09/07/2018
Norges wants companies to address ocean risks
The ocean is a vital part of the biosphere and an important part of the global economy.
Investment Banking
09/07/2018
Deutsche Bank Courts New York Hedge Funds After Cuts
An invitation viewed by Bloomberg said the meeting would offer “insight into DB’s current credit-risk profile, CCAR results, and other topics relevant to our counterparties.”
09/06/2018
Lloyds becomes first bank to sell Sonia-linked bond
£750m deal uses alternative reference rate to scandal-hit Libor
09/05/2018
Russia's Rosneft appoints UBS to organise share buyback
It will run until the end of 2020 and will not exceed 340 million shares.
09/04/2018
Deutsche Bank to exit Eurostoxx 50 in blow to lender - documents
Deutsche Bank’s shares are down nearly 38 percent so far this year.
08/28/2018
Deutsche-Commerzbank deal seen as a question of when, not if
Bankers point out that any merger would have to be radical to be successful
08/23/2018
Goldman Sachs to sell London HQ for £1.17bn
The bank also announced it would build the 1.1 million square foot office, called Plumtree Court, in February 2017, even as it and other global banks grappled with the risks of Brexit.
08/22/2018
Barclays hires Goldman e-trading engineer to reboot markets business
He starts next month as head of markets innovation in London and will report to John Stecher, chief innovation officer.
08/22/2018
Liechtenstein Bank Eyes Swiss Push After 2 Deals in 2 Months
The latter is to be merged with sister company LLB Austria to form Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Oesterreich) AG by the end of September.
08/21/2018
StanChart Private-Equity Spinout Gets Backing From ICG
Bank may sell $1 billion of assets to ICG as part of deal
08/15/2018
Deutsche Bank board to discuss investment bank boss contract in October
The spokesperson would not confirm the identity of the other executives whose contracts are also up for renewal this year.
08/14/2018
Barclays shifting ownership of European branches to Irish unit ahead of Brexit: sources
Banks are trying to ensure that even under a 'no-deal' scenario, where Britain would crash out of the EU without any agreements in place, they would still be able to serve EU customers as before.
08/08/2018
European Investment Bank bows to calls for reform
Lender owned by EU states to start talks over ECB supervision after Brexit
08/02/2018
SocGen's asset sales spree spreads to Africa, Eastern Europe - sources
Those sales follow the disposal of its Belgian private bank unit to ABN AMRO earlier this week
08/02/2018
SocGen Investment Bank Emerges From Slump as French Retail Lags
Bank says return of volatility gave a boost to client activity
07/30/2018
Europe’s development bank set to stick with London
EBRD mulls Canary Wharf move as it shuns other capitals in post-Brexit boost for UK
07/20/2018
Romania wants to become member of China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
China aims to make AIIB an alternative lender to World Bank or IMF
07/18/2018
Lloyds Bank to open three EU subsidiaries after Brexit
Set-up complicated by UK ringfencing legislation
07/17/2018
Brexit prompts Bank of America Merrill Lynch to seek merger approval in Ireland
Global financial group cites ‘fallout from Brexit’ as reason for merger
07/16/2018
Barclays Leads European Banks' Pursuit of Risky U.S. Debt
The proposed loan is among tens of billions of dollars of borrowings that European lenders are arranging for riskier American clients, a business they’re targeting to ease the pain from revenue slumps in other areas.