BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's No.2 IT services exporter Infosys' CEO Salil Parekh has settled charges of violating provisions of insider trading, the country's markets regulator said on Thursday. Parekh agreed to pay 2.5 million rupees (around $30,000) for failing to have adequate controls to prevent insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said. ($1 = 83.5070 Indian rupees)...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Financial advisory fees from mergers and acquisitions in Asia dropped to the lowest levels in 11 years in the first half of 2024, with little signs of a quick rebound amid declines in both announced and completed deals. M&A fees in Asia totalled $1.5 billion in the first six months, the lowest since 2013, LSEG data...

LONDON (Reuters) - BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy, sources at the company said. The moves, which have not previously been reported, are part of a decision by Auchincloss to slow down...

* BP imposes company-wide hiring freeze, sources say * BP pauses new large renewables investments * CEO eyes investments and acquisitions in oil and gas By Ron Bousso LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid...