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Europe will rue the eclipse of its investment banks by US giants

Does Europe need European investment banks? Or would it be fine for Europe to depend on the Wall Street giants?

Banca Transilvania Group takes over Capital Partners

Capital Partners was set up 10 years ago and has worked on deals with a combined value of more than EUE 2 billion.

BNP Paribas to introduce standard investment banking titles

All the large investment banks have standard titles for key career levels, with staff joining as analysts and the most talented eventually progressing to managing director.

Deutsche Bank Cuts Bonus Pool 11% as Cryan Spreads Legal Costs

The shares rose 3.8 percent to 17.71 euros at 9:22 a.m. in Frankfurt after four days of declines.

European development bank sees partner, not rival, in China's AIIB

Central Asia has increasingly been on Beijing's radar following the launch of Chinese President Xi Jinping's "One Belt, One Road" initiative

HFTs set to benefit from ABN clearing move

High-speed trading firms are set for a boost after one of their primary clearing brokers moved to capitalise on the cost savings on offer following the London Stock Exchange's decision to allow its members a wider choice of clearing provider.

Barclays Braces for Tough Sell as It Looks to Unload Big Stake in Africa Business

In interview, CEO of Barclays Africa says group won’t break up and sell individual assets

British banks are 'shackled by the dead hand of Brussels' warn senior Tories as figures reveal top five European investment banks were outstripped by US counterparts on all major financial measures last year

Revenues of top five US banks more than double their European rivals

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is firing traders

The job cuts have already taken place in Asia, and are working their way across timezones to Europe and now the US, according to people familiar with the matter.

Keeping the Green Investment Bank green and innovative

Next month global leaders will gather in New York to sign the historic Paris climate change agreement.

ABN Amro opens Shanghai branch

Netherlands is China's second-largest trade partner in the European Union, and ABN Amro has historically been a major source of trade finance between the countries.

European banks' old errors to blame for Barclays' Africa exit: South Africa finance minister

"Barclays is not about Africa," he told Reuters on Monday on the sidelines of an investment roadshow in London.

European companies urged to back investment banks

US banks have stormed ahead of their European rivals in the past few years, as their clearer strategies and stronger balance sheets allowed them to steal a march on the global investment banking stage.

Bob Diamond's alleged bid for Barclays' Africa ops shows what a big mistake it was to let him quit

It's pretty sweet revenge for Diamond as the deal would mean snapping up one of his old employers' most profitable assets

Deutsche Bank May Lose Key Power to Run Pension Assets

The U.S. Labor Dept. granted a temporary reprieve but could still impose tougher conditions.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners launches £1bn water fund into UK

Its manager, Hubert Aarts, invests in companies operating in the construction, renovation and maintenance of water supply facilities, technologies and systems for water treatment and decontamination

UK Government to sell the Green Investment Bank

The UK Government said selling the bank - launched in 2012 with £3bn of public money - to private investors, will give it access to more than capital than if it remained in government hands

UBS creates new Asia debt-financing group

UBS's latest move to streamline the investment banking operations come after the Swiss bank last month imposed a global pay freeze on its 5,200 investment banking staff

Santander warns Brexit could put economy at risk

"Britain will be stronger, safer, and better off remaining a member of the EU", the bank said.

Deutsche Bank's Cryan Sees Firm Overcoming Legal Woes in 2016

The lender’s legal bills have contributed to investors’ concerns that Deutsche Bank may struggle to pay coupons on its contingent convertible bonds, known as CoCos.

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