The European Investment Bank has signed its first credit line to Italian mid-cap companies through a loan agreement with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP).

The government cites national security in launching an in-depth investigation into the takeover of the satellite operator by a consortium of funds.

Boris Johnson’s election as UK’s next Conservative prime minister has heightened the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, raising concerns about the future of UK govies.

Trading has begun on STAR board, a market dedicated to tech stocks, on which 25 companies are listed.

Six, a Swiss-based financial data expert, is launching a service, covering over 30,000 financial instruments (securities) linked to Marijuana Related Businesses (MRB), to grapple through the complex legal landscape.

Just a week after the IPO of its Asia-Pacific subsidiary was scrapped, Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev announced the sale of its Australian subsidiary Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) to Japanese entity Asahi Group Holdings for $11.3bn (AUD 16bn).

The Swedish national debt office has been instructed to work with the government to develop the ‘green framework’,

However, less than one in five individuals registered on the boards of companies of Monaco-based financial and insurance companies were female workers at the end of 2018.

Some high-yield bonds are now trading below 0% on the secondary market.

The activist fund uses equity swaps to acquire a stake in the engineering and technology consulting firm, which is under a takeover bid.