08/22/2017
Top Canadian investment bank announces Dublin expansion as part of post-Brexit plans
The Taoiseach had a meeting with bank executives
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08/18/2017
Macquarie completes £2.3bn Green Investment Bank deal
Australian group says it will build on GIB’s legacy of promoting renewable energy
08/18/2017
Barclays Puts in Sensors to See Which Bankers Are at Their Desks
Heat-sensing ‘OccupEye’ records usage, promotes ‘hot-desking’
08/16/2017
Georgia's BGEO profit up ahead of banking, investment split
BGEO said in July that it intended to demerge into London-listed banking and investment businesses.
08/14/2017
JPM joins fund firms pledging to swallow research costs
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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.
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
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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
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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.