AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSpace & VC: Temasek-backed Pixxel raised $100m in a Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim, the biggest space-tech round in India, to expand its satellite constellation and Earth-intelligence software. UK Housing & Rates: Lloyds data shows UK house prices fell 0.4% year-on-year in August for the first time since Nov 2023, with a subdued market as borrowing costs bite. Deal Watch (UK Telecom): A bidding war is brewing for Gamma Communications after Waterland signaled it may top Epiris’s £1.079bn offer. AI for Business (Reality Check): McKinsey finds AI adoption is rising, but only 37% of firms say it improves EBIT—companies are struggling to turn productivity gains into profits. Finance & Insurance: AM Best kept a stable outlook on China’s non-life insurers, citing better regulation and digitalisation; Swiss Re also completed its purchase of QBE’s trade credit and surety unit. Regional Business Moves: British Business Bank plans a £150m Northern scale-up fund; Malaysia saw RM11.1bn foreign inflows into government bonds in August. Energy/Markets: US gas prices hit a record Labor Day level amid Iran-war and refinery issues. Corporate Governance: Fraudster submitted fake HSBC documents to UK Companies House, which removed them after internal checks.
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