Killing me softly
21 December 2018

Lenders and shareholder activists rarely gel. But the Nordic bank welcomed the Swedish fund’s 2.3 pct stake. Cevian’s proposals for cost cuts are less radical than, say, a breakup, but could push Nordea’s return on equity to 14 pct. Its surplus capital could be a sweetener.
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