Barbarians not at the gate
16 March 2017
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After facing down a bid by Intesa, the insurer is speeding up cost cuts and hiking its dividend. The danger for investors is the Italian bank’s interest looks a one-off. If so, the impetus to streamline Generali and fend against an Italian crisis and declining rates might slow.
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