06/29/2017
Deutsche Bank Faces Possible $60m Derivative Loss
The case has been escalated to the bank’s supervisory board.
Investment Banking
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.
06/21/2017
Equiteq named Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year
The M&A Advisor Annual International M&A Awards honour the leading deal teams, firms and professionals whose activities set the standard for international M&A transactions.
06/20/2017
Roger Jenkins: pivotal role in capital raising
Banker developed a speciality for structuring tax-efficient financing for companies
06/19/2017
European banks look to securitise direct lending credit lines
The next step in that progression is getting external ratings and selling them as public securities.
06/19/2017
Russian banks face pressure to overhaul European divisions
Russian banks face pressure to overhaul European divisions