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Axa warns on data centre ‘gambles’ as private credit risks rise

This comes amid growing awareness of emerging risks in private markets

BNP expected regulators would let the deal through with minimal effect on the bank’s capital.

BNP Paribas completes 5.1 billion-euro acquisition of AXA Investment Managers

The acquisition allows BNP to manage long-term savings for insurers and pension funds with around 850 billion euros in assets

The buyback is in addition to the already-announced 3.8 billion euro repurchase planned after Axa completes the sale of its investment management business to BNP Paribas by the end of June.

Axa plans up to 1.2 billion euro buyback as earnings beat estimates

Underlying earnings rose 6% to 8 billion euros last year, just ahead of analysts’ estimates, while net income rose by 10%

The purchase is the biggest deal yet for BNP chief executive officer Jean-Laurent Bonnafe, who has been returning cash to shareholders after selling US lender Bank of the West for US$16.3 billion last year.

BNP in talks to buy Axa Investment Managers in 5.1 billion euro deal

The proposed deal would create a top player in Europe with about 1.5 trillion euros in assets under management

The French insurer vowed to return 75 per cent of underlying earnings per share over the coming years, including 15 per cent via buybacks.

Axa to return 6 billion euros to investors in new payout policy

Axa plans to return about 6 billion euros (S$8.73 billion) of last year’s earnings to investors under a new payout policy unveiled by chief executive officer Thomas Buberl.

AXA IM Alts, which has over 185 billion euros (S$275 billion) under management, will take a minority stake in the startup Mombak to help scale up operations and technology.

AXA fund to invest US$49 million in Brazil reforestation projects

AN ALTERNATIVE investment vehicle controlled by French insurer AXA said on Tuesday (Jul 18) it will inject US$49 million into reforestation projects in Brazil led by local startup Mombak.

Allianz says in an emailed statement on Thursday that it has decided to leave the NZIA and says it will stick to its own climate goals.

Allianz, AXA and SCOR quit UN climate alliance as insurers hold talks

A UN-convened climate alliance for insurers was holding talks on Thursday (May 25) to decide if it had a future after three more companies – Allianz, AXA and SCOR – quit in the face of growing politic...

Apart from the Axa investment, Binance, Bitstamp, and Societe Generale have received such nods in France.

Axa Investment registers as crypto service provider in France

FRENCH market regulator AMF said Axa Investment Managers had registered as a crypto service provider in the country, joining a list of several financial firms getting regulatory approvals to avoid ser...

Paris-based insurer Axa believes it can exceed its earnings-per-share growth target.

Axa plans 1.1 billion euro buyback as underlying earnings rise

AXA unveiled plans to repurchase as much as 1.1 billion euros (S$1.7 billion) of its shares as it announced that its underlying earnings for 2022 rose, and that it expects to surpass one of its key fi...

The retrenchment exercise at AXA Singapore reportedly began on Thursday and spilled into Friday, with over 20 staff retrenched.

Staff at AXA Singapore cut in retrenchment exercise; more than 20 affected

AXA Singapore has reportedly retrenched over 20 staff whose roles have been made redundant following the firm’s acquisition by HSBC earlier this year.