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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.

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

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.

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.

Canaccord Genuity announces workforce reduction in its global capital markets business

The plan will primarily affect UK & Europe and US operations

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.

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.

Deutsche Bank's legal headaches drag into 2015

Overall, Deutsche reported a pretax profit of 253 million euros

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.

No Plans for Raiffeisen Bank to Leave Russia, CEO Says

Raiffeisen Bank International has no desire to exit the Russian market

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.

Time is ripe for radical action by Deutsche Bank and Barclays

The idea of breaking up big banks is in the wind again

Fines, reforms force Deutsche Bank to face tough strategy choices

The term Duesselgate began to fly around the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters

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

Goldmans warns UK on EU exit

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has suggested it could quit the UK if the country exits the European Union.

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.

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.

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