04/20/2017
Macquarie poised for deal to buy UK’s Green Investment Bank
Macquarie (MQG), the world’s biggest manager of infrastructure assets, has been speculated to be eyeing GIB for more than six months
Investment Banking
04/20/2017
Green Investment Bank sold to Macquarie in £2.3bn deal
The GIB will look to invest at least £3bn of new investment into the green economy over the next three years under Macquarie’s ownership.
04/20/2017
UK govt sells green bank in £2.3b deal
Buyer Macquarie has vowed to invest at least £3b of new funds into Britain’s green economy over the next three years
04/20/2017
Russian central bank chief says rates could be cut next week
Our central bank has been towards global standards for the past few years.
04/17/2017
Lloyds 'chooses Berlin' as base for its European hub post-Brexit
The bank reportedly considered several cities for the location of its EU base, including Amsterdam and Dublin
04/12/2017
Investment banks to see 10% boost in revenues – S&P
Citigroup and JP Morgan kick off the Q1 earnings season for Wall Street’s biggest banks this week
04/11/2017
Libor did hit bank bosses, just not the right ones
Keeping Libor rates artificially low could be defended on financial stability grounds.
04/10/2017
EU should consider billion-euro investment boost for Greece
It was important to help the country participate in a pick-up in growth in the euro zone.
04/10/2017
BNP Paribas Securities Services wins US local custody mandate from Raiffeisen Bank International
“We were also impressed with the quality of BNP Paribas’ corporate actions services and the expertise and commitment of the team.”
04/09/2017
Banks charge asset managers $75,000 a year for research
Fund houses only spend average of $40,000 annually to access independent research
04/09/2017
Bullish brokers must not overlook the elephant in the room
Every year businesses seem to hang on somehow.
04/08/2017
Italy’s biggest lender, Intesa, expands into competitive Abu Dhabi
Intesa isn’t the only Italian lender heading to Abu Dhabi.
04/07/2017
Qatar shaikh said to use margin loan for Deutsche Bank stake
Deutsche Bank is tapping investors to raise 8 billion euros as part of a strategic overhaul
04/07/2017
Catella acts as financial advisor in establishment of new property company
Catella’s Corporate Finance unit acted as financial advisor in the transaction and Catella Bank led the capital raising that provided Logistea with approximately 230 new shareholders.
04/07/2017
Swiss reserves swell again to new record
It often stresses its view that the franc is overvalued.
04/06/2017
A decade after RBS, ABN Amro preps a UK banking push
The Dutch bank is building out its corporate and institutional banking business in the UK, with more hires on the horizon
04/06/2017
Bank of England to explore options for shariah banking
The BoE may also expand its efforts to look at Islamic-friendly insurance tools.
04/05/2017
Fidelity awarded $300m pan-European mandate by Saudi Arabia’s leading investment bank
Fidelity International has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s leading investment bank and largest asset manager, NCB Capital, to launch a real estate mandate with a total investment firepower of $300m (£239.75m).
04/05/2017
Bob Diamond takeover target Panmure Gordon bounces back to profit
He has since refocused it on core sectors, launched an online brokerage, made around 100 redundancies and closed its Swiss office without cutting the legs off the business.
04/05/2017
Barclays announces further Non-Core disposals: sale of the UK Trusts business completes
I want to thank our UK Trusts colleagues for their hard work and commitment in ensuring a smooth transition for our clients. I wish them well in the future.