Chapter 864: Speeding up

Although it was guaranteed that no one would report the relevant events, Barron did not need to appear in the Olympic venue with Fan Bingbing and the children.

He simply took them to Chatsworth House.

As the ancestral home of the Devonshire family, it was also necessary to bring Andy and Belle to have a look.

"Do you like it here, babies?"

The five-year-old child looked like a little adult, but Belle looked too cute, like a doll, so Barron could not help but pick up his daughter and let her sit on his shoulders, then held Andy's hand, stood not far from Chatsworth House, and asked.

"It's so beautiful, Dad. It looks like a palace."

After Andy answered, Belle also waved her hand, pointed to the distance, and said to Barron in a baby voice:

"Dad, there are lambs and horses over there. Can I go play with them..."

"Yes, I want to ride a horse too..."

Seeing the two children rushing to play, Barron smiled and said:

"Of course, I will accompany you to play over there later, but you are too young to ride a horse, but Dad promises you that I will buy two ponies for you after a while, okay?"

"Great, Dad, make a pinky promise..."

At this time, Fan Bingbing was watching the warm scene between Barron and the two children, and he was very happy.

Over the years, Barron could only reunite with his family when he went to China, or occasionally when Fan Bingbing took the children abroad to see him, so the time he spent with Andy and Belle was not much.

In a blink of an eye, both of them were going to elementary school, so this time he took the time to stay with Fan Bingbing and the children at Chatsworth Manor for a while.

Barron also did not forget his promise to the children. He took Andy and Belle to the stables of Chatsworth Manor to choose two Shetland ponies.

Pony, in English, is called pony, which corresponds to horse, which refers specifically to big horses.

Pony is divided into two types: original pony and cultivated pony. Among them, the original pony includes Chinese pony and British Shetland pony; cultivated pony includes American Mini pony and Argentine Falabella pony.

The most well-known among them is the British Shetland pony. The Shetland pony originated from Shetland Island in northeastern Scotland and was named after it.

It is a strong and sturdy pony breed. The height of an adult Shetland pony is less than one meter (generally 70-85 cm high).

The British royal aristocracy is particularly fond of Shetland pony. It is a pet of royal aristocrats and a close companion of children.

When the Queen was a child, King George gave her and Princess Margaret Shetland ponies as pets, which cultivated the Queen's lifelong love of horses. She later served as the honorary president of the Shetland Pony Association.

Although Shetland ponies are very precious and are called "pandas among horses", there are many of them in the stables of Chatsworth Manor. When Barron brought other children here before, they also liked to play with these ponies.

The two ponies selected by Andy and Belle will be airlifted to Cavendish Gardens (Yan Family Gardens) in the Magic City, where the two children can often accompany the two ponies.

...

When 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 is no longer news as early as a month ago. The share price of Commerzbank has also risen by more than 15% as various news came out..."

In the chairman's office of DS Financial Center, Daisy put the documents in her hand on the table in front of Barron and said:

"At present, our Mars Fund has purchased nearly 5% of Commerzbank shares in the secondary market, but according to our investigation, funds including BlackRock Group have also bought shares of this bank."

Natixis Bank has been negotiating with the German government for quite some time, but neither side has disclosed too much information to the media.

Before completing the acquisition of the German government's shares, the German government does not want Natixis Bank to continue to increase its holdings in Commerzbank.

But this is not difficult for Barron. William Weber Capital is not convenient to take action, but it does not affect the actions of Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch and DS Group at all.

However, due to the influence of the news and the fact that they do not want to raise their stakes after holding more than 5%, the Mars Fund of DS Group and the fund invested by Merrill Lynch currently hold a total of 10% of the shares of Commerzbank.

As for the BlackRock Group's shareholding in Commerzbank mentioned by Daisy...

BlackRock Group was originally a passive investor - with the scale of BlackRock Group, Vanguard Group and Merrill Lynch Investment, it is definitely necessary to invest extensively in the constituent stocks of various stock markets.

Well, for example, the S\u0026P 100 index fund they own is to purchase the funds of this fund according to the weight of each stock of the S\u0026P 100 constituent stocks, which will make the trend of the fund consistent with the trend of the S\u0026P 100 index.

There are many similar index funds under BlackRock Group, Vanguard Group, State Street Group and Merrill Lynch Investment - 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, many similar investment funds hold this The majority of their holdings are tied to Commerzbank's membership in various stock indices.

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 merger of Natixis Bank and Commerzbank can be completed. and maintain a controlling stake in the merged bank.

However, whether it is DS Group or Standard Chartered-Merrill Lynch, it is not a big move to absorb less than 5% of Commerzbank shares.

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..."

Barron would not be surprised by this. After all, this was what he had inferred based on his previous 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 to introduce similar measures. It also means that a new round of large-scale water release is coming, and our actions must also be accelerated."