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Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
Twitter handle: @jeffmason1
Barclays board may be a step too far for activist Bramson
LONDON Major Barclays shareholders will baulk at any bid by activist Edward Bramson to gain a seat on the bank's board, despite giving their cautious backing to the biggest bet of his career.
Asset manager L&G, trade body throw down diversity gauntlet
LONDON Legal & General Investment Management, one of Europe's biggest asset managers, has written to the chief executives of some of the world's top companies calling for more action on female representation on boards, gender pay gaps and climate change.
Emerging markets asset manager Ashmore net inflows hit five-year high
LONDON Emerging markets-focused asset manager Ashmore Group said total assets rose 10 percent in the third quarter of its financial year after the strongest net inflows since June 2013, sending its shares higher on Tuesday.
Elliott adds voice to calls for Whitbread break-up
Hedge fund Elliott Advisors has become the second activist investor to call for Whitbread to split its hotel and coffee shop businesses after emerging as the largest shareholder in the British company.
Federated Investors takes majority stake in fund manager Hermes
LONDON/BOSTON Federated Investors said on Friday it will take a majority stake in British peer Hermes Fund Managers for 246 million pounds ($351 million), giving the U.S. asset manager a foothold in the fast-growing field of investing with an eye on factors such as climate change and gender pay equity.
Unilever remuneration under fire from investor advisory firms
LONDON Two influential shareholder advisory firms have issued warnings about remuneration at Unilever , setting the stage for dissent at next month's annual general meetings.
UK watchdog says license needed to trade cryptocurrencies
LONDON Britain's financial watchdog said on Friday that firms offering services linked to cryptocurrency derivatives must meet all relevant rules in the regulator's handbook or could face sanctions.
UK asset managers told to show they offer value for money
LONDON Asset managers must assess each year how much value for money they offer investors, Britain's markets watchdog said on Thursday, stopping short of tougher measures called for by critics of the 8 trillion pound ($11 trillion) sector.
Asset managers' gender pay gap exposed by British transparency demand
LONDON Fund managers in Britain, who hold other firms to account over their corporate governance, have among the highest gender pay and bonus gaps themselves, new data showed.
Pensions push helps Royal London to 17 percent profit jump
LONDON Surging demand for flexible personal pensions and a government drive to get all businesses to offer a workplace pension helped leading mutual company Royal London to post a 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
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- Sectors
| DOW | 24,589.80 |
-158.27 |
-0.64% |
| S&P 500 | 2,685.03 |
-23.61 |
-0.87% |
| NASDAQ | 7,221.63 |
-73.60 |
-1.01% |
| TR US Index | 239.55 |
-1.77 |
-0.73% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
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| Basic Materials |
-0.62%
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| Industrials |
-0.36%
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| Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.58%
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| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
-2.54%
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| Financials |
+0.29%
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| Healthcare |
-0.87%
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| Technology |
-1.32%
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| Telecoms |
-0.46%
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| Utilities |
-0.38%
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