Super Micro Computer, Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI), an AI, Enterprise, Storage, 5G/Edge total solution provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS), today announced the launch of 12 new server platforms optimized for new Intel Xeon 6+ processors. Featuring up to 288 efficiency cores per socket and delivering improved performance-per-watt, the new systems are designed for high-density clo...
Super Micro Computer, Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI), an AI, Enterprise, Storage, 5G/Edge total solution provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS), today announced the launch of 12 new server platforms optimized for new Intel Xeon 6+ processors. Featuring up to 288 efficiency cores per socket and delivering improved performance-per-watt, the new systems are designed for high-density cloud, virtualization, 5G analytics, and other throughput-intensive workloads.
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. is considering establishing a fund with One Investment Management to provide so-called mezzanine financing, people familiar with the matter said. The fund is seeking to raise around ¥100 billion ($627 million) in assets, primarily from institutional investors outside of Japan such as pensions and sovereign wealth funds, said the people, asking not to be identified discus...
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. is considering establishing a fund with One Investment Management to provide so-called mezzanine financing, people familiar with the matter said. The fund is seeking to raise around ¥100 billion ($627 million) in assets, primarily from institutional investors outside of Japan such as pensions and sovereign wealth funds, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. It will invest in subordinated loans and preferred shares for acquisition deals involving Japanese companies, they said. SMBC Nikko is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and One Investment is an alternative investment manager started by Rajeev Misra , who helped transform SoftBank Group Corp. into one of the world’s biggest technology investors. Japan’s push to improve corporate governance is fueling a boom in mergers and acquisitions including taking companies private. Mezzanine financing, a hybrid of debt and equity, is often used to pay for buyout deals, and there’s demand for it as traditional bank loans are no longer sufficient to meet M&A-related funding demand. Spokespeople for SMBC Nikko and One Investment declined to comment.
South Korea intensified monitoring of the government bond market through daily phone calls and a private messaging group with market participants, as authorities step up efforts to contain rising yields. Since May 18, a group of deputy directors in the finance ministry’s treasury-bond division have been calling bond dealers and asset managers before the start of trading to gauge market sentiment a...
South Korea intensified monitoring of the government bond market through daily phone calls and a private messaging group with market participants, as authorities step up efforts to contain rising yields. Since May 18, a group of deputy directors in the finance ministry’s treasury-bond division have been calling bond dealers and asset managers before the start of trading to gauge market sentiment and investor positioning, Hwang Soon Kwan , deputy finance minister for treasury, said in an interview. In some cases, the discussions are held in person, he said. “We are paying close attention to managing the bond market and are determined to respond firmly to any excessive moves,” Hwang said Friday in Seoul. The moves are not intended to press yields down, but to signal authorities are closely monitoring the market, he added. The ministry also set up a private KakaoTalk chat room on May 21 that now includes about 17 participants, according to Hwang. Members include Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol , senior ministry officials, researchers, primary dealers and fund managers, who share research reports and market views on a daily basis. Korean bond yields have risen this year amid concerns about stronger inflation and a more hawkish Bank of Korea. The 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since late 2023 last month, around the time authorities began the daily calls and launched the chat room. The government last week reduced planned bond issuance for June by about 21% from the previous month, adding to efforts to ease upward pressure on yields. Korea Cuts Bond Issuance in June by 21% From May to Tame Yields South Korean Bond Yields Set to Rise on Chips Boom, Analysts Say BOK’s New Governor Points to Rate Hikes to Come in Hawkish Shift
A Hong Kong-born biomedical imaging expert and founding dean of a US institution has been appointed to head the city’s third medical school. In a statement released by the University of Science and Technology on Monday, physician-scientist King Li King-chuen, dean emeritus of Carle Illinois College of Medicine, said he would draw on his experience to work closely with partners in the city and the ...
A Hong Kong-born biomedical imaging expert and founding dean of a US institution has been appointed to head the city’s third medical school. In a statement released by the University of Science and Technology on Monday, physician-scientist King Li King-chuen, dean emeritus of Carle Illinois College of Medicine, said he would draw on his experience to work closely with partners in the city and the Greater Bay Area to groom a new generation of physician-innovators. “I am deeply honoured to be...
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with thin trading as some of the markets in the region are on a holiday. Traders remain optimistic about a permanent end to the Middle East war des
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with thin trading as some of the markets in the region are on a holiday. Traders remain optimistic about a permanent end to the Middle East war des
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