03/27/2017
Santander employs staff on contracts that guarantee just 12 hours work a year
An 'On call' contract, offering flexible cover to local branches
Investment Banking
03/27/2017
Bank known for Lehman gaffe transfers $5.4B in error
It discovered the glitch and received the money back without suffering a loss.
03/27/2017
Deutsche Bank reduces check clearing in euros in Middle East
The move coincides with steps Germany's biggest lender has taken to pare back its number of clients globally
03/26/2017
Standard Chartered takes a fresh look at business units and portfolios
Private banking and wealth management to get a new boost
03/24/2017
Citigroup Plans to Close Most London Outlets
Citigroup had 2,649 retail-banking branches globally at the end of 2016, a 5 percent reduction from a year earlier.
03/24/2017
Commerzbank expects flat net profit this year
Commerzbank had disappointed investors by saying profit would remain low this year
03/23/2017
Britain may have big Brexit bill to settle with EU Investment Bank
Britain has 16 percent of the shares and probably will want to have a countervalue of these shares when they leave.
03/23/2017
U.S. investment banks strengthen global lead over Europe
JP Morgan retained its crown in fixed income, currencies and commodities trading, its position solidified by dominance in G10 rates and foreign exchange trading.
03/22/2017
The US head at one of the top trading firms in the world says he's cracked a Wall Street riddle
It recently cut its mortgage-backed securities sales and trading team in the fixed-income business.
03/22/2017
US bank bosses warn on London jobs
And global funds think equities overvalued but keep buying, as US markets take a dive.
03/22/2017
Deutsche Bank's Misadventure in Iceland
But when Kaupthing went belly up, investors held Deutsche responsible.
03/22/2017
BNP Paribas to cut investment bank staff in France, UK and Luxembourg
BNP Paribas added in the report that its overall headcount rose to 192,419 by the end of 2016 from 189,077 a year earlier.
03/22/2017
OTP Bank CEO sees acquisitions in CEE, Ukraine, Russia
For a decade everyone awaited consolidation on the market, but it never happened.
03/22/2017
JPMorgan tops investment bank rankings as European rivals suffer
JPMorgan topped the list once again as it gained a significant lead over its competitors in the areas of fixed income, currencies and commodities trading.
03/22/2017
Deutsche Bank bonus payout is bigger than it seems
The bank has now revealed a third item a special long-term incentive for key staff who are in high demand and would be hard to replace.
03/22/2017
ABN Amro shares lessons learned deploying a mobile wallet service
Customer enrolment needs to be intuitive and simple
03/21/2017
Nomura Announces Eddie Jones Partnership
There are obvious parallels with teams that I’ve coached.
03/21/2017
Deutsche Bank Said to Face Regulatory Fines Over Currency Trades
But regulators are in the final stages of their own reviews of that conduct to determine what fines.
03/21/2017
Bankia Shakes Up Spanish Banking Sector On BMN Merger News
According to a statement from the FROB, the Bankia-BMN merger will generate synergies of some 616 million euros.
03/20/2017
Investment banks ditch the diet and look to expand
Regulatory costs are expected to peak in 2017 and decline by as much as 40 percent by the end of 2020.