11/07/2019
Goldman’s journey: from high finance to the Mittelstand
Fighting to fix weak profits, the Wall Street bank is turning to smaller European companies
Investment Banking
11/07/2019
How Safe Are Bank Dividends?
We are mindful that banks by their very nature are cyclical businesses and that earnings will fluctuate.
11/06/2019
Lazard looks in-house for next crop of French rainmakers
Lazard ranks as France’s second biggest advisory firm after BNP Paribas for the first 10 months of 2019, Refinitiv data showed.
11/06/2019
SocGen's restructuring dents third-quarter results but lifts capital buffer
The bank continued deleveraging by reducing risk-weighted assets
11/06/2019
SocGen third-quarter profit slumps 34% as investment banking weakens
Global Banking & Investor Solutions delivered resilient net income in an unfavourable environment
11/05/2019
The most stressful job(s) at Deutsche Bank, and three key questions from Goldman’s former chief recruiter
Although about half of its risk weighted assets have been split off into the Capital Release Unit, Deutsche’s investment bank is still just under half a trillion euro worth of balance sheet
11/01/2019
Deutsche looks to recoup lost ground in bonds
Deutsche, the region’s pre-eminent bond house, was widely expected to be the biggest beneficiary.
11/01/2019
New RBS boss Alison Rose promises to make bank more 'accessible and inclusive'
Rose has taken over from Ross McEwan, who recently oversaw his final set of results at the Edinburgh-headquartered lender.
11/01/2019
Stifel completes European acquisition
The German bank also adds "significant capital raising capabilities" to Stifel’s equity issuance business.
10/31/2019
Barclays hails 5% growth in its Scottish loan book
Our funding has helped businesses to grow, enter new markets, restructure, make acquisitions and facilitate management buyouts.
10/31/2019
New number of shares in Handelsbanken
The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is 1 945 520 749,9.
10/31/2019
Credit Suisse is way too attached to its investment bankers
In the third quarter of 2019, the bankers at Credit Suisse's IBCM division made a loss of CHF15m.
10/25/2019
Sabadell third-quarter net profit almost doubles, margins remain pressured
Analysts had expected a profit of 231 million euros in a Reuters poll.
10/23/2019
Standard Chartered to boost cash management services in Europe
The bank will also deliver solutions for central treasuries, in-house banks, trading centers and billing hubs operated by its clients.
10/23/2019
JPM, SocGen Earned $6.8mn on Money-Losing DLFs Sold in Korea
The FSS data, acquired and released by lawmaker Je Youn-kyung, reportedly shows that JP Morgan Chase received a commission income of KRW 1.7 billion from Woori Bank for designing DLFs tied to German government bond yields.
10/21/2019
JPMorgan, SocGen earn W7.7 bil. from DLF fiasco
The lawmaker pointed out the financial services companies did not bear any risks in the process.
10/21/2019
Barclays made £17m A DAY in profits over the summer - £10m more than the bank expects to save from its controversial cash ban at post offices
Figures expected to show bank made £1.5bn in profits from July to September
10/16/2019
Lara Tassan Zanin (European Investment Bank Group): We will remain Romania’s predominant financing partner
In Romania and other EU countries, the EIB supports investment projects that reduce disparities in regional development, strengthen economic competitiveness and improve living standards.
10/16/2019
HSBC taps Lazard to sell French retail business: source
An auction process was expected to kick off in the coming weeks, when confidential information packages would be circulated to potential buyers to undertake due diligence checks on the business, the source said.
10/16/2019
Afreximbank IPO: African bank confirms plans to list in London
The possible floatation is a rare bit of good news for London’s IPO market, which has struggled with a sharp drop in new listings amid ongoing political uncertainty in the UK.