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Nomura confronts the ghosts of its past

It is easy to understand his surprise that Euromoney should even ask.

Throsby turns back the clock at Barclays

The changes in banking, where he has appointed a global head, reverse what always looked like an ambitious overstretch in Europe

Credit Agricole sells its stake in Eurazeo to JCDecaux owner

Credit Agricole like other banks across Europe has sold assets and cut costs to strengthen its balance sheet to comply with tougher global banking industry rules.

Uzbekistan, EIB eye to ink co-op deal

The delegation led by EIB Vice-President Vazil Hudak visited Uzbekistan in late May.

Tough Times Ahead

The president of the Association of German Banks expects the going for lenders to get rough. Pan-European bank mergers could provide a solution.

The discreet banker of Africa development

Nevertheless, €3 billion in European taxpayers’ money has been channelled through this glass building into the poorest countries in Africa and the Caribbean.

Deutsche Bank inks $3bn Chinese project finance deal

Deutsche, which opened its first overseas office in Shanghai in 1872, is one of several foreign banks seeking to bulk up its Asian operations and it is in the process of hiring a number of telecoms, media and technology bankers in the region.

Barclays to sell £1.6bn stake in African unit

South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation, the manager of the government employee pension fund, was likely to be the largest buyer of the shares being sold, people familiar with the matter said.

Barclays up to third in the FTSE 100 broking rankings as JP Morgan Cazenove holds its overall top spot

The two firms also battle it out in the industrials sector, in which JP Morgan Cazenove this quarter overtook Numis to become the highest-ranking broker as it added three new clients.

Malta seals €50 million loan with European banks for major social housing project

Minister Michael Farrugia says deal rubbishes PN's warnings that financial institutions are losing trust in Malta

Rip-off banking fees are choking company flotations, warns OECD

The traditional model of hiring one bank for an initial public offering of shares has given way to a system of hiring a consortium of banks to underwrite the equity sale.

Italy's banking fund says no conditions for more investments in Veneto banks

He said that it was not clear how much money the two banks needed and whether the amount requested would be enough to ensure the two lenders would be allowed to receive state aid.

Investment banks to advise Government to proceed with AIB announcement

Transaction expected to raise up to €3bn

Barclays wins more business in corporate broking

Investment bank notches up 21 FTSE 100 clients as it gains market share from rivals

Barclays tipped to start hiring bankers again in Asia this year

One of the recruiters (who both asked to remain anonymous) says Barclays is likely to have “a handful” of advisory and capital markets roles in the second half of the year when its Asian strategy beds down.

German bank and green fund sign deal to raise private finance

It follows from GCF’s recognition of the essential role of the private sector in filling climate finance gaps.

The one place to work in investment banking now

Generally, banks have stopped cutting, except in equities – particularly in Asia

HSBC Reports The Best Core Capital Ratio Among European Banking Giants

The figures at the end of Q1 2017 and the 2019 fully phased-in target compiled here are as reported by each of these banks in their latest quarterly reports.

Raiffeisen Leasing and European Investment Bank signed a loan agreement

Financial leasing is granted with a maturity longer than two years, at favourable interest rates.

Mizuho Chases Financial Bond Deals as It Starts London Team

Our corporate bond business has already come a long way, and we want to do more in the financial institutions bond area.

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