12/13/2015
RBS investment bank to return to profit after overhaul, CEO says
Ross McEwan said restructuring of the investment bank is well advanced and will return to profit within four years
Investment Banking
12/11/2015
Share acquires 3,000 Barclays clients
The Share Centre has struck a deal to acquire 3,000 clients from Barclays Stockbrokers.
12/10/2015
EU opens up €24bn of existing finance to circular economy businesses in support of EU climate goals
An amendment to the InnovFin Delegation Agreement signed at the conference will enable higher-risk, yet innovative sustainable business models
12/10/2015
Bankers enjoy a £9.2m bonanza following a record year for takeovers and corporate tie-ups
Figures from industry experts Dealogic show investment banks have raked in £9.2billion this year from advising on mergers and acquisitions around the world.
12/08/2015
Commerzbank to expand business across Europe – Handelsblatt
Germany’s second-biggest lender, based in Frankfurt
12/08/2015
Quarton Partners combines with German investment bank
Quarton offers advice on mergers and acquisitions, complex securities transactions
12/08/2015
EU set to boost post-COP21 climate financing to developing countries
Emphasis was also laid on the need to leverage private investors to engage in carbon emission reduction projects.
12/08/2015
HSBC looks to global loan book to boost profits
"Investors come to us to buy emerging market assets."
12/08/2015
William Blair 'on the prowl' for London hires
Gooch said that the firm will look to hire bankers specialising in the services sector.
12/07/2015
Staley Seeks to Improve Profitability at Barclays
Sources tell Bloomberg that an additional 20% of investment bank employees at Barclays may lose their jobs.
12/07/2015
Barclays to Slash A Fifth of Investment Banking Staff
The cuts come on top of the 19,000 layoffs planned for the three-year cost-cut program
12/07/2015
HSBC bolsters Direct Custody network with US launch
Under new regulatory regimes, global custodians are liable for any assets lost in the chain
12/07/2015
London bankers' 2015 bonuses could shrink up to 9 pct -study
Revenues at investment banks are expected to fall 2 percent from 2014, led by a drop in FICC trading income.
12/06/2015
Osborne in rush to sell Green bank
Whitehall has been vague on the timing
12/03/2015
Barclays to lose £200m on Italian retail bank sale
Barclays said it would keep its Italian investment banking and corporate banking businesses open and continue to manage its remaining retail mortgage portfolio.
12/02/2015
Natixis says Asian banking revenues to jump 30 percent on new strategy
We have been doing significantly better than the target.
12/01/2015
Cowgill Holloway grows wealth management business with latest acquisition
Cowgill Holloway’s Regency House Wealth Management Limited acquired the Ilkley-based firm in an FCA-approved transaction expected to exceed £1m.
12/01/2015
Barclays CEO makes first day gain as shares jump on 'stress test' results
There had been concern the results would show Barclays may be stretched during the 2016 stress test, when minimum common equity capital ratio and leverage requirements will rise.
11/30/2015
RPT-UAE's KBBO hires Goldman, Morgan Stanley for Centurion London listing -sources
Centurion Partners was created through the merging of two KBBO subsidiaries, Centurion Investment and Infinite Investment LLC.
11/30/2015
Adviser rankings put small-scale Finncap above JP Morgan
Broking minnow has more advisory clients than the biggest investment banks, although it trails behind on broking