HALISTER1: Banks Said to Close Some Customer Accounts Amid New Rules: FT

Banks Said to Close Some Customer Accounts Amid New Rules: FT

(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank, Barclays and UBS have decided to close the accounts of between 20,000 to 35,000 customers each in their corporate and investment banking operations, Financial Times says, citing people briefed on the matter.
  • Closures come as banks consider some of their client accounts either too risky under anti-money laundering rules or because they’re unprofitable given new banking regulations, FT says
  • NOTE: Earlier: Deutsche Bank Sued by Shareholder Over Disclosures
  • NOTE: May 1, Deutsche Bank Financial-Crime Controls Faulted by U.K. FCA: FT
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BARC LN (Barclays PLC)
DBK GR (Deutsche Bank AG)
UBSG VX (UBS Group AG)

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HALISTER: Macy’s Cuts 2016 EPS, Sales Forecasts; Shares Drop 5.4% Pre-Mkt

Macy’s Cuts 2016 EPS, Sales Forecasts; Shares Drop 5.4% Pre-Mkt

(Bloomberg) -- Macy’s 1Q adj. EPS 40c vs est. 36c, 1Q net sales $5.77b vs est. $5.93b; sees yr adj. EPS $3.15-$3.40 vs prior view $3.80-$3.90.
  • Call 9am 888-334-3032 pw 1420119
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M US (Macy's Inc)

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HALISTER1: Cameron Pressured on Overseas Territories' Tax Secrecy Amid Corruption Row

Cameron Pressured on Overseas Territories' Tax Secrecy Amid Corruption Row

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Source: PAN (Press Association UK - English)

People
David Cameron (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Gordon Brown (International Monetary Fund)
Jeremy Corbyn (Labour Party Of The Uk)
Muhammadu Buhari (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

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HALISTER: J&J, Kraft Heinz Join Biggest Global Borrowing Binge in Months

J&J, Kraft Heinz Join Biggest Global Borrowing Binge in Months

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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JNJ US (Johnson & Johnson)
KHC US (Kraft Heinz Co/The)
K US (Kellogg Co)
RI FP (Pernod Ricard SA)
2539Z GR (European Central Bank)

People
Dominique Lemaire (ING Groep NV)
Frazer Ross (Deutsche Bank AG)
Jack McIntyre (Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC/USA)
Jody Lurie (Janney Montgomery Scott LLC)
Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway Inc)

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HALISTER: SocGen CEO Oudea Defends Panama Link in French Senate Hearing

SocGen CEO Oudea Defends Panama Link in French Senate Hearing

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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GLE FP (Societe Generale SA)
3584485Z NA (ABN AMRO Group NV)
0284798D PP (Mossack Fonseca & Co SA)
7353954Z AV (Vorarlberger Landesbank-Holding)

People
Frederic Oudea (Societe Generale SA)
Christian Eckert (French Republic)
Michael Grahammer (Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypothekenbank AG)
Michel Sapin (French Republic)

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HALISTER: Chugai Says Baxalta Filed Lawsuit on Hemophilia Drug Patent

Chugai Says Baxalta Filed Lawsuit on Hemophilia Drug Patent

(Bloomberg) -- Baxalta files suit in Tokyo district court alleging that Chugai’s development of emicizumab for hemophilia A infringes on one of its patents, Chugai says in a statement
  • Baxalta seeks injunction against manufacture, usage, export of the experimental medicine even for clinical trials
  • Chugai says it’s confident emicizumab does not infringe on the patent and “plans to vigorously pursue” court defense
  • No changes expected to financial prospects for fiscal year 2016: Chugai
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BXLT US (Baxalta Inc)
4519 JP (Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd)
ROG VX (Roche Holding AG)

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