HALISTER: Swiss Re, L&G Said to Weigh Bids for Deutsche Bank’s Abbey Life

Swiss Re, L&G Said to Weigh Bids for Deutsche Bank’s Abbey Life

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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DBK GR (Deutsche Bank AG)
LGEN LN (Legal & General Group PLC)
SREN VX (Swiss Re AG)
PHNX LN (Phoenix Group Holdings)

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John Cryan (Deutsche Bank AG)

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HALISTER: Facebook Hires Google’s Dugan to Lead New Hardware Research Unit

Facebook Hires Google’s Dugan to Lead New Hardware Research Unit

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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GOOG US (Alphabet Inc)
FB US (Facebook Inc)

People
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook Inc)
Regina Dugan (Google Inc)
Eric Schmidt (Alphabet Inc)
Jay Parikh (Ning)

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Management Changes

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HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Fed Beige Book Due in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Fed Beige Book Due in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Beige book based on anecdotal evidence collected by Fed’s 12 district banks; prior report said economy expanded across most of U.S.; wage growth was described as varying widely, “from flat to strong.”
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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HALISTER1: Managers Slightly More Defensive, SMR Says

Managers Slightly More Defensive, SMR Says

(Bloomberg) -- Participants in SMRA Portfolio Manager Survey in week ended April 12 appear to “favor a rise in rates,” although such expectations have “failed to come to fruition pretty consistently in recent years,” and kept participants “very cautious in that outlook.”
  • Actual/Target Duration (arithmetic): 99%, lowest since Feb. 16
  • Actual/Target Duration (weighted): 99.4%
  • Bull/Bear Index (arithmetic): 4.8
  • Bull/Bear Index (weighted): 4.4
  • Agency allocations: 7.7%, unchanged for 24th consecutive week matching lowest on record
  • MBS allocations: 23.9%, unchanged at highest since July 21
  • Treasury allocations: 24.1%, lowest since April 2012
  • Corporate allocations: 35.8%
  • Spread product allocations: 70.6%
  • Spread expectations: 5.21, unchanged at highest since Nov. 17
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HALISTER1: Scotiabank's Panama business rooted in the 'real economy', not offshore trusts, CEO Brian Porter says

Scotiabank's Panama business rooted in the 'real economy', not offshore trusts, CEO Brian Porter says

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Source: NPW (National Post)

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BNS CN (Bank of Nova Scotia/The)

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Brian Porter (Bank of Nova Scotia/The)
David McKay (Royal Bank of Canada)

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