Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fourth pension fund freezes work with PwC Australia over gov’t tax plan leak
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's third-largest pension fund on Friday put on hold new work with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia, the fourth fund to freeze out the firm over its mi...
Jun 09, 2023
Odey Asset Management tells investors ‘confident’ banks will continue to work with fund – letter
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Odey Asset Management "does not recognise the picture of the firm that has been painted" by allegations of sexual misconduct by Crispin Odey published by media on ...
Jun 09, 2023
From restaurants to water towers, unrest dents Senegal’s economy
By Sofia Christensen DAKAR (Reuters) - A KFC restaurant ransacked. Public transport torched. Glass-paneled stations for a multi-million dollar electric bus link shattered. A water plant vandalised. Se...
Jun 09, 2023
Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law
LONDON (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country's new anti-LGBT law, saying there is no justification for Anglicans anywhere to support le...
Jun 09, 2023
NBA-Heat forward Butler excited about Messi’s impact in Miami
(Reuters) - Six-times NBA All Star Jimmy Butler said he is excited about Lionel Messi's move to Inter Miami and that the Argentine World Cup winner will do a lot of good for U.S. soccer. Messi, 35, an...
Jun 09, 2023
Trump faces federal charges in classified documents case, adding to legal woes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a new legal challenge - this time from the government he used to lead - with charges for illegally retaining classifie...
Jun 09, 2023
Take Five: Skip, stop or go?
(Reuters) - It's a week of the central bank heavies with the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan meeting. The Fed is tipped to stop with rate hikes (for now), the ECB, to kee...
Jun 09, 2023
China mutual fund sales dry up amid market gloom
By Summer Zhen and Samuel Shen HONG KONG (Reuters) - Money managers in China are struggling to lure retail investors, with fundraising by mutual funds in the first five months of the year hitting the ...
Jun 09, 2023
Japan weather bureau sees 90% chance of El Nino continuing into fall
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Friday that the El Nino phenomenon had likely formed and forecast a 90% chance that it would continue into the northern hemisphere autumn. El Nino is t...
Jun 09, 2023
Ex-minister urges Beijing to lead in setting global EV battery standards
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should standardise requirements for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in order to keep its edge over other markets such as the U.S. and Europe in the rapidly growing i...
Jun 09, 2023
