07/03/2017
Georgia's BGEO to demerge into London-listed banking, investment arms
A demerger of the businesses will deliver additional long-term value to shareholders by creating two distinct entities.
Investment Banking
07/03/2017
Japanese financial giant is the latest to confirm Frankfurt as its post-Brexit EU hub
The move relates to the company's core banking and investment banking arm
07/03/2017
SocGen is bringing one of Europe’s ‘fastest growing’ trading products to Asia
The instrument is designed primarily for intra-day trading.
07/02/2017
Barclays picks Dublin for its European hub
The bank has agreed terms to rent bigger premises in the Irish capital as it looks to ensure it can continue to service EU clients.
06/29/2017
Deutsche Bank Faces Possible $60m Derivative Loss
The case has been escalated to the bank’s supervisory board.
06/28/2017
Qataris pocketed £1bn from Barclays bail out... yet shareholders are still nursing huge losses
The Arab nation ploughed £3.7 billion into the bank which was teetering on the brink of collapse during the financial crisis.
06/28/2017
Dutch government sells another part of ABN Amro stake for €1.5bn
This is the latest of three tranches of bank shares sold by the state, yielding it more than €6bn.
06/27/2017
BNP Paribas climbing into top tier of European investment banks
Deutsche Bank AG, Credit Suisse Group AG and Barclays Plc saw trading revenue decline.
06/27/2017
Nomura Announces Formal Application for a new License in EU
The aim remains to minimize disruption for clients and employees.
06/27/2017
Oppenheimer Europe to Hire Corporate Bankers as Wealth Lure Dims
Wealth management in the U.S. generates 67 percent of the firm’s global revenue
06/27/2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Is No. 1
Nine firms tie for 14th place - five of which are new to the Leader board this year.
06/27/2017
European Investment Bank president on crowding-in finance
Banks investing in development need to operate at the highest technological and financial standards, and banks like the EIB must prove that they are capable, he said.
06/23/2017
Allied Irish Banks completes IPO with €12bn valuation
The offering was priced at €4.40 per share, raising €3bn assuming no exercise of an over-allotment option, or €3.4bn if it is exercised.
06/23/2017
Nomura Wants to Charge Clients $134,000 for Premium Research
The European Union’s MiFID II regulations, which will be enforced from Jan. 3, aim to tackle conflicts of interest by requiring asset managers to separate the trading commissions they pay from investment-research fees.
06/22/2017
Nomura to relocate European hub from London to Frankfurt - reports
Transferring up to 100 staff
06/22/2017
Daiwa investment bank to site its new EU subsidiary in Frankfurt
Daiwa has around 450 employees across Europe, most of which are based in London - which will remain its regional headquarters.
06/22/2017
Janus Henderson Investors appoints BNP Paribas securities unit to service Singapore-based funds
The relationship covers key markets such as the UK, Continental Europe and Australia.
06/21/2017
Big US banks consider moving business out of UK
Financial groups look at moving transactions totalling many billions of dollars from London
06/21/2017
SG CIB completes execution services integration
We recognised early on that MiFID II would change the playing field in the industry and that our clients’ requirements for execution services would evolve rapidly.
06/21/2017
Six banks in Romania will get EUR 400 mln from European Investment Bank
The European Commission and the Romanian Government signed the Cooperation Agreement in Bucharest in October last year.