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Barclays said to be cutting some top director roles in investor banking

Barclays CEO Jes Staley has clamped down on expenses, and in 2019, he said the bank cut 3,000 jobs in the second quarter

Wells Fargo is building out its investment bank in Paris

The bank has named Nick Bennett CEO of WFSE, subject to regulatory approval. Bennett was previously the bank's head of fixed income and trading for EMEA.

Barclays has made itself a pariah over the climate crisis – now it's time for a boycott

The problem is that other big institutional investors will buy that sort of crap because that’s what big institutional investors usually do.

Morning Coffee: JPMorgan's warning about working for 2nd tier banks. The thing about all those new Python jobs

Pinto signaled too that 2020 will be a year in which banks like JPMorgan continue to juice their technology spending to get more out for what they put in.

Lloyds Banking Group reveals £1.6bn boost for Scots businesses

Part of that money saw Bank of Scotland support Lerwick Port Authority to develop a new white fish market at Lerwick Harbour by providing a £3 million funding package.

SocGen: making the case for European bank champions

EU politicians are warming to cross-border mergers. The French lender wants to be at the forefront

Here are the most written about companies of 2020

Sainsbury's was written about on 840 occasions across the business pages as its failed attempt to merge with riv brought it significant attention.

Deutsche Bank-Cerberus Advisory Agreement Set to End

Cerberus has been a paid adviser and a top shareholder of the German lender

Nordea acquires Norwegian subsidiary of SocGen

The acquisition of SG Finans is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2020.

How a French farmers’ favourite made hay in investment banking

Crédit Agricole reaps reward from early post-crisis exit from markets trading business

European Investment Bank dangles Shs61 billion for women entrepreneurs

UDB loans range from three years to 15 years with the interest rate ranging from 10 per cent to 16 per cent depending on the type of project one is undertaking.

Top Investment Bank Slashes 1,500 Jobs

The decision to scale back was made when the bank saw its stock price surge 25% higher this year and reported strong earnings and corporate growth.

New number of shares in Handelsbanken

Following the increase, the total number of shares in Handelsbanken is 1 979 446 615

Deutsche Bank very much impressed by Barclays corporate and investment bank

At Barclays, by comparison, there's an ongoing commitment to being a full service U.S. and U.K. centric investment bank and while investment bank jobs have been cut, the layoffs are a splish in the ocean by comparison.

Deutsche Bank offloads more than $50bn in assets to Goldman Sachs

Barclays and Morgan Stanley also purchased certain portions of the portfolio, sources told Bloomberg.

Deutsche loses more ground in Germany as Wall Street rivals smell blood

German lender now ranks fourth for investment banking revenues generated in its home market in 2019

HSBC, Standard Chartered and Crédit Agricole join trade finance assets marketplace

This latest partnership will expand upon the company’s offering by adding the possibility of enabling corporates to submit requests for pricing on trade finance instruments to financial institutions.

The shrinking elite of front office bankers

You are part of a shrinking tribe.

Banco Santander drops plan for replacement CEO

The surprise announcement comes after an unusually contentious negotiation that would have required the incoming honcho

Prada inks €50m deal for sustainability-linked loan in fashion industry first

The five-year loan, which Prada claims is a first for the luxury fashion industry, opens the door for the Italian brand to be rewarded with more favourable interest rates depending on its progress towards annual sustainability targets.

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