07/31/2015
Funding Circle plans no-charge P2P investment trust
Lender aims to be first peer-to-peer platform to launch its own fund and says investors will pay no management or performance fees.
Investment Banking
07/31/2015
Bank of Ireland teams up with US's Goldman Sachs to buy Lloyds loans
A consortium of American and Irish investors have bought a portfolio of commercial and real estate loans for close to €1.2bn.
07/30/2015
The dark art of networking your way into Goldman Sachs
Yesterday’s was on getting into Goldman when you’ve got an MBA.
07/30/2015
BNP Said to Weigh Biggest Investment Bank Revamp Since Crisis
BNP Paribas SA is considering a reorganization of its securities unit that may bring the deepest cost cuts since the financial crisis.
07/30/2015
Barclays must decide what kind of bank it wants to be
What the second-quarter results showed was a bank treading water, which is far from where Barclays should be
07/30/2015
London Banker, Canada Dealmaker Said to Seek Canaccord CEO Job
A veteran Canadian dealmaker and a London investment banker are front-runners to be the next chief executive officer at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc
07/30/2015
Consortium of Bank of Ireland, Goldman and CarVal buys Irish loans from Lloyds
This is the latest Irish loan sale by Lloyds.
07/29/2015
Barclays chairman hails investment bank performance
The new executive chairman of Barclays has hailed a sharp improvement in interim results at its investment bank
07/28/2015
Why did HSBC shut down bank accounts?
Last year international banking giant HSBC suddenly closed the bank accounts of several prominent British Muslims.
07/28/2015
Where Is Europe's JPMorgan?
The next challenger to JPMorgan Chase is much more likely to emerge from China than from either the U.K. or the euro zone.
07/24/2015
More reasons for Credit Suisse’s investment bankers to fear Tidjane Thiam
If you’re an investment banking employee at the Swiss bank, you have good reason to feel more afraid.
07/24/2015
Barclays’s Next CEO Should Be Investment Banker, Aberdeen Says
Barclays is among European banks expected to cut back debt trading as stricter capital rules make the business unsustainable.
07/24/2015
European Investment Bank approves €10 billion in infrastructure loans
Five of the new projects will be supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments
07/24/2015
GSAM and LGT pick up $700m of StanChart private equity assets
UK-based Standard Chartered has offloaded a $700 million portfolio of private equity investments to Goldman Sachs Asset Management and alternatives manager LGT Capital Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.
07/24/2015
Deutsche Bank and Leonteq announce new cooperation
Deutsche Bank and Leonteq announced a new cooperation for the origination and distribution of structured investment products.
07/23/2015
EU takes on Asia, BRIC infrastructure banks
Commission launches plan to boost infrastructure investment.
07/23/2015
MD versus analyst: The top 50 universities for investment banking
There’s a big difference between breaking into investment banking and making it in investment banking.
07/22/2015
One of the UK’s top former investment bankers to launch investment firm
The firm is based in Maidenhead, a suburb of London near Heathrow Airport. Del Missier declined to comment on potential backers, adding that the firm is in its “very early days".
07/22/2015
Why are all these juniors leaving HSBC’s IBD business?
It’s come to our attention that plenty of HSBC’s investment banking juniors have been leaving, often for large US investment banks.
07/22/2015
Barclays McFarlane Expected to Signal Aggressive Cuts, Citi Says
Barclays will announce earnings on July 29 along with a revised strategy for the investment bank, which lags behind profitability at the rest of the firm.