08/11/2017
Investment banks want in on bitcoin frenzy, but don’t know how
Commerzbank is touting a structured note offering ‘exposure to bitcoin without actually investing in it directly’, reports Bloomberg.
Investment Banking
08/07/2017
Goldman Sachs to sell stake in pensions firm
The transaction is expected to value Rothesay at about $GBP2 billion, although that figure is not expected to be disclosed, according to a source close to one of the shareholders.
08/07/2017
Presenting the rock stars of European investment
Basel Tier One capital ratio and obviated the need for an IPO of its Swiss Universal Bank unit.
08/07/2017
Barclays and the reinvention of the UK banking sector
The restructuring of the non-core division is almost over, even though it has cost Barclays £6.7 billion in cumulative losses.
08/07/2017
Bank play by HNA denied
The European Central Bank is said to be considering a review of the bank's two largest shareholders.
08/07/2017
Another Chinese bank heads for Europe
Uncertainties with the passporting rule have prompted many Chinese banks to consider adding offices inside EU countries
08/04/2017
Greece to set up development bank to fund infrastructure projects
Greece's economy, battered by the country's debt crisis, is struggling to recover after a multi-year deep recession.
08/04/2017
RBS plans move to Amsterdam for post-Brexit EU hub
UK taxpayer-owned bank reports first half-yearly profit for three years with full-year loss likely as it outlines plan to ensure passporting rights continue
08/03/2017
Asian merchant bank expands into European market with new HQ... in London
Asian merchant bank Ion Pacific has opened a new European headquarters in London.
08/02/2017
BNP Paribas Expands Japan Operations With 30 New Recruits
French bank is hiring to sell products amid negative rates
08/02/2017
SocGen lags French rivals in equities trading, shares fall
It's clear that we want to do better.
08/01/2017
Deutsche Bank signs up for new London HQ
German lender reaffirms its commitment to the capital despite uncertainty over UK finance sector's future after Brexit
08/01/2017
Investment banking boosts profits for French bank Natixis
We are creating free capital which allows us to have a generous.
07/31/2017
Japan's biggest bank 'set to move investment operations from London to Amsterdam' because of Brexit
Hundreds of MUFG staff could be leaving the UK
07/31/2017
Brexit set P2P M&A back six months, says investment bank chief
A recent report from Innovate Finance found that venture capital investments into fintech were up by 37 per cent in the first half of this year, although inflows were still lower than they were in 2015.
07/31/2017
HSBC sees half-year profits rise by 5%
The bank has used share buybacks to offset the impact of shares being paid out as dividends.
07/31/2017
HSBC posts 5% rise in half-year profit
The firm also announced a 2 billion US dollar (£1.5 billion) share buy-back as outgoing chairman Douglas Flint pointed to a multitude of factors behind the positive results.
07/28/2017
BNP Shows Europe Can Still Build Investment-Bank Champions
Long a leader in equity derivatives and structured products.
07/28/2017
Barclays in first-half loss after Africa sale
The second quarter saw us complete two critically important planks of our strategy; both of them ahead of schedule
07/28/2017
Barclays Reveals Client Names To German Finance Agency
The trade data is sent to the agency each month, but the information about the clients is supposed to be kept secret