce within days it is

taking another multibillion pound charge for mis-selling

mortgage-backed securities - Sky News

Source http://bit.ly/2jy4egV

Read more

AXA CEO says not interested in Generali -DPA

FRANKFURT, Jan 25 (Reuters) - French insurer AXA

is not interested in a bid for Italian peer Assicurazioni

Generali, its chief executive told German news agency

DPA in remarks published on Wednesday.

Read more

Corporates lead way in renewed LatAm bond supply surge

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (IFR) - The Latin American primary markets

were enjoying another burst of activity on Wednesday as

corporates led the way following a deluge of sovereign supply

last week.

Read more

BRIEF-Juna Equity Partners LP reports a passive stake of 5.5 percent in Evine Live as of Dec 31, 2016

* Juna Equity Partners Lp reports a passive stake of 5.5

percent in Evine Live Inc as of December 31, 2016 - SEC Filing

Source text : (http://bit.ly/2jxFCVn)

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-Generali held 3.376 stake in Intesa as of Jan 23-filing

* held 3.376 percent of Intesa Sanpaolo as of Jan. 23,

according to a filing by market regulator Consob

Further company coverage:

(Reporting by Milan newsroom)

Read more

Redefining a 'special relationship': Trump and May to talk trade

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Trade will dominate the first

talks between the new leaders of the United States and Britain

this week, with both hoping commitments to a future deal will

redefine their 'special relationship' in a new world order.

Read more

Russia's Finance Ministry says to start FX operations from Feb

MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Russia's Finance Ministry said on

Wednesday it would start forex operations on the domestic market

from February to shield the economy from oil swings.

Read more

NYSE plans NYSE American to counter 'Flash Boys' exchange IEX

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The operator of the New York

Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it will change the model of its

NYSE MKT exchange to implement a so-called speed bump, in a

direct challenge to the Investors' Exchange, the newest U.S.

stock exchange.

Read more

BRIEF-Tobin Properties issues bonds of SEK 170 million

* Has issued further bonds of 170 million Swedish crowns

($20 million) under co's existing bond loan isin SE 0008347371

with limit of 500 million crowns

Read more

European governments woo retreating primary bond dealers

* Govts use syndications to stem exodus of banks from bond

issues

Read more

YOUR MONEY-Early financial aid letters shake up college decisions

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The road to college has turned

into an autobahn for some high school seniors this year.

Read more

BRIEF-SL Green sells Tarrytown NY office property

* SL Green Realty Corp - deal for $21 million

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-S&P Global Inc apoints Stephanie Hill to its board

* S&P Global Inc -addition of Stephanie Hill to board brings

number of S&P global directors to 13

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

Israel's Bank Leumi trims stake in Kenon Holdings to 2.3 percent

* Israel's Bank Leumi said on Wednesday it sold

another 4.6 percent stake in Kenon Holdings for 112.5

million shekels ($30 million), or 45 shekels a share to Ansonia

Holdings Singapore.

Read more

BRIEF-CHC Student Housing provides update on business combination with Dundee Acquisition Ltd

* CHC Student Housing Corp provides update on business

combination with dundee acquisition ltd.

Read more

Thailand investment applications nearly triple in 2016

BANGKOK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Thailand's investment

applications nearly tripled in 2016 to $16.6 billion, mainly in

the automobile, chemicals and electronics industries, and are

expected to rise by 3 percent this year, the investment agency

said on Wednesday.

Read more

BRIEF-Prosperity Bancshares Q4 diluted EPS of $0.99

* Prosperity bancshares- net interest income before

provision for credit losses for three months ended Dec 31, 2016

was $153.832 million versus $153.258 million

Read more

BRIEF-Paragon Group to repurchase shares worth 25 mln stg

* Entered into an nondiscretionary programme to repurchase

shares no greater than 25 mln stg from Jan. 25 to May 31

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

(Bengaluru Newsroom)

Read more

BRIEF-Santander forecasts 2017 credit growth in Spain of 1-2 pct

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Spain's Santander CEO Jose

Antonio Alvarez:

Read more

CORRECTED-GLOBAL MARKETS-Reignited 'Trump trades' help world stocks hit 19-month high

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - World stocks hit a 19-month high

on Wednesday, lifted by strong Japanese trade data, stellar

European company earnings and hopes that U.S. President Donald

Trump will press ahead with a large fiscal spending package.

Read more

UPDATE 2-Santander profit weathers currency storms, lifting shares

* Shares rise 4.5 pct to 17-month high

(Adds detail, analyst comment, share price)

Read more

BRIEF-Vietnam's Eximbank says 2016 net profit jumps 7.7 times y/y

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint

Stock Bank :

Read more

BRIEF-Honkarakenne: final results of voluntary public cash tender offer

* Sistema Finance S.A. has announced final results of voluntary public cash tender offer for

all shares in Honkarakenne

Read more

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

UPDATE 1-Crabtree & Evelyn owner Nan Hai to buy Chinese cinema business

* City Entertainment manages 76 cinemas in China

(Adds company comments)

Read more

BRIEF-Guotai Junan Securities issues corporate bonds worth 5 bln yuan

* Says it issued 2017 first short-term corporate bonds worth

5 billion yuan with a term of 270 days and coupon rate of 4.3

percent

Read more

BRIEF-Euro Cervantes lowers 2017, 2018 guidance due to higher financial expenses

* Said on Tuesday updates its forecast for FY 2017 and 2018

due to increase in financial expenses following a purchase of

stake in Barcelona shopping centre and obtaining a loan of 201

million euros ($216 million)

Read more

BRIEF-DEMIRE sells non-core portfolio significantly above carrying amount

Jan 25 (Reuters) - DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG :

Read more

Surprise China MLF rate rise weighs on bonds; yuan and money rates fall

SHANGHAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - China's surprise increase in

interest rates on medium-term loans weighed on bond prices on

Wednesday, while the yuan weakened after the central bank set a

weaker daily fixing in response to a rebound in the U.S. dollar

overnight.

Read more

Morning News Call - India, January 25

To access the newsletter, click on the link:



http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_01252017.pdf





If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please register at: https://forms.thomsonreuters.com/india-morning/





FACTORS TO WATCH

11:00 am: Government inter-ministerial group meets Apple officials in New

Delhi.



1:30 pm: India-UAE bilateral meeting in New Delhi. Agreements likely to be

signed on investment in India's

Read more

Evergrande gets HK bourse nod for spin-off of property assets

HONG KONG, Jan 25 (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group

said it had received approval from the Hong Kong

bourse to spin off its property projects, paving the way for the

country's largest developer to proceed with a backdoor listing

of those assets in Shenzhen.

Read more

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks at 3-month highs on US cues, dollar rebounds for now

HONG KONG, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up to

three-month highs on Wednesday, helped by a firm finish on Wall

Street, while a rebound in the dollar looked vulnerable as some

investors grew sceptical about U.S. President Trump's policies

translating into further gains.

Read more

BRIEF-Alexander & Baldwin approved Q1 2017 dividend

* Approved Q1 2017 dividend of $0.07 (7 cents) per share

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

BRIEF-Suntec REIT says qtrly net property income down 2.9 pct

* Distributable income of s$66.1 million for period 1

october to 31 december 2016 which was 4.9% lower

Read more

HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Jan. 24

Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met with auto

executives on Tuesday and gave the energy industry a boost with

action on pipelines. Highlights of the day follow:



PIPELINES

Trump signs orders smoothing the path for the controversial

Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, aiming to expand

energy infrastructure and roll back key Obama administration

environmental actions.



IMMIGRATION

Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on

Wednesday restr

Read more

UPDATE 1-Marcato Capital urges Virtus to use cash to buy RidgeWorth

NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Marcato

Capital Management LP said on Tuesday that Virtus Investment

Partners Inc should fund its $513 million purchase of

RidgeWorth Investment with cash to maximize returns.

Read more

Puerto Rico governor wants new debt policy as creditor talks ramp up

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's new governor wants to

replace a law that allows the U.S. territory redirect revenues

earmarked for bondholders to pay for essential services, the

latest move to court holders of $70 billion in debt ahead of

high-stakes restructuring talks.

Read more

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Bob Evans to sell restaurant unit for $565 mln

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Bob Evans Farms Inc said it

would sell its restaurants unit to private-equity firm Golden

Gate Capital for $565 million including debt, to focus on its

refrigerated food business.

Read more

BRIEF-United Financial Bancorp reports Q4 earnings per share $0.29

* United Financial Bancorp Inc announces record earnings for

fourth quarter, quarterly dividend and annual meeting date

Read more

BRIEF-Walter Investment Management announces changes to its board of directors

* Announces changes to its board of directors and record

date and meeting date for 2017 annual meeting of stockholders

Read more

UPDATE 2-Nortel cleared to end bankruptcy, distribute $7 bln to creditors

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan 24 (Reuters) - Judges in Delaware and

Canada approved on Tuesday a plan to pay more than $7 billion to

creditors of Nortel Networks, ending years of litigation over

the former telecommunications company that filed for bankruptcy

in 2009.

Read more

BRIEF-Southwest Bancorp Q4 earnings per share $0.33

* Southwest Bancorp Inc reports results for fourth quarter

2016 and announces quarterly dividend

Read more

BRIEF-First Horizon increases common dividend 29 percent

* First Horizon National Corp says board of directors

approved payment of a quarterly cash dividend on its common

stock of $0.09 per share

Source text for Eikon:

Further company coverage:

Read more

Brazil cenbank to unify reserve requirement rules

BRASILIA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will

streamline reserve requirement rules to reduce credit costs for

consumers without impacting monetary policy, the bank said in a

statement on Tuesday.

Read more

Argentina central bank holds policy rate steady for 8th straight week

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank

kept its monetary policy rate unchanged at 24.75 percent for the

eighth consecutive week on Tuesday, again citing expectations

for falling core inflation in the coming months despite "mixed

signals" for inflation in January.

Read more

Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: you might be on your own

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Canada will focus on

preserving its U.S. trade ties during talks to renegotiate NAFTA

and may not be able to help Mexico avoid being targeted by the

Trump administration, Canadian government sources say.

Read more

Wells Fargo to stop giving branches advance notice of inspections

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co will eliminate

its policy of notifying branches a day in advance before they

are visited by internal inspectors, a bank spokeswoman said on

Tuesday.

Read more

Toronto biotech raises $200 million ahead of ADHD drug decision

TORONTO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Highland Therapeutics Inc has

raised $200 million from Morgan Stanley ahead of the U.S.

drug regulator's decision for a new drug that manages attention

deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Toronto-based biotech

startup said on Tuesday.

Read more

Indirect bidders snap up U.S. 2-year note supply

NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Fund managers, central banks

and other indirect bidders purchased their biggest share of U.S.

two-year Treasury note supply at an auction in eight months,

Treasury data showed.

Read more

BRIEF-HOWARD BANCORP ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK

* HOWARD BANCORP INC ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON

STOCK

Read more

UPDATE 2-Trump meets Senate leaders on U.S. Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump

planned to meet with Senate leaders on Tuesday to discuss his

nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and said he planned

to announce his choice next week.

Read more

Correction: Fitch Maintains Cigna's Ratings on Watch Negative

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

CHICAGO, January 24 (Fitch) This is a correction of a release

issued Jan. 18,

2017. It removes a debt issue ($78 million 6.37% senior notes

due 2021) included

in the prior version that is not rated by Fitch.

Fitch Ratings has maintained the Rating Watch Negative on Cigna

Corporation's

(Cigna) 'A-' Issuer Default Rating (IDR), 'BBB+' senior

unsecured notes and the

'A+' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of certain

subsidiaries.

Read more

Italy's Carige aims to sell 1 bln euros of bad loans by end-February

MILAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Italian mid-tier lender Banca

Carige aims to sell a first tranche of bad loans with a total

nominal value of 1 billion euros by the end of February, a

source close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Read more

Activist investor Legion urges Banc of California to explore sale

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Activist investor Legion Partners Asset

Management LLC, which reported a 6.3 percent stake in Banc of

California Inc on Tuesday, said the company should

consider all strategic alternatives, including a sale.

Read more

REFILE-Public backstop for banks in euro zone necessary: ECB's Praet

FRANKFURT, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A euro zone-wide public

backstop for banks is necessary and bailouts should not be ruled

out even when investors are forced to pay for some losses,

European Central Bank Executive Board Member Peter Praet said on

Tuesday.

Read more

BRIEF-Land and Buildings issues open letter to independent directors of board of Taubman Centers

* Land and buildings issues open letter to independent

directors of board of taubman centers

Read more

BRIEF-Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust says Q3 net property income S$ 155.0 million

* Ascendas real estate investment trust - qtrly gross

revenue S$ 208.6 million versus s$193.8 million

Read more

BRIEF-Popular q4 loss per share from continuing operations $0.06

* Says net interest income for quarter ended december 31,

2016 was $355.4 million, compared to $353.7 million for previous

quarter

Read more

Russia's TCS Group considers SPO in coming months - sources

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Russian consumer lender TCS Group

is considering holding a secondary public offering

(SPO) of its shares in the coming months, three financial market

sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

Read more

BRIEF-Merus capital raises $85 mln for venture firm's third fund

* Merus capital - raised $85 million for silicon valley

venture firm's third fund

Source text for Eikon:

Read more

BRIEF-Hudson Executive Capital reports 5.6 pct stake in AtriCure

* Hudson Executive Capital reports 5.6 pct stake In AtriCure

Inc as of Jan 17 - sec filing

Read more

France sets spread for debut Green OAT

LONDON, Jan 24 (IFR) - The Republic of France has fixed the

spread for its June 2039 debut Green OAT at 13bp over the 1.25%

May 2036 OAT, according to a lead.

Read more

UK Court ruling on Brexit will dampen investment - Germany's DIHK

BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Germany's DIHK Chambers of

Commerce said a UK Supreme Court ruling that the British

government must get parliament's approval to start an exit from

the bloc raised new questions about the way forward and would

further dampen investment.

Read more

China c.bank lends $35.83 bln via MLF, rates raised

BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's central bank said it

lent 245.5 billion yuan ($35.83 billion) to 22 financial

institutions via its medium-term lending facility (MLF) and

raised interest rates for the loans on Tuesday.

Read more

BRIEF-Gemdale sees net profit up, to acquire property firms

* Says it expects 2016 net profit to rise 85-105 percent y/y

versus net profit of 3.2 billion yuan ($466.81 million) year

ago

Read more

Monday, January 23, 2017

IG Group H1 pretax profit up on higher activity in volatile mkts

Jan 24 (Reuters) - IG Group Holdings Plc, a British

online trading company, reported a 7 percent rise in first-half

pretax profit on higher trading activity amid market volatility

leading up to Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the

U.S. presidential election.

Read more

TABLE-Foreign trading in South Korean stocks

SEOUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Daily net trading in shares on

South Korea's main stock exchange by three major

categories of investors as of 0722 GMT, in billions of South

Korean won (a negative figure indicates net selling):

FOREIGNERS INSTITUTIONS RETAIL

January 24 -12.1 9.4 -10.1

^January 23 116.7 -109.3 -11.8

January 20 -46.5 38.0 6.7

January 19

Read more

BRIEF-Cleantech Invest takes part in Nuuka Solutions financing round

* Nuuka Solutions has closed financing round that was joined

by Cleantech Invest and several other investors

Read more

TABLE-Industrial and Infrastructure Fund Investment -7 MTH forecast

Jan 24 (Reuters)

Industrial and Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp

EARNINGS ESTIMATES

(in billions of yen unless specified)

7 months to 7 months to

Jul 31, 2017 Jul 31, 2017

LATEST PRIOR

FORECAST FORECAST

Revenues 10.05

Net 4.58

Div 11,53

Read more

Fitch Revises Wharf Holdings' Outlook to Positive; Affirms at 'A-'

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

HONG KONG, January 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has revised Hong

Kong-based The

Wharf (Holdings) Limited's Outlook to Positive from Stable. The

Long-Term Issuer

Default Rating (IDR) has been affirmed at 'A-'. The full list of

rating actions

is at the end of this commentary.

The Positive Outlook is driven by Wharf's improved financial

profile and the

increasing stability of its China portfolio. Higher China risk

exposure than its

peers

Read more

Saudi's Alawwal Bank proposes no dividend for 2016

DUBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Alawwal Bank, Saudi

Arabia's oldest lender, said on Tuesday its board had

recommended to not pay a dividend for 2016.

Read more

BRIEF-Bajaj Corp says D.K. Maloo appointed CFO

* V. C. Nagori ceased to be C.F.O

Source text:(http://bit.ly/2kbCDD3)

Further company coverage:

(Bengaluru newsroom)

Read more

BRIEF-Lander Sports Development to set up sports development unit, using 50 mln yuan

* Says it plans to set up a wholly owned sports development

unit in Hangzhou city, using 50 million yuan

Read more

UPDATE 1-New Australian body fuels concerns DUET deal could be blocked

* Local ownership requirements could be imposed - bankers

(Recasts, adds analyst and fund manager comments)

Read more