FRANKFURT (Reuters) -In 2013, Deutsche Bank handed Christian Sewing, a rising star, the sensitive assignment of investigating derivatives trades under scrutiny in Italy. More than a decade later, Sewing, now CEO, faces criticism in a lawsuit by a former Deutsche employee over his handling of the task. The suit has prompted Deutsche to review how the bank and Sewing, chief...

* Yuan-denominated PE secondary deals value hit record high in H1 * China assets trading at steeper discounts in secondary trades * Improved market sentiment should be conducive to secondary deals By Kane Wu HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Secondary trades of private equity assets in China are poised to accelerate after a robust first half, with Canada's No.2...

(Reuters) -Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a 59% decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday due to lower lithium prices. The company posted a second-quarter net profit of $88.4 million, missing analysts' estimates of $143.01 million, according to data compiled by LSEG. Its revenue of $1.04 billion in the quarter was broadly in line with the analysts' estimates...

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Swiss-American eye-care group Alcon on Tuesday cut its 2025 net sales outlook, saying it expects the impact of U.S. tariffs to persist through the remainder of the year. Alcon, which makes nearly half of its revenue in the U.S., lowered its projected net sales range to $10.3 to $10.4 billion from $10.4 to $10.5 billion forecasted...