The World Economic Forum is postponing an upcoming conference in Saudi Arabia, the latest example of a high-profile event affected by the Iran war. The Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting, set to take place in Jeddah in April, will be rescheduled “in light of the current regional developments,” the organization said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement follows similar decisions by other gr...
The World Economic Forum is postponing an upcoming conference in Saudi Arabia, the latest example of a high-profile event affected by the Iran war. The Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting, set to take place in Jeddah in April, will be rescheduled “in light of the current regional developments,” the organization said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement follows similar decisions by other groups to rethink events in the region amid the ongoing conflict. Private equity firm Partners Group Holding AG has moved its annual global gathering of investors to Switzerland from Abu Dhabi. Similarly, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is re-scheduling an invitation-only event for institutional investors, corporate executives and financial sponsors originally planned to be held in Dubai at the end of this month. The WEF said its decision “reflects a commitment to convening the meeting under conditions that ensure its full strategic impact,” adding that it will provide a new date in due course. Read more: JPMorgan, Partners Group Cancel UAE Events as War Drags On
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA press release ( DGWPF ): FY Revenue of EUR 3.48B (+3.3% Y/Y). At around EUR 3,569.4 million, order intake exceeded the prior year's high figure by around EUR 189 million (2024: EUR 3,380.5 million). Forecast for 2026: Due to the good order intake, Dräger expects net sales to increase by 1.0 to 5.0 percent (2.0 to 6.0 percent net of currency effects) and an EBIT margin of 5...
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA press release ( DGWPF ): FY Revenue of EUR 3.48B (+3.3% Y/Y). At around EUR 3,569.4 million, order intake exceeded the prior year's high figure by around EUR 189 million (2024: EUR 3,380.5 million). Forecast for 2026: Due to the good order intake, Dräger expects net sales to increase by 1.0 to 5.0 percent (2.0 to 6.0 percent net of currency effects) and an EBIT margin of 5.0 to 7.5 percent in the current fiscal year. More on Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA Historical earnings data for Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA Dividend scorecard for Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA Financial information for Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
Ed Miliband insists only clean power will provide ‘energy sovereignty’ amid opposition calls for oil and gas expansion UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have said expanding North Sea drilling would put the UK at further risk of volatile fossil fuel markets, amid calls from the Conservatives and some Labour MPs to breach the manifesto pledge of no new oil and gas licences. The energy mini...
Ed Miliband insists only clean power will provide ‘energy sovereignty’ amid opposition calls for oil and gas expansion UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have said expanding North Sea drilling would put the UK at further risk of volatile fossil fuel markets, amid calls from the Conservatives and some Labour MPs to breach the manifesto pledge of no new oil and gas licences. The energy minister, Michael Shanks, said the UK was “learning the right lessons from this conflict so that we’re not exposed to fossil fuels in the same way again, because this isn’t the first time that households across the country have paid the price of our exposure to gas ”. Continue reading...
The European Central Bank is probing to what extent banks are financing investments in significant risk transfers, highlighting how the region’s top regulator is growing increasingly wary about a potentially circular effect of the deals. “We are conducting a new survey with a broad set of banks to analyze practices in synthetic risk transfer financing,” Pedro Machado , a member of the ECB’s Superv...
The European Central Bank is probing to what extent banks are financing investments in significant risk transfers, highlighting how the region’s top regulator is growing increasingly wary about a potentially circular effect of the deals. “We are conducting a new survey with a broad set of banks to analyze practices in synthetic risk transfer financing,” Pedro Machado , a member of the ECB’s Supervisory Board, said in a speech Tuesday. That includes the provision of funding by “significant banks” to investors in SRTs originated by other banks, he said. Bloomberg reported the ECB scrutiny last week. Read More: ECB Tells Banks to Identify Leverage Providers on SRT Deals Banks have been rapidly expanding the use of SRTs as way to get better regulatory treatment by offloading loan risks and bolster their ability to grow or make investor payouts. That boom has attracted rising scrutiny from supervisors concerned that the deals, designed to shift credit risk out of the banking system, may re-introduce some of it, for example if banks provide funding to the buyers of SRTs. That so-called leverage — a form of borrowing against a portfolio of assets — allows SRT investors to increase their yields. “Market growth should proceed in sync with investor demand, with new investors needed to match the growing number of originators,” Machado said. “Solutions based on increased leverage or on the repackaging of securitization notes to support the demand would not be conducive to a sustainable market.” Machado also cited the following additional considerations for financial stability: Banks appear to update assessments of borrower risk less frequently after a synthetic transfer Investors buying protection often have an existing relationship with the originating bank and their debt tends to rise before some transactions Still, system‑wide round‑tripping risks are likely contained as observed leverage for these investors is “modest” on average
How much are you hoping to save for retirement? Many investors arbitrarily aim for a million bucks, liking the sound of the big round number even if it's not the head-turning amount of money it used to be. The question's premise, however, looks past a far more important detail. That is, how much retirement income do you need your savings to generate when that time comes? The best way to answer the...
How much are you hoping to save for retirement? Many investors arbitrarily aim for a million bucks, liking the sound of the big round number even if it's not the head-turning amount of money it used to be. The question's premise, however, looks past a far more important detail. That is, how much retirement income do you need your savings to generate when that time comes? The best way to answer the overarching question, then, is by laying out what's possible, using the seven-figure sum in question for our hypothetical retirement nest egg. Continue reading