Chapter 864 It’s time to speed up
Although it can be guaranteed that no one will report the relevant matters, there is no need for Barron to appear in the Olympic venues with Fan Bingbing and the children.
He simply took them to Chatsworth Manor.
As the ancestral home of the Devonshire family, we need to bring Andy and Belle over to have a look.
"Do you like it here? Babies."
The five-year-old child already looked like a little adult, but Belle looked so cute, like a doll, that Barron couldn't help but pick up his daughter and let her sit on his shoulders. , then took Andy's hand, stood not far from Chatsworth Manor, and asked.
“It’s so beautiful, daddy, it looks like a palace.”
After Andy answered, Belle also waved her hand and pointed into the distance, making a sweet sound. Said to Barron:
"Dad, look there are lambs and big horses over there, can I go play with them..."
"Yes, me too Want to ride a horse..."
Seeing the two children scrambling for the first place, Barron smiled and said:
"Of course, I will accompany you to play later, but you are too young to ride a horse yet, but dad promises you, after a while How about I buy two ponies for you?"
"That's great, Dad Lagou..."
At this time, Fan Bingbing was looking at Barun and the two. The warm scene of the child is very happy.
Over the years, Barron has only been able to reunite with his family when he went to China, or occasionally when Fan Bingbing took his children abroad to meet him, so the time he spent with Andy and Belle did not count. not much.
In the blink of an eye, both of them were going to elementary school, so this time he took time out to stay with Fan Bingbing and the children at Chatsworth Manor for a while longer.
And Barron did not forget his promise to the children, and specially took Andy and Belle to choose two Shetland ponies in the horse farm of Chatsworth Manor.
Pony, called pony in English, corresponds to the horse that refers specifically to big horses.
Ponies are divided into two types: original ponies and bred ponies. Among them, the original ponies include the Chinese pony, the British Shetland pony, etc.; the cultivated ponies include the American Mini pony and the Argentinian Falabella pony.
The most well-known among them is the Shetland pony in England. The Shetland pony originated from Shetland Island in northeastern Scotland and was named after it.
It is a strong, sturdy pony breed. The adult Shetland pony is less than one meter tall (generally 70-85 cm tall).
The British royal nobles are particularly fond of the Shetland pony. It is the pet of the royal nobles and a close companion of children.
When the Queen was a child, King George gave her and Princess Margaret a Shetland pony as a pet. This also cultivated the Queen's lifelong love of horses. She later Served as honorary president of the Shetland Pony Society.
Although Shetland ponies are very rare and are called "pandas among horses", there are many such horses in the racecourse of Chatsworth Manor. Barron brought other children here before They also enjoyed playing with the ponies when they got here.
The two ponies selected by Andy and Belle will be airlifted to the Cavendish Garden (Yan Family Garden) in the Magic City, where the two children can often accompany them. A pony.
...By the time Barron returned to London again, the London Olympics had ended.
“Natixis Bank is preparing to acquire the shares of Commerzbank held by the German government. This news was no longer news a month ago, and Commerzbank’s share price also followed various changes. After this news came out, the cumulative increase increased by more than 15%..."
Director of DS Financial Center In the chief’s office, Daisy put the document in her hand on the table in front of Barron and said:
“Currently our Mars fund has purchased nearly 5% of Commerzbank shares in the secondary market, but according to Our investigation shows that funds including BlackRock Group have also bought shares in this bank.”
Natixis Bank has been negotiating with the German government for a long time, but neither party has disclosed much information to the media.
The German government does not want Natixis Bank to continue to increase its holdings in Commerzbank before completing this acquisition of the German government's shares.
However, this does not trouble Barron. It is not convenient for William Weber Capital to take action, but it does not affect the actions of Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch Group and DS Group at all.
Only due to the influence of the news and the unwillingness to raise a placard after holding more than 5% of the shares, the Mars Fund of the DS Group and the Merrill Lynch Investment Fund currently hold a total of Commerzbank shares. will be reduced to 10%.
As for the BlackRock Group’s shareholding in Commerzbank that Daisy mentioned...
BlackRock Group was originally a passive investor - with the scale of BlackRock Group, Vanguard Group and Merrill Lynch Investments, it is definitely necessary to invest extensively in the constituent stocks of various stock markets.
Well, for example, they own something similar to the S&P 100 Index Fund, which means that the funds of this fund are purchased according to the weight of each share of the S&P 100 constituent stocks, which will make The fund's movements are in line with those of the S&P 100 Index.
There are many similar index funds under BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street and Merrill Lynch - it is no exaggeration to say that the index funds of these four companies account for 80% of the total market value. !
Prior to this, BlackRock Group, Vanguard Group, and even Merrill Lynch invested in the German stock market based on various indexes, because Commerzbank is one of the constituent companies of the German stock index DAX, so many similar Investment funds hold shares in the bank, with most of their holdings tied to Commerzbank's membership in various stock indexes.
However, it is obvious that companies such as BlackRock Group have recently increased their holdings in Commerzbank, but the proportion is not high. It should also be affected by the news.
In addition to DS Group and Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch, the investment arm of William Weber Capital also purchases through institutions and currently holds close to 5% of Commerzbank shares.
In this way, if Natixis Bank can finally reach an agreement with the German government to acquire its shares, then the shares of Commerzbank that Barron’s side can control will be close to 50%, so there is a high probability that the Natixis Bank and Commerzbank shares can be completed. Merger of Commerzbank and maintaining a controlling stake in the merged bank.
However, whether it is DS Group or Standard Chartered-Merrill Lynch, absorbing less than 5% of Commerzbank shares is not a big move.
Daisy’s expression turned much more solemn at this time:
“Indeed, according to our analysis, the Federal Reserve is likely to launch a new round of quantitative easing policy again...”< br>
Barron would not be surprised by this. After all, this was what he had inferred based on his past life experience and the current economic situation in the United States.
He heard Daisy continue:
“With the launch of QE3 by the Federal Reserve, other countries will inevitably have to follow suit and introduce similar measures, which also represents a new round of large-scale water release. It is coming, and our actions must be accelerated.”
(End of this chapter)