09/28/2015
Varengold Bank to Leave Dubai as Part of Strategic Restructuring
Following the ousting of the former management of the company, the German commercial bank is taking another strategic decision
Investment Banking
09/25/2015
Music to the ears of Lloyds' army of long-suffering investors after bank is tipped as future 'dividend giant'
This was a big moment.
09/24/2015
RBI agrees to sell Zuno Bank AG
As agreed between both contracting parties, details of the transaction will first be disclosed after closing, which is expected in the first quarter of 2016.
09/24/2015
Ex-Deutsche Bank Executive Cloete Slams German Libor Criticisms
Alan Cloete said in an Aug. 10 letter to the agency, Bafin, that he has suffered “as a result of the inaccurate and reputationally damaging assessments of Bafin.
09/21/2015
Bob Diamond Stumbles on Road to Redemption in African Banking
The 64-year-old American-born Diamond is also facing more experienced Africa hands at Standard Bank Group Ltd.
09/20/2015
British Banks Learn To Coexist With Rules Of Post-Crisis
British banks learn how to live with the fencing process.
09/20/2015
TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin
Barclays, recently named as one of nine banks working to develop a set of common blockchain standards, is increasingly vocal in its support of the nascent technology.
09/20/2015
Equity investment of £48m pumped into Cramlington renewables project
Estover Energy's forthcoming biomass plant has attracted the backing from the UK Green Investment Bank and John Laing Group
09/18/2015
European bank team to visit Zim
The investor community is increasingly interested in the potentiality of this countr
09/17/2015
Azerbaijan’s top bank signs loan deal with EIB
The loan will be directed to financing projects promoted by small and medium-sized enterprises and middle capitalization companies midcaps in the country
09/16/2015
BNP Paribas takes on a fifth of Colombian asset managers
The asset managers are a mix of local, regional and global players
09/15/2015
Blockchain initiative backed by 9 large investment banks
The group is looking to channel data, ideas and financial backing to a start-up called R3CEV, a New York-based group of trading and technology executives.
09/14/2015
RBI’s Czech subsidiary to acquire Citibank’s Czech retail business
The transaction, which is still subject to customary and regulatory approval, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016
09/14/2015
HSBC latest to withdraw as nomad on Alternative Investment Market
HSBC hasn't had any clients on the market for over a year, and decided not to continue paying for the nomad licence.
09/14/2015
EIB agrees billion pound backing for London transport
The EIB said it has provided billions of pounds of investment that has transformed transport in London in recent years
09/13/2015
RBS appoints BoAML to ready 2016 listing of Williams & Glyn
RBS was ordered to sell Williams & Glyn, which comprises 314 branches and is focused on lending to small businesses
09/13/2015
ABN Amro raises financial targets, awaits IPO green light
The target increases are more a reflection of reality than ambition, as most of the new goals have already been surpassed.
09/13/2015
Amundi picks banks for $8 billion French listing
The timing for analyst meetings has not yet been confirmed, one of them added.
09/11/2015
Deutsche Bank CEO to shy away from 'big bang' reform at board summit
Cryan’s ability to reform is constrained by factors that include costly litigation and fallout from turmoil in Asian markets.
09/10/2015
UK auditors sound public-sector debt warning
Watchdog raises fears of £200m shortfall, saying ministers have failed to control government financial assets properly