NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday formally ended the U.S. government’s criminal case against Goldman Sachs related to the Wall Street bank’s work for the Malaysian fund 1MDB after it met its obligations and paid $2.9 billion in penalties. Chief Judge Margo Brodie of the federal court…
UPS CFO Brian Newman to step down on June 1, company says
(Reuters) – United Parcel Service said on Monday that its CFO and Executive Vice President Brian Newman would leave the company on June 1. UPS will evaluate internal and external candidates to replace Newman, the firm said. “My near-term priority is to focus on my health,” Newman said in a…
US financial markets watchdog to collect data on bilateral repo
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Office of Financial Research (OFR), a U.S. Treasury Department-based research powerhouse, said on Monday it has adopted a final rule that will allow it to collect data on certain transactions in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. Most hedge fund activity in repo…
Shah Capital urges Novavax shareholders to vote against three directors
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Hedge fund Shah Capital on Monday urged Novavax shareholders to vote against the re-election of three directors and opposed proposals related to executive compensation, weeks after pushing for a board shakeup at the COVID-19 vaccine maker. Shah Capital, the biotech’s third-largest shareholder with a near 7.5%…
Spanish bank Sabadell rejects $12.9 billion BBVA merger proposal
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Sabadell’s board rejected a merger proposal by larger rival BBVA for a 12 billion euro ($12.93 billion) all-share merger, the Spanish lender said on Monday. The country’s fourth-largest lender by market value said its board believed BBVA’s proposal significantly undervalues the potential of Banco Sabadell…
US financial regulators restart work on long-delayed compensation rules
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trio of U.S. financial regulators have resumed work on a long-delayed rule-writing project to make executive compensation plans at financial firms more sensitive to risk. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Housing Finance Agency jointly…
US utility Allete goes private in $6.2 billion deal
By Seher Dareen and David French (Reuters) -U.S. utility Allete said on Monday that it had agreed a deal with investment firms Global Infrastructure Partners and CPP Investments to be taken private at a $6.2 billion valuation, inclusive of debt. The transaction is a rare example of a U.S. utility…