02/20/2017
HNA takes stake in Deutsche Bank
The aviation and shipping company intends to keep its holding below 10 percent
Investment Banking
02/20/2017
€1.3 billion wiped off State's stakes in AIB and Bank of Ireland
EU bank shares had a torrid 2016.
02/17/2017
European Central Bank Is Rightly Not Complacent About QE Or Interest Rates
The eurozone though the effect isn't quite what it has been elsewhere with the Federal Reserve and Bank of England programs.
02/17/2017
This one investment bank is still making major hires in London
Hulett is the second big sales hire at Wells Fargo in London this month.
02/16/2017
Goldman Sachs wins advisory role on LeasePlans’ local IPO
It was speculated that the Australian business would be spun out of the global business and listed on the local sharemarket.
02/16/2017
Co-head of UK investment bank said to leave UBS before bonuses
The senior departures come as recruiters say UBS has rewarded its junior bankers in the most recent bonus round.
02/15/2017
Big banks avoid hiring spree despite trading boom
There's no hiring spree
02/14/2017
Credit Suisse changes tack on Swiss IPO amid stronger capital
Swiss bank is partway through restructuring plan
02/14/2017
Brexit: Lloyds Bank close to choosing Berlin as European base to secure EU access
Lender examining steps to turn branch in the German capital into subsidiary - may apply for licence later this year, sources say
02/13/2017
Why House of Fraser is investing £35 million in app-only bank Tandem
We were introduced to somebody who was aware that they had financial services in their strategy.
02/13/2017
UBS Said to Put Salary Increases for Investment Bankers on Hold
The decision to defer pay increases doesn’t affect bonuses.
02/13/2017
Macquarie secures pension fund for Green Investment Bank bid
GIB was set up in 2012 by the current Tory government to invest in green energy and infrastructure projects including wind farms, waste and bioenergy and offshore renewables.
02/13/2017
French finance minister says ECB never tries to manipulate euro rate
The ECB never tries to manipulate the exchange rate of the euro to achieve trade or competitive policy goals.
02/13/2017
Morning Coffee: The news that ruined UBS bankers’ weekend. The most powerful man in banking resigns
Compensation costs at UBS’s investment bank were equal to about 40% of the unit’s revenue last year
02/12/2017
UniCredit's Croatian unit swings to strong profit in 2016
UniCredit Group is represented by Zagrebacka Banka
02/10/2017
Green Investment Bank sale would be a huge loss to Scotland
That range of backing is one of the reasons that the UK government’s plan to sell off the bank has caused concern.
02/10/2017
Bad Loans at German Banks Feed a Swedish CEO’s Expansion Plans
The large banks, and not least Deutsche Bank, have big problems with their balance sheets.
02/09/2017
RBI Preliminary Results 2016 – CET1 ratio (fully loaded) of 13.5%
The CET1 ratio (fully loaded) was 12.3% at 30 September 2016.
02/09/2017
Norfund, FMO and Rabobank launch Africa investment company
The investment company will partner with sustainable, locally-owned financial service providers across Sub-Saharan Africa
02/09/2017
Deutsche Bank’s bonfire of equities directors & MDs has begun
Deutsche’s Asian equity derivatives business has been particularly hard hit.