05/03/2016
Barclays, the last British contender in this arena, was expecting a stormy AGM this week as shareholders — stung by a slashed dividend, a pathetic share price and a weak first quarter — lose patience with the umpteenth restructuring under new-
05/02/2016
CoinTelegraph spoke with Alexander Vityaz about banking’s shifting relationship with both card providers and Bitcoin.
05/02/2016
The bank is committed to about 75 different environmentally-friendly investments and more through its new funds, and interested investors are expected to come to different conclusions about the asking price.
04/29/2016
Barclays’ chairman wants to cut investment bankers’ bonuses and told shareholders that the current period of market turmoil might provide the cover he needs to chop pay.
04/29/2016
The speed at which distributed ledger technology is moving, he says, is a key factor.
04/27/2016
Barclays had flagged the poor performance in its investment banking division, warning on Apr. 5 that it expected weak results in the unit compared to the same period in 2015.
04/26/2016
That echoes drops that U.S. firms posted earlier this month, as lenders from Morgan Stanley to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. saw trading plummet and deals dry up in what is usually their busiest period.
04/25/2016
The US bank’s real estate investing arm is now marketing its 11.7 per cent share of the 160m-tall building, which it acquired in 2010 before it was built, said people familiar with its plans.
04/25/2016
The Pension Protection Fund is in talks to participate in a takeover of the Green Investment Bank, Sky News learns.
04/25/2016
UBS has placed a London-based managing director in its strategic equity solutions team in charge of a new group spanning all corporate debt and equity financing work with an emerging market focus, in an effort to tap into the growth potential of developin
04/25/2016
They are reportedly “unhappy” that pay at Barclays’ investment bank in particular has not been cut in line with the bank’s declining share price. Barclays’ stock is down 40% over the past 12 months.
04/24/2016
Nomura, Barclays, Citigroup and more are signalling tough times in investment banking.
04/23/2016
The sale, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.
04/22/2016
The time is ripe for Europe's investment banks to start hiring.
04/20/2016
In Barclays' trial, the bank created a smart contract, an electronic document whose fields could be pre-populated with certain values agreed by the ISDA.
04/19/2016
Shares for both banks are down more than 30 per cent this year, touching their lowest prices in decades.
04/19/2016
The second phase of the sale will likely conclude in July, with between two and four companies or consortia making binding offers, the person said. Spokesmen for Green Investment Bank and the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, which is helpi
04/19/2016
Deutsche’s UK investment bankers have had a not-so-great start to the year: in 2015 they ranked 3rd; now they rank 8th. By comparison, Barclays’ UK investment banking operation has gone from 6th to 3rd.
04/18/2016
European banking stocks have slumped since the start of the year amid concerns that loose monetary policy is hurting its profitability.
04/15/2016
This would help the bank reduce its ranks at the top management