02/05/2015
U.S. investor Excellere Capital eyes Austrian "bad bank" Heta
It gave no financial details, but said its approach envisioned "no haircut for Heta debt holders"
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02/05/2015
BNP Paribas sees tax, regulation pressures piling up
BNP Paribas expects rising taxes and new regulations to reduce 2016 earnings by 500 million euros ($571 million)
02/04/2015
Mooreland Partners Advises Kallidus on Its Majority Sale to FF&P
"The partnership between the Kallidus management team and FF&P marks the start of an exciting phase for the Company
02/04/2015
South Africa: Standard Confirms Sell of Its London Operation
Proceeds of the transaction will be deployed in furthering the group's growth strategy in South Africa, and across the African continent, subject to necessary approvals.
02/04/2015
ICBC Acquires 60 Percent of Standard Bank’s U.K. Business
The price is $75 million or 10 percent less than Standard Bank, Africa's largest banking group by assets
02/03/2015
ICBC buys stake in Standard Bank’s UK business
ICBC’s acquisition of the business is seen as an example of its ambitions and international expansions plans as it follows its Chinese clients across the globe.
02/03/2015
Meet Lazard’s restructuring ‘rock star’
The Greek government has once again hired Lazard as an adviser on restructuring its debt obligations, renewing its relationship with a French dealmaker who is one of the more colourful figures in European investment banking.
02/02/2015
Canaccord Genuity announces workforce reduction in its global capital markets business
The plan will primarily affect UK & Europe and US operations
02/02/2015
Dutch state names 14 banks as candidates for ABN Amro listing
No date has yet been set for ABN Amro to return to the stock market after its nationalisation in 2008.
01/30/2015
Natixis joins Eurex securities CCP
Natixis has become the first French bank to be a clearing member of Eurex’s securities lending central counterparty and has also joined Eurex OTC Clear.
01/30/2015
Deutsche Bank's legal headaches drag into 2015
Overall, Deutsche reported a pretax profit of 253 million euros
01/29/2015
Daniel Stewart raises £1.52m
The refinancing will provide the company with additional tier 1 regulatory capital which will, in the directors' opinion, be more than be sufficient to resolve the company's current regulatory capital shortfall.
01/28/2015
No Plans for Raiffeisen Bank to Leave Russia, CEO Says
Raiffeisen Bank International has no desire to exit the Russian market
01/28/2015
How Cypriot Banks Are Luring Investors From New York and Moscow
The Moet & Chandon was flowing, as Victor Kislyi, the 38-year-old Belarusian founder and chief executive officer of Wargaming Pcl, mingled with members of the board of Hellenic Bank Pcl, in which Wargaming owns a 26 percent stake.
01/27/2015
Time is ripe for radical action by Deutsche Bank and Barclays
The idea of breaking up big banks is in the wind again
01/26/2015
Fines, reforms force Deutsche Bank to face tough strategy choices
The term Duesselgate began to fly around the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters
01/26/2015
Investment bankers turn focus on the super rich, target family offices
The growing ranks of the super rich and their increased appetite for risk have caught the eye of investment bankers
01/26/2015
Goldmans warns UK on EU exit
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has suggested it could quit the UK if the country exits the European Union.
01/25/2015
Got a spare billion? Investment bankers are keen to help
The growing ranks of the super rich and their increased appetite for risk have caught the eye of investment bankers.
01/25/2015
Goldman Sachs president warns Britain's exit from the EU could harm London's status as 'a great financial capital of the world'
The Prime Minister’s pledge to hold a vote has spooked many in the City of London and in the business world.